{"name":"Ritchie Valens","title":"Ritchie Valens","id":3163,"slug":"ritchie-valens","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/3163/?format=json","bio_short":"Ritchie Valens (born Richard Steven Valenzuela; on 13 May 1941 in Pacoima, California, USA  – February 3, 1959) was a Mexican American singer, songwriter and guitarist.  A Rock and Roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens' recording career lasted only eight months. During this time, however, he scored several hits, most notably "La Bamba", which was originally a Mexican folk song that Valens transformed with a rock rhythm and beat that became a hit in 1958, making Valens a pioneer of the Spanish-speaking rock and roll movement. ","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/RitchieValens3.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":23082,"title":"Come On Let’s Go","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/come-on-lets-go/"},{"id":22687,"title":"Donna","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/oh-donna/"},{"id":13049,"title":"Earth Angel","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/earth-angel/"},{"id":3157,"title":"La Bamba","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/la-bamba/"}]}