Acting
The Big Bopper
Also Known As: Jiles Perry Richardson, JP Richardson, J. P. Richardson
Birth Date
October 24, 1930
Death Date
February 3, 1959
(passed away at 28)
Place of Birth
Sabine Pass, Texas, USA
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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.
The Dick Clark Show
Self
1958 • 2 episodes
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
Self (archive footage)
2022
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
Self (archive footage)
1999
Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2
Self (archive footage)
2003
The True Buddy Holly Story
Self (archive footage)
2012