This year will mark the 55th Anniversary of “The Day The Music Died”. A tragic day that killed three famous rock stars: Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly, and the Big Bopper.
Feb. 3rd is just around the corner so I got plenty of time to get it done. I have 5 songs to the tribute and I’m thinking it’s gonna be a medley. Last time, I did a Buddy Holly tribute… this year, I will do Ritchie Valens.
Yes, you can betcha, I’m planning to do “La Bamba” most definitely. The song should be a piece of cake to learn except the vocals maybe kind of tough ’cause of the Mexican accent and the Spanish lyrics but I think I could nail the vocals down perfectly with practice. Also, for the La Bamba video, I’m planning learning the solo for that song note for note so I can play over it on the video. There’s a trick I can do in the editing software which is the “picture in picture”. I’ve seen musicians in youtube doing the same thing jamming along to themselves and I think I’m gonna do the same thing.
I think I wanna prove to people that I can play guitar solos note for note in a cover song and “La Bamba” is a good start. I think I’ll play this song on my electric guitar with a little overdrive.
I have other Ritchie songs planned but not saying what they’re gonna be until the video is out.
Kev
K'Brocking 
La Bamba isn’t as easy as it sounds. The chord changes are weird with the vocal timing. You should do Ooh! My Head.
I’ll get “La Bamba” just fine. I’ve been practicing the vocals along with the Los Lobos track and I seem to be handling it just well. I’ll still do that one.
I definitely have, “OOOh my head” in mind. I’m also gonna do: “Come On Lets Go”, “Donna”, and “We Belong Together”.
I know I said I was gonna wait for the video come out to name the songs but fuck it, here ya go.
Kev