Ritchie Valens talking for 1 straight minute

[@walkerparisien5527]

Hearing Ritchie Valens voice gives me chills such a young talent gone too soon may your musical live on to us and to our kids

[@HBKStyles]

Really, it gives you chills? Literally? That's kinda weird. Psycho

[@adonaiyah2196]

Incredible

[@joshuatraffanstedt2695]

@@HBKStyles youd have to have empathy to understand. The only psycho in this comment section is you.

[@walkerparisien5527]

@@HBKStyles no one has never heard his voice before that's why I said it gives me chills he's talking voice duh dumbass 😂

[@woodstock6957]

@@HBKStyles it’s not weird because they never heard his voice before 💀🤣Your reply is so sad and a psycho wow your comment is stupid just stupid😶

[@Ale_100G]

he would've been in his early 80's if he was still alive. lost him way too soon, he seemed and sounded like a kind hearted innocent kid, rest in peace

[@That_AMC_Guy]

I met his brother Bob roughly 15 years ago. Stayed in touch with him over the message board he used to keep. He's gone now, too. But man, if there ever was a fellow that had enough machismo to spare, it was Bob. I called him "The Chicano Sam Elliot" and he just burst out laughing. Both boys were very talented: Ritchie with his music, and Bob with his artwork. I'll miss his handshake. You could feel his soul. Very passionate people.

[@joshuatraffanstedt2695]

He would have just turned 80 a couple days ago. He was born May 13, 1941.

[@Ale_100G]

@@joshuatraffanstedt2695 yes, the youngest person on the plane out of 4 souls could've still been alive.

[@makemarker]

@@That_AMC_Guy that's cool.. I honestly never knew about Valens before watching La Bamba as a kid in the early 90s. That film really sparked intense emotions about a young man that died way before my time.. it's still so sad what happened to him, Buddy and The Big Bopper.. such cruel fate.

[@oldaccount5217]

In Ritchie years that’s about 160 years old though. Dude aged like a puppy.

[@flanplan5903]

I love his speaking voice! It sounds so sweet, and he sounds his age too. (Many people who didn’t know how old he was during this time assumed he was older due to his rather mature looks for his age, but his speaking voice and attitude in the voice clips still remind you that he was 17.).

[@petitpois8813]

Thats a Hard 17 looking dude.

[@hiiimkayla]

I totally agree with u his voice is so cute

[@kenlompart9905]

He looks about 30.

[@OriginalKingRichTv]

@@kenlompart9905 Fr. I thought he was 35

[@JawnBoyd-rt9gd]

@@OriginalKingRichTv average 17 year old in the 50s

[@pennylayne5436]

He sounded So young and innocent. Also he sounded like he was a good kid. I don’t know how I came to that opinion in one minute but that is how he sounds. A good human! a good soul!

[@dancewitme211]

That's also how he came across in the movie too. I don't know if you ever saw it. His older half brother was the loser, had problems with alcohol n was a troublemaker n womanizer. Why does God always take the BEST?

[@pennylayne5436]

@@dancewitme211 I did see the movie. He’s brother seemed so jealous of Ritchie. But I didn’t know he was a bad child. They did have him as a bike dude ..a rebel! So I thought he was the “wild child” I watch the movie when I was like 12 though so I didn’t get it .. him being alcoholic or womanizer. Such a tragedy 3 of music’s rising stars died that day.

[@thebatman7730]

@@dancewitme211 Bob wasn’t that bad, if anything he was proud of Ritchie and loved him very much. Sure he got a bit jealous but he was mostly proud and very heartbroken when Ritchie died. Both May Rest In Peace.

[@samjones2439]

He was only 17!

[@J.cd33]

Man it’s strange the promotion of the winter dance party tour... he sounded so innocent... he didn’t even see it coming.

[@jackwynne2823]

@HANNIBAL BARCA he didn't land in a lake

[@J.cd33]

@HANNIBAL BARCA they crashed into a field going over 200km

[@Verdillac2]

@@J.cd33 I read the medical examiner's report - all of them suffered severe head trauma with at least one of them having their brains avulsed from the shock of impact.

[@kevinbutler1114]

@HANNIBAL BARCA I guess that the lesson in that situation is not to cross your wife or the mafia.

[@bigwillietheb]

he had no idea he was gonna die

[@gamer_guts9836]

Something so sad and eerie to hear an innocent voice that's been gone for decades. We take technology for granted way too much! R.I.P. Ritchie.

[@Vas0011]

His voice was so soft and young and it sucks that we didn’t get to hear it grow up 😔 rip Ritchie ♥️

[@Daisypetal100]

He was still a kid. It was nice hearing his voice. You get an idea of his personality.

