Music
Like Bopper, Like Son: The son of J.P.
Feb. 5, 1991
Tal Farlow virtually epitomizes the ‘50s definition of cool .
June 28, 1991
Travel & Experiences
Relatives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and “Big Bopper” J. P.
Feb. 3, 1989
Archives
Chateau Montelena Cabernets are the stuff of legend.
Dec. 19, 1996
Concepcion Valenzuela, 72, mother of the late rock ‘n’ roll star Richie Valens.
Oct. 21, 1987
The pop world is accustomed to platinum albums (the designation for selling 1 million copies), but now it’s time to get used to platinum CDs.
Feb. 17, 1989
Jazz trumpeter and Ojai resident Maynard Ferguson and his Big Bop Nouveau Band will perform May 31 in Thousand Oaks to benefit the band and pageantry programs at Newbury Park High School.
May 15, 1996
Sports
Baseball’s career home run leaders: 1. Hank Aaron 755 2. Babe Ruth 714 3. Willie Mays 660 4.
July 15, 2001
THE COLOR OF MONEY DEPT.: The good news is that “Go Johnny Go,” a hard-to-find 1958 rock film co-starring Chuck Berry and Alan Freed and featuring performances by Berry, Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper, Eddie Cochran, Jackie Wilson and the Cadillacs, will be released in home video (and pay TV) later this year.
Jan. 18, 1987
I interviewed Ritchie Valens along with Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper for my high school newspaper in St.
Aug. 1, 1987