Acting
The Big Bopper
1930-1959
Known for Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2, The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie", The Dick Clark Show.
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Born10/24/1930
Died02/03/1959
AgeDied at 28
BirthplaceSabine Pass, Texas, USA
DepartmentActing
Also known asJiles Perry Richardson, JP Richardson, J. P. Richardson, J.P. Richardson
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.
