Editing Ritchie Valens (section)

=== Concerts and appearances (late 1958–early 1959) ===
On October 6, 1958, Valens made his first appearance on [[Dick Clark]]'s ''[[American Bandstand]]'' singing "Come On, Let's Go". Soon after, Valens traveled to [[Honolulu]], Hawaii, to perform under the banner of the "11th Show of Stars".<ref name=":3" /> On December 10, 1958, after his trip to Honolulu, Valens made an appearance back at Pacoima Junior High School (now [[Pacoima Junior High School|Pacoima Middle School]]). This concert was posthumously released as ''[[Ritchie Valens in Concert at Pacoima Jr. High]]''; it was Valens' only live performance ever recorded. In mid-December 1958, Valens left for [[New York City]]. Keane had managed to book him as a late addition to "[[Alan Freed]]'s Christmas Jubilee Show" where Valens performed with [[The Everly Brothers]], [[Bo Diddley]], [[Chuck Berry]], [[Jackie Wilson]], [[Eddie Cochran]] and others.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Ritchie Valens - The Official Website |url=https://www.ritchievalens.com/ |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=www.ritchievalens.com}}</ref> On December 27, Valens performed "Donna" on ''[[The Dick Clark Show]]''.{{cn|date=March 2024}} He played a few more shows in New York, including his only performance at the famous [[Apollo Theater]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Where Was Ritchie |url=https://www.ritchievalens.com/where-was-ritchie-valens.html |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=www.ritchievalens.com}}</ref> On January 17, 1959, he appeared at [[West Covina High School]] with [[Sam Cooke]] for a student organized fundraiser called "The Teen Canteen Foundation".<ref name=":3" />