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- Birth name: Jiles Perry Richardson
- Also known as: J.P. and Jape
- Born: October 24, 1930
- Birthplace: Sabine Pass, Texas
- Died: February 3, 1959
- First to create a rock music video
- Member: Rockabilly Hall of Fame
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The Big Bopper is a legendary Rock 'n' Roll artist who was best known for his song, "Chantilly Lace". The Big Bopper died in a plane crash along with Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens on February 3, 1959 in Mason City, Iowa.
His life and the crash will be featured in the film The Day That Music Died, set to be released on February 9, 2009. The title was originally referenced by Don McLean in his hit song "American Pie".
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A Legend Is Born
The Big Bopper began his music career working for the local Beaumont, Texas radio station KTRM. After a two year stint in the U.S. Army, he returned home and hosted a new radio show, named after The Bop, the dance teens were doing all over town. With his new show "The Big Bopper," he broke a record for having the longest continuous on-the-air broadcasting with a total of five days, two hours and eight minutes. In that time he played 1,821 records and lost 35 pounds. -
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The Big Bopper on Amazon
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The Day the Music Died, In Memory of the Big Bopper - $12.97
This CD has every known Big Bopper title including one unreleased version of Someone Watching Over You. It also contains two Ritchie Valens songs as well as three Buddy Holly Songs...Amazon
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The Buddy Holly Story - $1.00
A powerful biography of 1950's Texas rockabilly phenomenon Buddy Holly who took his band the Crickets to the top of the charts before a tragic airplane accident prematurely ended h...Amazon
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The Big Bopper Questions
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The Day The Music Died 2 AnswersI have always thought Richie Valens was the one we would miss the most With a song like La Bamba so much more was possible and could have been, first blend of ... read more -
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What band is playing in the big man japan trailer 1 AnswerI did a lot of research and am proud to say I found the answer! It is not really a band I found the information from this website. http://www.dvdcompare.net/com... read more
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On Twitter Powered by Twitter
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@PostSecretFan all you have to say is big bopper -- they'll remember. tell them you'll take them to the new site next time they're in town
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@sygcmary yeah the shuffler is crazy. it was playing the big bopper before that. it's got 9000 songs to choose from, with more on the way.
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Now playing "Chantilly Lace" by "The Big Bopper"
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Ricky Gervais and Louis Ck on a Private Jet: I wonder if Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper had the same conversation? ... http://bit.ly/78euyn
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Now playing "Chantilly Lace" by "The Big Bopper"
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