Ritchie Valens was the first nationally recognized Latino rock 'n' roll star. He had a meteoric rise to fame in a career that lasted barely eight months, before his tragic death along with Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and pilotRoger Peterson, in a plane crash north of Clear Lake, Iowa. Ritchie's unique guitar style and high-energy performances made him a well-known figure in the Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll. In Ritchie Valens: His Guitars and Music,guitarist and author Ryan Sheeler takes an in-dep...