"Donna" is a song written by Ritchie Valens,[1] featuring a I IV V chord progression.

[2] Written as a tribute to his high school sweetheart Donna Ludwig, it was Valens' highest-charting single, reaching No.

Bob Keene is listed[4] as having been the leader of the session, which included Earl Palmer on drums; Buddy Clark on bass; and Valens, Rene Hall, Irving Ashby, and Carol Kaye on guitars.

"Donna", the second Ritchie Valens single released, was the A side of the influential song "La Bamba".

Early 1960s pressings have black labels with sea green "sawtooth" outer edge.