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Ritchie Valens recorded the song "La Bamba" in 1958. "La Bamba" is a Mexican folk song that was from the state of Veracruz. "La Bamba" has been covered by many artists, including Los Lobos.
Ritchie Valens wrote the song and we should give him most of the credit. Los Lobos then sung the song and made it very famous. It hit number one in the United states and United Kingdom! When Valens sang it, he made it to the Rolling Stone top 500. It was the only song in Spanish on that list.
Ritchie Valens released his adaptation of the song "La Bamba" in 1958. The song itself is a Mexican folk song that begins "Para bailar la bamba" and translates to English as "In order to dance the Bamba.".
La Bamba is a song by Ritchie Valens and he was the first Mexican American rockstar. He was born in 1941 and was killed in 1959 when he was only 17. It was also remixed by "Los Lobos."
My class would like to perform "La Bamba" as part of a video program. I understand that this song is an anonymous folk song. Do we need the rights to perform this song? "La Bamba" is not copyrighted. You can do whatever you want with the song. However, the popular US rock version by Ritchie Valens and covered by several later artists is copyrighted. As long as you use the folk song, you do not need the rights.
Billie Joe wrote the song, the original singers were in fact Green Day.
Ritchie Valens recorded the song "La Bamba" in 1958. "La Bamba" is a Mexican folk song that was from the state of Veracruz. "La Bamba" has been covered by many artists, including Los Lobos.
Ritchie Valens wrote the song and we should give him most of the credit. Los Lobos then sung the song and made it very famous. It hit number one in the United states and United Kingdom! When Valens sang it, he made it to the Rolling Stone top 500. It was the only song in Spanish on that list.
Ritchie Valens released his adaptation of the song "La Bamba" in 1958. The song itself is a Mexican folk song that begins "Para bailar la bamba" and translates to English as "In order to dance the Bamba.".
While there isn't a gospel song entitled 'He Touch You', there is a very popular gospel song entitled 'He Touched Me'. This song was written by W. J. Gaither, and has been performed by multiple individuals.
The song is "Let's do it again" by The Staple Singers 1970's
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"La Bamba"
La Bamba is a song by Ritchie Valens and he was the first Mexican American rockstar. He was born in 1941 and was killed in 1959 when he was only 17. It was also remixed by "Los Lobos."
My class would like to perform "La Bamba" as part of a video program. I understand that this song is an anonymous folk song. Do we need the rights to perform this song? "La Bamba" is not copyrighted. You can do whatever you want with the song. However, the popular US rock version by Ritchie Valens and covered by several later artists is copyrighted. As long as you use the folk song, you do not need the rights.
I know of only two - the original OST and one entitled "Character Song 1" .
La Bamba