Jack Frye as an assistant. However, the project was cancelled. Frye died February 3, 1959 in a car accident in Tucson, Arizona, exactly 33 years to the day after his founding of Standard Air Lines. The death received limited coverage, due to the deaths of famous musicians Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly, and The Big Bopper in a plane crash on the same day. He was originally buried in Tucson, but now is at rest in Wheeler, Texas. In Martin Scorsese's 2004 biopic of Howard Hughes, "The Aviator", Frye was portrayed by actor Danny Huston. Jack Frye William John "Jack" Frye (March 18,
Ritchie Valens...His Greatest Hits Volume 2 by Ritchie Valens; except where indicated Ritchie Valens...His Greatest Hits Volume 2 Ritchie Valens...His Greatest Hits Volume 2 is the second greatest hits compilation by Ritchie Valens. This follow-up to the "Ritchie Valens Memorial Album/His Greatest Hits" includes Valens' last two charted singles and ten tracks from the three original albums. Three tracks were previously issued on the first greatest hits package: "Donna", "La Bamba" and "Cry, Cry, Cry" The record's labels and back cover show the title of the compilation as "La Bamba". This was also the last Ritchie Valens album issued on the first-run Del-Fi label, which ceased