The Big Bopper
Rock and roll, Musical Artist
1930 – 1959
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Who was The Big Bopper?
Jiles Perry "J. P." Richardson, Jr., also commonly known as The Big Bopper, was an American musician and songwriter, whose big voice and exuberant personality made him an early rock and roll star. He is best known for his recording of "Chantilly Lace".
On February 3, 1959, a day that has become known as The Day the Music Died, Richardson was killed in a plane crash in Iowa, along with Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens and pilot Roger Peterson.
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- Born
- Oct 24, 1930
Sabine Pass - Also known as
- Big Bopper
- Jiles Perry Richardson
- Jiles Perry Richardson, Jr.
- Big Bopper, The
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Beaumont
- Port Arthur
- Died
- Feb 3, 1959
Grant Township
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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