Ritchie Valens Autographs
Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959), better known by his stage name Ritchie Valens, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens died in a plane crash just eight months after his breakthrough.
Valens had several hits, most notably "La Bamba", which he had adapted from a Mexican folk song. Valens transformed the song into one with a rock rhythm and beat, and it became a hit in 1958, making Valens a pioneer of the Spanish-speaking rock and roll movement. He also had an American number-two hit with "Donna".
On February 3, 1959, on what has become known as "The Day the Music Died", Valens died in a plane crash in Iowa, an accident that also claimed the lives of fellow musicians Buddy Holly and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, as well as pilot Roger Peterson. Valens was 17 years old at the time of his death. He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Rockabilly Hall of Fame, the Native American Music Awards Hall of Fame, the California Hall of Fame, and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Current items with a signature of Ritchie Valens
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Traded items with a signature of Ritchie Valens
The most expensive item with a signature of Ritchie Valens (Ritchie Valens + Buddy Holly + Big Bopper Signed Microphone + Photo Frame) was sold in June 2025 for $25,198.00 while the cheapest item (Ritchie Valens Art Card Limited 36/50 Edward Vela Signed (Music -)) found a new owner for $0.99 in November 2025. The month with the most items sold (4) was October 2025 with an average selling price of $1.97 for an autographed item of Ritchie Valens. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2025 with $129.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was November 2025. In average, an autographed item from Ritchie Valens is worth $2.99.
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| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Ritchie Valens #2 Art Card Limited 39/50 Edward Vela Signed (Music -) | $3.25 |  |
| Ritchie Valens #2 Art Card Limited 39/50 Edward Vela Signed (Music -) | $3.25 | |
 | Ritchie Valens Art Card Limited 34/50 Edward Vela Signed (Music -) | $0.99 | |
| Ritchie Valens Art Card Limited 36/50 Edward Vela Signed (Music -) | $0.99 | |
| Ritchie Valens Art Card Limited 36/50 Edward Vela Signed (Music -) | $0.99 | |
| Ritchie Valens Art Card Limited 37/50 Edward Vela Signed (Music -) | $2.25 | |
| Ritchie Valens Art Card Limited 37/50 Edward Vela Signed (Music -) | $2.25 | |
| Ritchie Valens Art Card Limited 38/50 Edward Vela Signed (Music -) | $1.38 | |
| Ritchie Valens Art Card Limited 38/50 Edward Vela Signed (Music -) | $1.38 | |
| Ritchie Valens Art Card Limited 39/50 Edward Vela Signed (Music -) | $2.25 | |
| Ritchie Valens Art Card Limited 39/50 Edward Vela Signed (Music -) | $2.25 | |
 | Ritchie Valens Art Card Limited 40/50 Edward Vela Signed (Music -) | $2.45 | |
| Ritchie Valens Art Card Limited 40/50 Edward Vela Signed (Music -) | $2.45 | |
| Ritchie Valens signed 2.5x3.5 School Graduation Photo autographed Picture COA | $8,509.00 | |
| Ritchie Valens signed 2.5x3.5 School Graduation Photo autographed Picture COA | $8,509.00 | |
Latest News about Ritchie Valens
Lou Diamond Phillips Is 'Grateful' for La Bamba Changing His Life Forever (07/24/2021): La Bamba star Lou Diamond Phillips is still grateful for the Ritchie Valens biopic launching his career in Hollywood in 1987. 
