Ritchie Valens: The First Latino Rocker Paperback – 1 Jan. 1987

Would Like To Give This Publication More Stars, More So For The Research And Some Of The Photographs, But.......Where Do I Start, Without Being Too Petty.....BOOK:" Little Julian Herrera Was A Chicano Who Pre-Dated Ritchie Valens By Two Years "THP:Yes, Little Julian Herrera Reached A Large Latino Audience Particularly In Southern California And Did Pre-Date Ritchie By Two Years With His Recordings For DIG ( And Later For STARLA And ESSAR )However, Julian Was Of Hungarian Descent ( Real Name Ezekial ) Who Ran Away From Home At The Age Of 12 And Was " Taken In " By A Hispanic Family In The Boyle Heights Section Of Los AngelesBOOK:" To This Day, A Former Secretary Who Refuses To Speak About Ritchie, Or Her Relationship With Bob Keene ( Keane / Kuhn ) Or DEL-FI Records.THP:Of My Several Visits To The Offices Of DEL FI ( 1962-1964 When Located At 6277 Selma In Hollywood ) The Secretary In Question Was A Lady Known As " Millie " Who Was Always Very Kind And Helpful To Me.I Did Met Bob Keene, However, Most Of The Time I Would " Visit " When He Was Out Of The Office. (I Knew Where He Parked His Car, So I Would Go In When His Car Was Not There )At The Former Offices Of T.V. Guide, DEL FI Had Moved From 1610 Argyle Over To Selma.There Was A Glass Door Entry, A Flight Of Stairs, A Hallway To Another Door, Then The Offices.Tastefully Furnished, Along With A Desk And Filing Cabinets, Bob's Separate Office Was To The Right .( The Gold Record For " Donna " Was On His Wall ( There Was One At KFWB As Well )There Was A Door-way To The Studio On The Other Side Of The Room ( Never Used By Ritchie Valens )" Millie " Would Tell Me Stories About Ritchie, Gave Me Photos, Promos ( Of Current Artists Releases )Thank You Millie For Those Wonderful Times.....BOOK:" It Is Not Known When " Come On Let's Go " Was Recorded "THP: ( From Rene Hall )" I Used To Keep Sort Of A Diary To Keep My ( Recording ) Dates Together "" I Never Made Much Money With That Kid ( Ritchie ) You Know The Kind Of Money I Made With Sam " ( Cooke )" He ( Ritchie ) Was A Very Humble, Polite Guy, And Liked To Listen To The Play-Backs "" I Was On Most All Of His Things He Did At Gold Star "" We Did That One ( " Come On Let's Go " ) During An Evening Session Around The 10th Of October " ( 1958 )" I Never Figured Out ( Bob ) Keene, He Was All Business, And By The Time All Of Ritchie's Stuff Was Edited By Keene," I Didn't Recognise The Record When I Heard It- He ( Keene ) Had A Home Studio Too "BOOK:" Because Ritchie Was Of Light Complexion, Most People Didn't Know He Was Mexican Until After His Death "THP::At Least In Los Angeles ( Particularly In The San Fernando Valley ) EVERYBODY KNEW Ritchie Valens Was Hispanic" La Bamba " Would Not Have Been By Carl Perkins !To Be Fair, The Author Is / Was A Huge Ritchie Valens Fan ( Even Seeing Him In-Person )( The Hollywood Phantom Saw Him In-Person At Pacific Ocean Park. )A Very Good Insight Into The Early Days, Early Addresses, Etc.( Not In The Book, But Bob Keene Once Said That He Dropped By " Ritchie's House " Before He Had Signed Him." The Place Was Really Small, I Asked Where His Room Was And He Took Me Outside To A Small Opening And I Peered In And There Was This Bedding Under The House "" Without Batting An Eye, He Said " - " This Is Where I Sleep "" He Kept His Guitars And Clothes In The House, He Never Owned A Record Player Back Then "" That Coat He Wears In Our Promotional Shots Was His Uncle's "Also, The Author Points Out What Few Knew, That Ritchie And Donna ( Ludwig ) Were Never A Couple .She Also Explains The Stories Actually Behind " Donna " ( Same Tune, Different Titles )It's A Good Read, But As Time Has Gone By, One Must Remember That Others Might Have A Bit Of Mind Fog When It Comes To Recall To Put This All Together.The One Thing I Did Like About This Book, Is That The Author Presents Both Sides Of The Argument(s) When And Where They Apply.....

Waited for this book,didn't know it was available! Great thank you keith

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