Big Bopper
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Biography
Jiles Perry Richardson, Jr., born 24 October 1930 in Sabine Pass, Texas, was an American musician and disc jockey who emerged from a background in local radio and military service. After serving as a radar instructor in the United States Army, Richardson returned to Beaumont, Texas, where he adopted the stage name the Big Bopper and began writing songs for other artists, including "White Lightning" for George Jones and "Running Bear" for Johnny Preston. His breakthrough came with the 1958 single "Chantilly Lace", which reached number 6 on the Billboard pop chart, sold over one million copies, and earned a gold disc; a followâup novelty hit, "The Big Bopper's Wedding", entered the top 40 in November 1958. In 1959, he released the album Chantilly Lace, and in 1959 he joined the Winter Dance Party tour with Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens. On 3 February 1959, The Big Bopper died in a plane crash in Iowa, along with his touring companions. Posthumously, he has been honored with inductions into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the Iowa Rock ânâ Roll Hall of Fame.
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- Track Popularity
- Chantilly Lace
- That's What I'm Talking About
- Strange Kisses
- Purple People Eater Meets the Witch Doctor
- Teenage Moon featuring Jape Richardson
- Beggar to a King by Jiles Perry Richardson
- Crazy Blues
- Little Red Riding Hood
- Preacher and the Bear
- It's the Truth Ruth
- Someone's Watching Over You
- The Clock
- Johnny B Goode / Chantilly Lace / Good Golly Miss Molly / Rockin' Robin featuring Big Bopper
- White Lightning
- Walking Through My Dreams
- Someone Watching Over You
- Chantilly Lace by Big Bopper
- News Telecast, 3rd February 1959 featuring Big Bopper
- Pink Petticoats
- Beggar to a King
- Action Central News Telecast, 3rd February 1959 featuring Big Bopper
- Monkey Song (You Made a Monkey out of Me)
- Big Bopper's Wedding
- Old Maid
