Other rock 'n roll birthdays this week include the late Mary Wells. Mary was born on May 13, 1943. Wells made her name in the 60s with several huge soul hits, including 1965's My Guy on Motown. Mary passed away on July 26, 1992.
We're remembering Ritchie Valens on his birthday this week. Richard Steven Valenzuela was born May 13, 1941 in Los Angeles. He later shortened his last name to Valens and Ritchie Valens scored several big pop hits in the late 50s as a teenager, including La Bamba and Donna. Ritchie was killed in the infamous plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, along with Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper. He was only 17 years old.
The Rolling Stones were joined by Katy Perry this past Saturday night on their 50 & Counting Tour. Katy joined The Stones on their Vegas show. She performed Beast of Burden, along with Mick Jagger. That was the song chosen by on-line fans. She was the 6th guest on the tour, following Gwen Stefani, Keith Urban, Tom Waits, John Fogerty and Bonnie Raitt.














