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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 ' first number-one hit in 1959.


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About The Big Bopper. Jiles Perry "J.P" Richardson Jr., better known as The Big Bopper, was an American musician, songwriter, and disc jockey whose big rockabilly look, style, voice, and.


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Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 - February 3, 1959), [3] better known by his stage name Ritchie Valens, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens died in a plane crash just eight months into his music career. [4]


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Richardson, aka The Big Bopper, died alongside Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly in a Feb. 3, 1959 plane crash that became known as "The Day the Music Died.". Today he's remembered as a one-hit.


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The Big Bopper facts. Jiles Perry "J. P." Richardson, Jr. (October 24, 1930 - February 3, 1959) also commonly known as The Big Bopper, was an American disc jockey, singer, and songwriter whose big voice and exuberant personality made him an early rock and roll star.[1] He is best known for his recording of "Chantilly Lace".[2]


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Jiles Perry "J. P." Richardson, Jr. (October 24, 1930 - February 3, 1959) also commonly known as The Big Bopper, was an American disc jockey, singer, and songwriter whose big voice and exuberant personality made him an early rock and roll star. [1] He is best known for his recording of "Chantilly Lace". [2]


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" Running Bear " is a teenage tragedy song written by Jiles Perry Richardson (a.k.a. The Big Bopper) and sung most famously by Johnny Preston in 1959. [3]


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" White Lightning " is a song written by the rockabilly artist J. P. Richardson, best known by his stage name, the Big Bopper. The song was recorded by American country music artist George Jones and released as a single in February 1959. On April 13, 1959, Jones' version was the first number-one single of his career.


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On February 3, 1959, American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson were all killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson.


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On Feb. 3, 1959, stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson died in an Iowa plane crash on what was supposed to be a plane ride to their next stop on the Winter Dance.


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Jiles Perry (J.P.) Richardson, Jr. (October 24, 1930 - February 3, 1959), called Jape by friends but commonly known as The Big Bopper, was a disc jockey who parlayed a big voice and exuberant personality into a career as an early rock and roll star. He is best known for his hit song "Chantilly Lace".


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Jiles Perry "J. P." Richardson, Jr. (October 24, 1930 - February 3, 1959) also commonly known as The Big Bopper disc jockey singer, 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".


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The Big Bopper. Jiles Perry Richardson, Jr. (October 24, 1930 - February 3, 1959), better known as The Big Bopper (but called 'Jape' by friends) was a disc jockey who parlayed a big voice and exuberant personality into a career as an early rock and roll star. He is best known for his hit song 'Chantilly Lace'. He was born in Sabine.


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Photo of J. P. Richardson, better known as en:The Big Bopper. Richardson, along with Richie Valens, Buddy Holly and their pilot, died in a plane crash in Iowa on February 3, 1959. Date: before 3 February 1959 (February 5, 1959-earliest date stamp) Source: eBay front. back: Author: General Artists Corporation-photo by Van Dyck.


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In the early morning hours of February 3, 1959, a private plane carrying musicians J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, Ritchie Valens, and Buddy Holly (most famous for founding The Crickets) crashed outside of Clear Lake, Iowa, killing all on board.Buddy Holly had chartered the flight to avoid harsh travel conditions of the tour bus from his gig in Clear Lake the night before to the next stop on.


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Richardson, Jiles Perry [Big Bopper] (1930-1959). 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.