The Big Bopper
- Interpretación
- 24 de octubre de 1930 · Sabine Pass, Texas, USA
- 3 de febrero de 1959
Biografía
Jiles Perry "J.P." Richardson Jr. (October 24, 1930 – February 3, 1959), better known by his stage name The Big Bopper, was an American musician and disc jockey. His best-known compositions include "Chantilly Lace," "Running Bear", and "White Lightning", the latter of which became George Jones's first number-one hit in 1959. Richardson was killed in an airplane crash in Clear Lake, Iowa, in 1959, along with fellow musicians Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens, and the pilot, Roger Peterson.
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Filmografía
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- Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2 · En persona
- Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died · En persona
- The Dick Clark Show · En persona