RITCHIE VALENS

It is one of the most famous songs recorded, depicting one of the most famous tragedies in music history.

1936: Singer-songwriter Buddy Holly is born under the birth name Charles Hardin Holley in Lubbock, Texas. Holly would go on to become one of rock 'n' roll's pioneers despite a brief career cut short by his tragic death at age 22. Appropriately referred to as the “The Day the Music Died,” weather likely contributed to a commuter flight crash that killed rock n’ roll musicians Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper -- whose real name was J.P. Richardson, and Ritchie Valens, along with pilot Roger Peterson. (Repertoire Records)1936: Singer-songwriter Buddy Holly is born under the birth name Charles Hardin Holley in Lubbock, Texas. Don McLean later famous addressed the plane crash in his 1971 song “American Pie” labeling it the “Day the Music Died”.

click to enlarge Amazon Prime VideoSan Antonio and Amazon Prime Video have one thing in common — a shared love of stand-up comic Cleto Rodriguez.This week, the Alamo City comedian was voted Best Stand-Up Comic in the's 2020 Best of San Antonio issue, and anyone curious why need only open up their Prime Video app. dropped on the streaming service this week.According to MySA was recorded a few years ago at a local church, but it took until now for Rodriguez to land a distribution deal. "When I got the news, I felt like Ritchie Valens when he got his first song," Rodriguez toldabout the experience. I had always prayed to go nationwide, and God had a plan for me to go worldwide. "is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video

San Antonio TV personality Cleto Rodriguez gets own comedy special on Amazon PrimeFile Photo: Locals have gotten to know Cleto Rodriguez III on the News 4 San Antonio segment "Where's Cleto," but he now has a worldwide audience after his comedy special aired Monday on Amazon Prime. File Photo: Locals have gotten to know Cleto Rodriguez III on the News 4 San Antonio segment "Where's Cleto," but he now has a worldwide audience after his comedy special aired Monday on Amazon Prime. Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close San Antonio TV personality Cleto Rodriguez gets own comedy special on Amazon Prime 1 / 1 Back to GalleryLocals have gotten to know Cleto Rodriguez III on the News 4 San Antonio segment "Where's Cleto," but he now has a worldwide audience after his comedy special aired Monday on Amazon Prime. He can be seen weekend mornings on News 4 San Antonio's "Where's Cleto" segment, and his shows are also available on iTunes and Pandora. He now has his own spot, the Cleto Rodriguez Comedy /Live Events Stage, at Las Chiladas Mexican Restaurant on the North Side, where he is planning to film his next special.

click to enlarge Facebook / Los LobosRevered Latin rock band Los Lobos will hit the Aztec Theatre on Thursday, February 27, bringing its critically sound back to San Antonio. Los Lobos formed in East LA in 1973, building a cult following before grabbing national attention with its cover of Ritchie Valens' "La Bamba" for the 1987 biopic of the late singer. Since then, the group has continued to release music that's commanded a loyal following, even if it's not yielded another pop breakthrough. The most recent record, 2019s Llego Navidad, is album of holiday songs from Mexico, Central and South America plus one original composition. Also on the bill will be Ozomatli a six-piece band blending Latin music with hip-hop, rock, salsa, jazz, funk and reggae.