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The Big Bopper

The Big Bopper

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 24, 1930
Died Feb 03, 1959 (28)
Birthplace Sabine Pass, Texas, USA
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Updated Aug 21, 2025
Entry Date Aug 21, 2025
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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 fir ... st 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.

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