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The Big Bopper
Known for
Acting
Born
October 24, 1930
Birthplace
Sabine Pass, Texas, USA
Died
February 3, 1959 (aged 28)
Biography
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.
Best known work
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
2022
The Dick Clark Show
1958
Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2
2003
The True Buddy Holly Story
2012Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
1999Filmography
2022
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"as Self (archive footage)
2012
The True Buddy Holly Storyas Self (archive footage)
2003
Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2as Self (archive footage)
1999
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Diedas Self (archive footage)
1958