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Oct 23, 2016 · Before he was unfortunately immortalized in the plane crash that also took the lives of Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens, J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson had already been an influential songwriter, DJ, and performer, with hits like "Chantilly Lace" and "Big Bopper's Wedding." This Big Bopper profile is the latest in a series on music's most popular artists of the rock and roll oldies era ...
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The Big Bopper. Soundtrack: True Romance. The Big Bopper (real name: Jiles Perry Richardson Jr. ) was an American singer, songwriter, and disc jockey from Texas. His best known song compositions were" Chantilly Lace" (featuring a flirtatious phone conversation) and "White Lightning" (a rockabilly hit). Richardson was killed in an airplane crash in the winter of 1959, alongside fellow musicians ...
The Big Bopper is recognized as one of the original pioneers of Rock n’ Roll.His music from the 1950’s lives on today and his signature song “Chantilly Lace”...
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Mar 3, 2010 · “The Big Bopper” Richardson, 28, started out as a disk jockey in Texas and later began writing songs. Richardson’s most famous recording was the rockabilly “Chantilly Lace,” which made ...
Dec 1, 1995 · The Big Bopper, disc jockey, songwriter, and singer, was born Jiles Perry Richardson, Jr., on October 24, 1930, in Sabine Pass, Texas. He was the son of Jiles Perry Richardson, Sr., and Elsie (Stalsby) Richardson. He usually went by the initials J. P. and briefly used the nickname Jape, before settling on the pseudonym, "The Big Bopper," on air ...
Other articles where the Big Bopper is discussed: Buddy Holly: …coheadliners Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson) were killed in a plane crash. (See Winter Dance Party itinerary.)
