RiTchie, also known as Ritchie with a T, is best known as one of the rappers in the transgenerational and multiracial rap group Injury Reserve with producer Parker Corey and late rapper Stepa J.

This essay is adapted from Merrick Morton's "La Bamba: A Visual History," published by Hat & Beard Press. “Dance!! Dance!! Dance!! to the music of the Silhouettes Band!!” read the handbill. The ...

Nina Simone’s “Mississippi Goddam,” Ritchie Valens’ “La Bamba” and the original 1968 Broadway cast album of “Hair” are among the 25 recordings that were placed on the Library of Congress’ National ...

Back in August, Nathaniel Ritchie and Parker Corey shared their first joint single as By Storm — a moniker derived from “Bye Storm,” the final track on their final album with Jordan “Stepa J” Groggs ...

Don McLean’s 1971 hit “American Pie” is one of the most iconic folk-rock songs of all time, capturing the dissolution of innocence in the 1960s that came on the heels of a tragic plane crash that took ...

Kelly Clarkson continues to keep audiences on their toes with her Kellyoke choices, this time turning back the clock and reviving an early rock and roll classic. On Tuesday, April 20, Clarkson and her ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Step back in time to 1959 as the Capitol Theatre in Davenport hosts a tribute concert honoring three musicians killed just days after they performed in Davenport. On Jan. 29, 1959, ...

AI can never replicate human emotions, and for that reason, it will never overtake the music industry as a whole. It is ...

One of the most popular movies from the 1980s is reportedly in development for a remake. "La Bamba" was released in 1987 and is a biopic about the life Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Ritchie Valens.