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The band Ritchie Valens was founded in 1941. Before coming to fame, the band got it’s start in Los Angeles. Generally, music journalists would define Ritchie Valens’s style within the genre/s of rock and roll, and other rock music.

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The Big Bopper

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Eddie Cochran

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Buddy Holly

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The Crickets

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Carl Perkins

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The Everly Brothers

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Jerry Lee Lewis

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Ricky Nelson

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Dion

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Fats Domino

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The Champs

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The Coasters

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Gene Vincent

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Duane Eddy

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Dion & The Belmonts

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Little Richard

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Similar music like Ritchie Valens includes artists and songs like The Big Bopper, Eddie Cochran, Buddy Holly, The Crickets, Carl Perkins, The Everly Brothers, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ricky Nelson, Dion, Fats Domino, The Champs, The Coasters, Gene Vincent, Duane Eddy, Dion & The Belmonts, Little Richard,