1950s in music deaths of Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens in a tragic plane crash in 1959 and the departure of Elvis for the army as causes. On the other side of the spectrum, R&B-influenced acts like The Crows, The Penguins, The El Dorados and The Turbans all scored major hits, and groups like The Platters, with songs including "The Great Pretender" (1955), and The Coasters with humorous songs like "Yakety Yak" (1958), ranked among the most successful rock and roll acts of the period. Rock and roll has also been seen as leading to a number of distinct subgenres,
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