1958 Ritchie Valens playing with 'The Silhouettes' - photo by Gilbert Rocha

1958 0207 Ritchie Valens was invited to join a local band named 'The Silhouettes' as a guitarist with Walter Takaki on sax and Walter Prendez on vocals. Photo by Gilbert Rocha who sent in demo to record company and the rest was history as they say.