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Rock legends headline Phoenix Cinco de Mayo festival. Here's ticket, lineup info

Azcentral 09 Apr 2025
They may be best remembered in the mainstream as the guys who took a Ritchie Valens cover to the top of Billboard's Hot 100 in 1987, nearly 30 years after the Mexican folk song was transformed into an instant classic by the young Chicano rocker.
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RAGBRAI announces pass-through and meeting towns for 2025 ride

Des Moines Register 03 Apr 2025
... the lake's northeastern shore that is famous as the home of the Surf Ballroom, the last place where Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens performed before their fatal airplane crash on Feb.
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Hall of famers to bring classic rock and roll to The Capitol

The Hawk Eye 02 Apr 2025
Third St ... The doors will open at 6.30 p.m ... GARY RICHARDS ... DENNIS DUKE ... The Surf Ballroom hosted the final performances of musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P Richardson (The Big Bopper), before they were tragically killed in a plane crash ... .
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