[@panteraxenos4789]

Sounded like such a nice kid. Polite , friendly and likable...so sad.

[@eliasmendez9394]

"Okay Dokie" only really the nicest people say that and Ritchie absolutely was one of them without even knowing him and only listening through short clips you realize how nice he actually was. 💓

[@joeshmoe8952]

I think if Ritchie never would of passed away so young, he would of got into the 60’s era of music and probably would of been a great classic rock guitarist like Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana or Clapton. Could of had his own band and played at woodstock and made more music in the 70’s. That would of been cool.

[@joaquindelarosa1215]

What you just described is what really gets to me, being such a fan of Rock Music. He was a genius who had not even reached his peak. He was just starting out and already had written such timeless music......what a fucking tragedy, man! It feels like such a robbery!

[@joaquindelarosa1215]

@Nate Stephens I am selfish because I love his music and wish he could have given us more. No shame in that!

[@lolasmom5816]

I like him but I disagree with u. He would've faded out when the 70s came about.

[@joaquindelarosa1215]

@@lolasmom5816 I do not disagree with your statement most artists fade away but I think Ritchie Valens having died so young had a lot more great music to give us before 1970

[@joeshmoe8952]

@@lolasmom5816 He only would of faded out if he would of stuck with the same style of music he played. He was a teenager when he passed so he had a lot of time to grow and experience the changes in music that were to come.

[@RabidPossum7]

He was beautiful, inside and out. He deserved so much more.

[@peterhaynes8258]

There's only ONE RITCHIE VALENS & What a BRILLIANT TALENTED PERSON he was/is. His music is being played almost everyday up to 2021 & will carry on being played, I think forever. R.I.P. RITCHIE, BUDDY, JP & ROGER ( pilot ) GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

[@myworldurworldourworld]

We share a birthday and I just turned 17 myself, I cant imagine being as talented as he was at this age. Rest in peace Ritchie, and happy belated birthday to us!

[@bigwillietheb]

he died 15 years before I was born , great singer Imagine if he had not got on that plane , he would be 80 years old if he were alive

[@amcn1239]

it’s crazy how young he was when he died back in 1959 that he would *only* be 80 now

[@OldiesPorVida5002]

he's in Rock N Roll heaven, gone too soon, what a sweet kid :( R.I.P. Ritchie Valens 1941-1959

[@Aaron_Scissorhands]

Its devastating to think that this kid had his entire life ahead of him, and it would have been a great life. He was just getting started and was already very close to being a mega-star. I cant even begin to imagine the amazing music we've missed out on for the past 65 years.

[@procopiojrpalacios9702]

Back in the '80s I bought Ritchie's only two available vinyls: a complete collection of his recordings, and "Live at Pacoima Jr. High." On the 50th anniversary of his death in 2009, I took a life-size color wood cutout that I painted of him to his gravesite, but no one was there... I later learned that Los Lobos had invited the Valenzuela family to the Surf Ballroom in Iowa (where Ritchie's final performance took place), and they celebrated the 50th there that night. He will always be remembered and celebrated by music lovers everywhere!

[@bz4413]

Do you still have the wood cut out? ❤️

[@qramone9909]

do you still have the wood cut out? this made me tear up oh my god 🥺❤️

[@caliscioxarts2191]

it's a shame he never grew up stayed 17 for ever...imagine if he hadn't died, what would we have gotten from him..we can only dream of it, my friend's grandmother went to the same high school he went to she showed me the year book....it was amazing watching that book they made it for ritchie valens

[@cjpatz]

Watching Labamba when I was around 8 years old, you don’t realize how truly young he was when he left us. I’m 41 now..

[@That_AMC_Guy]

Or how short-lived their time in the spotlight really was! In the movie, they say 8 months.... but it was really almost less than 6. Bob Keane officially signed Ritchie to the Del-Fi label on May 27th, 1958. It wasn't until JULY that Bob finally pulled together enough money for an afternoon recording session at Gold Star. That session yielded the recording of "Come On, Let's Go". "Framed" was recorded later and the single was released that SEPTEMBER. So.... the rest of America had NO idea who Ritchie was until the fall of 1958. The "La Bamba" and "Donna" single was released mid-December. And Ritchie was released February 3rd, '59. Here's the real scary thing to think about.... only "Come on, Let's Go" b/w "Framed", and "La Bamba" b/w "Donna" were released in Ritchie's lifetime. His first album wouldn't hit the shelves until March of '59 and even that was rushed into production sadly, to capitalize on his death. The fact that he'd recorded what he did and toured in the same amount of time is next to astonishing. I wish they'd have tried to convey that fact in the movie. The movie is a bit compressed as it is but.... it really does not convey that the whole story happens literally over 5-6 months. It's also like coming to the realization of ALL the Hits Creedence Clearwater Revival gave us. I think they had 31 Gold Records (when a Gold record meant a million+ units) and all in the time frame of about two-and-a-half years.

