‘La Bamba’ — Ritchie Valens
The Los Lobos put on a stunning performance of the Mexican traditional song “La Bamba,” which they wrote and performed with their own arrangements. In 1987, the film Ritchie Valens, in which Lou Diamond Phillips portrayed the character of Ritchie Valens, included this song as a soundtrack track. At the time of this writing, this is without a doubt the most frequently performed arrangement of the song everywhere in the globe. Despite the fact that the 1958 version is totally different from the current version, it is included in both the Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list and the Ranker ranking of the greatest songs of all time. “La Bamba” is generally considered as the very first recording ever made at the dawn of the rock & roll era, and it was released in 1957 as a result of widespread public perception.
La Bamba
‘Hound Dog’ — Elvis Presley
The song “Big Mama’s Waltz,” written by Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton, had already gained some success when Elvis Presley covered it and elevated it to a whole new level of popularity. For his part, the King of Rock and Roll was named to Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 best albums of all time, placing him at the top of the list. This is where he landed at No. 19 in the rankings. “In Las Vegas” was first performed in Las Vegas in 1956 by Freddie Bell and the Bellboys. As a result of this performance, he decided to include the song into his live act. The rendition of “Hound Dog” by Elvis was favorably received as a result of his appearance on the Steve Allen Show in November of 1976.
Hound Dog
