November is here and before we gear up to overeat, argue with distant relatives and revel in all things Thanksgiving, we should probably schedule our musical escapes to help cope with the insanity ...

General Hospital fans got a surprise at the annual fan event at Graceland. During the nurses’ ball portion of the weekend, Chris McKenna (Jack) gave fans something to talk about. The actor delivered ...

Ritchie Valens was a pioneer in rock n’ roll music during the late 1950s with hits like “Come On, Let’s Go”, “Donna” and “La Bamba”. His hits are timeless and are said to have inspired Los Lobos, Los ...

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 ...

When was "La ___," Spanish song by Ritchie Valens meaning "The Dance," which was included in the Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" crossword clue used most recently? This clue was last ...

Ritchie Valens was rescued from obscurity by a 1987 movie, “La Bamba,” that finally put the Southern California teen’s story ahead of Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper, the two older singers who died in ...

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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A generation of teenagers danced to it in the '50s then again in the '80s and soon, "La Bamba" will head back to the big screen. According to Variety, Mucho Mas Media and Sony ...

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.