[@cjpatz]

@@That_AMC_Guy it’s crazy and amazing, he accomplished in those six months what many would only hope to accomplish in their lifetime. So sad, but if anything, his music and his legacy live on.

[@gloriae.p.luvr4life394]

It's so sad to hear him announce that he'd be at the Winter Dance Party not knowing what would follow. Rest in peace Ritchie. 🎶🎵🎸🎙❤🕊

[@DBIGDEENO]

I always wondered what his voice sounded like this is chilling

[@chrome7695]

He sounded like a nice and soft spoken man, god bless his heart.

[@heatheringram6287]

Wow that's amazing. This is the first time I've actually heard his speaking voice. May God rest is soul.

[@dancewitme211]

Me too. He sounds SO sweet. 🥰

[@soup6968]

@@dancewitme211 cause he was

[@wayneperry7077]

So much talent gone in an instant that night. It's sad, when all of their upbeat music was so full of happiness and life. I have Ritchie's only album in near mint condition, the 2nd pressing of it from 1959. I treat it like the rare gem it is, and it sounds so good in analog cranked up on the stereo !

[@gabagoo91]

Haunting to hear him promoting the tour he, Buddy, and Big Bopper never finished.

[@newwavepop]

i started playing guitar and trying to write songs when i was 16, i cannot even imagine being able to write good material like he did at that age. its heart breaking what happened, and its heartbreaking that we will never know what lovely music he may have created in the future. the same with Buddy who was an amazing songwriter and was also SOO young.

[@WendyKS93]

He was a beautiful moment in time that will never be forgotten. How great it is to hear his actual speaking voice.

[@jduff59]

Richie singing, playing guitar and even playing drums for some of the other acts - what a talent he was and what a superstar he was going to be. Imagine him in a real studio? He was recording his singles on a 2-track! What a shame - him and Buddy gone because the heater on their bus broke down and they didn't feel like freezing that night.

[@memekid3519]

I love his voice ❤

[@thinghammer]

He was a great talent. Always blows my mind how good these kids are/were in music. I've been playing all my life and I play his songs, too. Good stuff

[@Gunnar.J]

Ritchie Valens should be bigger and as well known as others in the early rock era. He should be studied more in the history of rock n roll.

[@portervillelouis]

Thank you for uniting all these together- I e heard them all ...over the years .. but together gives them a sense of being there with Ritchies magnetic personality

[@portervillelouis]

Thanks

[@Voteblue681]

My aunt had a piano in her garage where Conrad Jones practiced with my cousin Armando “lefty”Ortiz andr original members of the Silhouettes I was nine years old when I met Ritchie on a Sunday afternoon at a practice session. Very genuine person gone to soon 😇my first car my dad bought me neede a new transmission, he took it to a alley where Ritchie brother Bob was working on it. He was underneath a 1959 Chevy Impala when I got there to pick it up he rolled out from underneath, just like in the movie “La Bamba “ He also had a drawing ✍️ of Woodywood Pecker on a drawing board just like the movie 🎥 in the same garage.This was 1964’ in Pacoima on Remington St

[@chelseasolis9106]

very fortunate to have grown up with his music i still think of him often

[@American_Patriot1991]

Kind of chilling to hear his actual speaking voice. It sounds like he was a good kid. RIP Ritchie.

[@fabriziotolaba5792]

God bless Ritchie Valens

[@xeroxmoney2344]

So haunting hearing him speak about the WDP he ended up not living to see all the way through . RiP

[@Say_No-2_Animal-Abuse_]

Indeed. "Bob-O" SHOULD have gotten that Bus fixed. I feel, when someone is making you money; one should take care of them. It doesn't make any sense to me. 🤷

[@thedarkknight1357]

@@Say_No-2_Animal-Abuse_ I don't think Bob could've fixed it himself whoever was running the tour probably had the power to do so and all Bob had to do was call it in and report on the bus problems.

[@jun24juanhuerta14]

I lived my teenage years at the time he had his record hits. Ritchie would have had a huge career. rip

[@kaylaallison5471]

I love his music! I've never heard his talking voice before. He sounds so sweet.

