As Valens's days at Pacoima Junior High School drew to a close, his career picked up speed and surged forward. Valens was in the habit of performing frequently for dance parties, car clubs, and at the American Legion Hall. Some of the parties were benefit programs sponsored by Valens' mother to help make ends meet.
Valens by then had a new brother, Mario, still an infant. Other dances were sponsored and promoted by the Silhouettes, a band formed by William Jones and Gilbert Roach. Originally a quintet, the Silhouettes featured a piano, drums, vibes, saxophone, and Valens on guitar. In time, the band grew to include trumpets, additional saxophones, and a clarinet. The Silhouettes' repertoire consisted almost exclusively of rock and roll sounds but the group also performed music with a Latin flavor for weddings around town.
Early in a promoter named Doug Macchia taped a session of Valens along with the Silhouettes performing at a dance party. Keane, who saw Macchia's tape, was interested in the yet unknown Valens.
He arranged for Valens to audition in May, about the time of Valens' 17th birthday. The entire chronology of Valens's rapid rise to stardom spans five hectic months following the release of his first hit single, after which Valens's career ended abruptly on February 3, in Clear Lake, Iowa. During that same month Valens made an city tour of the East Coast. Valens, his east coast tour completed, returned to Southern California where he spent the rest of October, into November, performing in various locations including Disneyland, El Monte, and Long Beach.
Rock 'n' Roll" Freed and Chuck Berry. Valens appeared briefly in the film and sang "Ooh, My Head. Valens performed continually during the end of ; the exact dates and locations of the performances are uncertain. It is believed that he appeared in Baltimore, Maryland, Washington, D. During that time Valens purchased a new house for himself and his family in Pacoima. The the first GAC tour was scheduled throughout the midwest during the winter months of along with Buddy Holly and the Crickets, J.
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