In Giro’s, a plushy nightspot in Mexico City, the band beat out a rumba rhythm. Americanos were on their feet almost before the Mexicans. Rotund Leon Henderson and his smartly tailored brunette wife, ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — When you hear the sound of Y La Bamba, the musical experience sneaks up on you like the first few drops of a rainstorm. There's a steady drumbeat accompanied by ethereal guitar riffs ...
Yet another out-of-state writer has declared themselves an authority on Arizona Mexican food. An article from Colman Andrews was published in 24/7 Wall St. announcing the top Mexican restaurant in ...
The Mexican folk-music genre that inspired Ritchie Valens’ 1958 hit single “La Bamba” is making a comeback in the U.S. and Mexico, as a new generation of young bands revives traditional sounds. The ...
Luis Valdez talks about why he only made one more movie after La Bamba. (Photo Illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Getty Images, Everett Collection) Luis Valdez has so much to be proud of over the ...
The 1950’s in America: Families would gather around the television every night, and young people sang and danced to the rock and roll of Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry. For a short time, there was also ...
La Bamba Flores Fuentes restaurant, which had been offering Mexican specialties and more for two-plus years, has now closed ...
To dance the Bamba, one needs a bit of grace. That is an English translation of one of the lyrics from “La Bamba.” It was a Mexican folk song Richard Steven Valenzuela learned from his cousin. By 1958 ...
In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. "La Bamba" was ...
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