[@jazsminp1362]

Ritchie Valens voice...........so beautiful ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@nathueil1]

To be that young, gifted and talented! Such a tragic loss! Who knows how much Richie and Buddy wouldve evolved by the time the 60s and 70s rolled around! I dont forget The Bopper but he was ofcourse more of a vocalist!, but i wouldve loved to have heard the songs and guitar licks Buddy and Richie wouldve been doin by then.!🤘, and even maybe the collaborations!

[@mostazaamarilla8287]

He was insanely talented, write and compose his own music, at such a young age is wonderful, thanks for the video :')

[@mrg3377]

I've just finished watching la bamba, and my god it gets me every time 😭, all 3 will be missed for the near future, the music still lives on in the younger generation these.

[@binslick1000]

First time I hear Richie Valens voice! I love his music!!

[@ballantine58]

He was like a spanish Elvis.

[@Luvie1980]

He wasn’t Spanish he was Mexican

[@wicked8139]

@@Luvie1980 people 🤦

[@CB-1973]

@@Luvie1980 spanish mexican latino. Same thing 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Dainty213]

@@CB-1973Nope, Spanish ppl are from Spain. That’s like saying British people and American are the same thing.

[@E.N.DNetwork]

@@Luvie1980 He was not Mexican, lol.

[@freddycarlos4390]

i’m around his age when he passed and i can’t even imagine my life ending when it’s just about to start like how his was

[@bazamgacha9409]

He sounds so innocent

[@jamiezamarripa1889]

I love his soft voice, sad he died so young he was a great singer, i always watch La Bamba

[@mannyg9059]

When I first looked at Valenzuela, I was also 17 years old, he appeared to be much older than me. Then I heard his voice, and yes, he sounded as if he were 17. RIP

[@billbombshiggy9254]

Its crazy to me that he looks like a grown man in all of his pictures. He looks older than 17. Looks about 25. Then you hear him speak, and there's no denying its a teenager. Just makes it all the more sad.

[@PVRGE7]

I wish he could have lived a way longer life. He was just beginning to scratch the surface with his beautiful music. Imagine if he lived a long life? He would have evolved so much. So young to die like that. Breaks my heart he didn't even have a chance to really embody his full potential, but i always say he impacted the world deeply with just his short time living. Til this day i watch La Bamba and i listen to Ritchie's original music here and there just get the feel of that genuine music again from that era. Even the instruments touched my soul without even a single word of him singing anything. He will be missed dearly forever. Its not how long you live tho. Its the impact and foot print you leave behind while u are here. That's what matters and he changed music forever 🙏🏼💔

[@TwiggyArmstrong]

I always thought he would sound a bit older since he looked like he was 30. I always forget he died really young. Rip

[@dancewitme211]

No, that's just the way teenage guys wore their hair back then, in the 50s. Like Elvis. We got used to seeing older men from that era STILL wearing the same hair style like when THEY were young. So that probably makes you think that only older men wear that style.

[@wicked8139]

Back in the day people wanted to be older they seen it as an idol to grow up or look mature idk about this generation 😐

[@stephanieann8115]

What a terrible loss. I can’t believe he was only 17😢. Such incredible talent. He never got the recognition he deserved either.

[@joaquindelarosa1215]

He was a genius who never got the chance to reach his peak. He was just starting out and had already written some of the greatest songs in the history of music before even reaching his 18th birthday. What tragic blow to the music world. So sad, man!

[@Domino13334]

This is the shortest career that is still remembered. I don‘t know any musician with a shorter one who is still known.

[@markherron1407]

Rest in peace 🙏🕊️ Ritchie Valens! Blessings and Hugs 💖🤗🙏!

[@samneves1637]

Watched the film for the first time, Recently I had heard the song LA Bamba, Before watching the film I had no idea, About the tragic story so sad. As annoying as his brother was too, I couldn't help but feel sorry for him! I was born 33 years after Ritchie died, Life was way too short but sure left his mark. RIP Ritchie ❤

[@peppersander2457]

This is great, thank you so much for posting Forever 17 :)

[@karlfortuin5794]

It goes without saying that Ritchie paved the way for future latino musicians such as Carlos Santana selena los Lobos los lonely boys Jennifer Lopez Ricky Martin gloria estefan ( Miami sound machine ) etc we miss you & your music will continue to live in our ❤s for many years 🕯🕊🎙🎸🇲🇽 1941/ 1959

[@werewolflover8636]

It’s so sad hearing his voice at the end.

[@frankiefrazer2988]

Richie had a really sweet voice.

[@theTone559]

Made such a huge impact on so many lives hard to believe he was only 17

[@lmao_9782]

I've never heard his voice before thanks!!

