The professional career of Ritchie Valens lasted a period of eight months, during which time he recorded some very influential songs of the 1950s rock and roll era. Richard Steven Valenzuela was born in Pacoima, a suburb of Los Angeles, on May 13, 1941. Brought up hearing traditional Mexican mariachi music, as well as flamenco guitar, R&B and jump blues, by the age of 5 he expressed an interest in making music of his own. He was encouraged by his father to take up guitar and trumpet, and it is also known that he later taught himself the drums. One day, a neighbour came across Ritchie trying to play a guitar that had only two strings.
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That's My Little Suzie Lyrics
Ritchie Valens
That's My Little Suzie Trk 1 1:50
Ritchie Valens
(R. Kuhn, R. Valens)
Recorded: Gold Star Studios, Hollywood, CA
Pop Chart # 55 April 5, 1959
DELFI Records Single# 4114 April 1959
LP 1201 Feb 1959 (pop chart #55 Apr 6, 1959)
(mono track electronically reprocessed for stereo).
Album: Come On Let's Go Delfi DFBX 2359 May 26, 1997
Sessions by Bob Keane and Rene Hall
Richie - vocal & guitar, Buddy Clark - standup bass
Earl Palmer - drums/bongos, Rene Hall - electric guitar
poss. Irving Ashley or Carole Kaye - rhythm guitar.
Well, I got a gal named Sue
She knows just what to do
She's just a-rockin'
She knows what to do
She knows how to love me
And rock it, too
That's my little Suzie
She knows what to do
She rocks to the left
And she rocks to the right
She rocks all day
And she rocks all night
When my baby gets tired a-me
I'm gonna drown myself in a sea
Well, come on let's go little Suzie
Tell me you'll be true
If I shoud lose you
Oh, what could I do?
(Ritchie - guitar solo & instrumental)
She rocks to the left
And she rocks to the right
She rocks all day
And she rocks all night
When my baby gets tired a-me
I'm gonna drown myself in a sea
Well, come on let's go little Suzie
Tell me you'll be true
If I shoud lose you
Oh, what could I do?
(instrumental fade to end)
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