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- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 24, 1930
- Place of Birth
- Sabine Pass, Texas, USA
- Died
- February 3, 1959
The Big Bopper
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.
Filmography
movieThe Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
2022 · Self (archive footage)
The True Buddy Holly Story
movieThe True Buddy Holly Story
2012 · Self (archive footage)
movieRock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2
2003 · Self (archive footage)
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
movieBehind The Music: The Day The Music Died
1999 · Self (archive footage)
tvThe Dick Clark Show
1958 · Self