[@chibilaichi]

I hear his song, Oooh My Head, and then I hear him talking, and I am like.... wait, what?? Same person?? Ritchie had quite a vocal range and I wish he would have been around longer and made more songs.... 😢😢😢

[@googalacticgoo]

They he transformed into another person when he performed

[@markthompson8588]

A long, long time ago I can still remember how that music Used to make me smile And I knew if I had my chance That I could make those people dance And maybe they'd be happy for a while

[@ariostorios2144]

Just hearing the recording of his voice just boggles my mind how innocent he sounded with such an amazing talent of singing 😲

[@kaylawarner5334]

I love this so much!!! Chills

[@maroliver3385]

Sep 26 2021 Recordando a Ritchie 😔❤

[@chilixi]

His story parallels Selena's story in the way both were talented young artists both on the rise and then tragedy strikes them both.

[@dancewitme211]

Yep, why does God always take The Best???

[@jesusavila629]

Did you know in Selena with Jenifer Lopez , they sign Ritchie valens version of we belong together

[@xtrupen8443]

@@jesusavila629 yes I peeped that, I also peeped that the dad said he was in their group and u could see like the picture of the guys

[@soup6968]

Ritchie deserved much more though.

[@42.0fmthefever5]

*RITCHIE!*

[@sands-mt2bk]

Wow I have never heard Ritchies speaking voice because Ritchie was only around for 17 years so footage of him is rare but the speaking voice is very rare to find

[@jamesmartin7165]

Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Big Bopper, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, & Bobby Darin. 50s great music artists who gone early half a century ago.

[@alanstrong3295]

I was only a little boy when Ritchie died. Way too soon.

[@cyberverze7571]

Gives me chills

[@moraymaparra7552]

Nah bc that one where he was talking about going on the winter dance party made me tear up. He was such a sweetheart .

[@FactoryOldFork]

18 years old, he had MAJOR potential. Would have have many songs out by now

[@Pnwliving3392]

So looked so much older in his pics but his voice said so much. So sad

[@silverbeat56]

My heart just started beating fast when I heard Richie announcing him on winter dance party I'm crying while writing this comment 💔💔💔💔💔😣😣😣😣

[@rosendaldk]

"okie dok" i knew he was a great person already there lol miss him

[@simonelima8585]

Um ser humano amável doce, gentil, educado, talentoso voz doce um artista fenomenal ❤️✨🎸 o amo para sempre ⭐

[@stevenbrewer9306]

what did i do out there? Hulued around alittle! such a brief statement yet with such youthful magnetism and charisma! man that kid had it, it's a shame that tour even happened, poor guy was from California and never even seen snow before, damit..in life we sure do lose the one of a kind ones don't we...

[@mckennalynn1916]

Watching this clip before watching La Bamba for the first time!

[@klaudiaknows5908]

We have the same birthday...I think of him on our special day every year

[@caninekathy7740]

Died at the age of 17 had only known stardom for about six months and he was still in high school my mother of course remembered this I was actually born three years later and this song somehow always played in our home growing up

[@jameshepburn4631]

There are a couple large mural paintings of Ritchie on buildings in Pacoima. They are on the North side of Van Nuys Blvd. on the stretch going West from San Fernando Road toward Laurel Canyon Blvd..

[@GreenHoneyBooBoo]

It's so surreal hearing him speak, just gives me chills...

[@donjuco242]

His voice is unique like a swag on its own

[@markblumenschein8166]

His voice .. way before my time but I born in the wrong time. Love ya Ritchie 😘

[@mayaphiladelphia991]

I googled and I found out both Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens had the Sunburst Stratocasters.

[@trentdawg2832]

Yeah that was a sad movie......I think we all cried at the end when his brother ran up the hill and yelled,RITCHIE at the top of his lungs....

[@RG-5834]

This is so sad, just a few weeks before that most tragic day! 💔💔😢😢

[@JohnMcMahon.]

I didn’t realise he was so young, just 17 when he died.. Could’ve been a Superstar.

[@DeadHandProduction]

Rip Richie Valens you will be missed

[@elliotthernandez7033]

RITCHIE VALENS RIP

[@marianadelgadillo2567]

✌🏻the original Richard and Selena and love💞 💥🎸

[@AetherealGirl]

RIP Ritchie 💔

[@rapidrhinoplumbing-monrovi3269]

Miss you Ritchie,,,Gone too soon,,,

[@chesterlane3032]

Ritchie Valens was the youngest of 3 men who died in the plane crash in 1959 and he was only 17 I think it's just shame that he didn't make to 18 years old

[@Kahunaseb]

What a legend my god. Rest in peace

[@kuuipo823]

😢😢😢 he sounds so sweet