Ritchie Valens - Ooh! My Head (1959, Stereo) 4K

1959... The song Ooh, My Head was written by Ritchie Valens and Little Richard and was first recorded and released by Ritchie Valens in 1959. Valens was a Mexican American singer and songwriter influential in the Chicano rock movement. On February 2, 1959, the Winter Dance Party tour played the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa. The tour was set to perform the next day in Moorhead, Minnesota. Holly had chartered a plane to get there after experiencing trouble with his tour bus. According to some reports, Valens won a seat on the plane in a coin toss with Holly’s guitarist Tommy Allsup. Richardson also traded places with another original passenger, Waylon Jennings. During a light snowstorm, the plane took off but it only traveled about five miles before crashing into a cornfield. All four passengers—Richardson, Holly, Valens and the pilot—were killed. As the news of the accident spread, many were shocked by the loss of these three talents. The tragedy was later memorialized in the Don McLean song “Ame