Chan Romero: The Rockabilly Pioneer Who Filled Ritchie Valens' Shoes
NPR
Friday, October 13, 2017
Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or
Flash plugin.
Copyright 2024 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
After Ritchie Valens died in a plane crash in 1959, a Montana teen named Chan Romero stepped into his shoes—and almost his life.
View this story on npr.org
Follow us for more stories like this
CapRadio provides a trusted source of news because of you. As a nonprofit organization, donations from people like you sustain the journalism that allows us to discover stories that are important to our audience. If you believe in what we do and support our mission, please donate today.
Donate Today