Buddy Holly Center Courtyard. The Buddy Holly Center offers free admission, as well as free trolley tours of various Holly-related sites in Lubbock, on February 3, "The Day the Music Died" (the day Holly was killed in an airplane crash along with Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson). The Center has also waived admission fees for other occasions, including for its participation in the City of Lubbock's First Friday Art Trail (on multiple occasions, including in August 2011, May 2015, and August 2015), as well as on the occasion of its 15th anniversary in September 2014. The Center has additionally hosted
History of Ritchie Valens to the sea green color used for the originals. In 1987, amidst the success of the Ritchie Valens bio film "La Bamba", Rhino reissued all three albums separately along with a compilation previously issued in 1981, "The Best Of Ritchie Valens". History of Ritchie Valens History of Ritchie Valens is a 3-record box set by Ritchie Valens, featuring his three original Del-Fi albums ("Ritchie Valens, Ritchie, & Ritchie Valens In Concert at Pacoima Jr. High") plus a booklet with biography and photos (See each album title for contents). The albums were replicated with the same covers as the original releases