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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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 (2) was September 2022 with an average selling price of $1,297.49 for an autographed item of Ritchie Valens. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2025 with $25,198.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $5.00 was August 2024. In average, an autographed item from Ritchie Valens is worth $925.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Ritchie Valens were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Buddy Holly - Big Bopper - Ritchie Valens - Signed Plus More LOOK | $714.00 |  |
| Buddy Holly - Big Bopper - Ritchie Valens - Signed Plus More LOOK | $714.00 | |
| Fats Domino Signed Ritchie Valens First Day Cover from 1993 | $5.00 | |
| Lou Diamond Phillips Signed Autograph Fender Guitar Ritchie Valens La Bamba JSA | $1,799.95 | |
| Lou Diamond Phillips Signed Autograph Fender Guitar Ritchie Valens La Bamba JSA | $1,799.95 | |
| Lou Diamond Phillips Signed Autograph Fender Guitar Ritchie Valens in La Bamba | $1,799.95 | |
| Lou Diamond Phillips Signed Autograph Fender Guitar Ritchie Valens in La Bamba | $1,799.95 | |
| Ritchie Valens + Buddy Holly + Big Bopper Signed Microphone + Photo Frame | $25,198.00 | |
| Ritchie Valens + Buddy Holly + Big Bopper Signed Microphone + Photo Frame | $25,198.00 | |
| Ritchie Valens Autographed 7" Vinyl Little Girl/We Belong Together Del-Fi 4117 | $13.31 | |
| Ritchie Valens Autographed 7" Vinyl Little Girl/We Belong Together Del-Fi 4117 | $13.31 | |
 | RITCHIE VALENS LA BAMBA 45 RPM GOLD RECORD W- PRINTED SIGNATURE AUTOGRAPH RARE | $174.00 | |
| RITCHIE VALENS LA BAMBA 45 RPM GOLD RECORD W- PRINTED SIGNATURE AUTOGRAPH RARE | $174.00 | |
 | Ritchie Valens Signed La Bamba Lou Diamond Phillips Guitar Autographed | $539.00 | |
| Ritchie Valens Signed La Bamba Lou Diamond Phillips Guitar Autographed | $539.00 | |
