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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 co…
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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.
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2022
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2012
The True Buddy Holly Story
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2003
Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1999
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1958
The Dick Clark Show
TV show Self
