
	Where results make sense

Topic: The Big Bopper

Related Topics

The Day the Music Died

Buddy Holly

Ritchie Valens

American Pie (song)

Waylon Jennings

Maria Elena Holly

Grandpa Jones

Frank Oppenheimer

Elvis Costello

Chicago (band)

Abilene, Texas

The Rolling Stones

Lubbock, Texas

Fargo, North Dakota

Lockerbie disaster

In the News (Mon 30 Nov 09)

Northern Trust

Marvin Harrison

Peter Chernin

Gary Locke

Match Play

Penelope Cruz

Mickey Rourke

AR Rahman

Danny Boyle

Hugh Jackman

	The Big Bopper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		(October 24, 1930 – February 3, 1959), called Jape by friends but commonly known as The Big Bopper, was a disc jockey who parlayed a big voice and exuberant personality into a career as an early rock and roll star.
		Richardson was born in Sabine Pass, Texas, the oldest son of Jiles Perry, Sr.
		The Big Bopper is fondly remembered not only for his distinctive singing and songwriting, but also as a humorist who combined the best elements of country, RandB and rock'n'roll.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Big_Bopper (1081 words)

	The Big Bopper
		The Big Bopper was a rock-and-roll novelty act for a short time in the 1950s, but his legacy has continued to grow since his untimely death on February 3rd, 1959, and what is now often referred to as "the day the music died".
		It was here that he coined the name "The Big Bopper", in reference to his 240 pound frame.
		Before his death, the Big Bopper had seen a young singer named Johnny Preston perform at the Twilight Club in Port Neches, Texas.
	www.classicbands.com /bigbopper.html (687 words)

	The Big Bopper
		(October 24, 1930 - February 2, 1959), better known as The Big Bopper but called Jape by his friends and wrote songs as J.P. Richardson, was a disc jockey who parlayed a big voice and exuberant personality into a career as an early rock and roll star.
		His best-known song was "Chantilly Lace." He was killed along with Buddy Holly and Richie Valens in a plane crash, known as "The Day the Music Died".
		He discovered country music singer Johnny Horton[?] and wrote the song "Running Bear" for him.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/bi/Big_Bopper.html (107 words)

	John's Big Bopper Replica Page
		Big Bopper is the first of the Main Force Patrol (M.F.P.) cars that appears in the film Mad Max.
		Big Bopper hits another sign by the side of the road and ends up with a large dent in the rear passenger door, as well as a broken bonnet and roof light.
		Big Bopper stops dead, Roop and Charlie are both unscathed, although the car's front is smashed in and steam is pouring out of the engine.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /madmax2050/BBHistory.html (438 words)

	J.P. Richardson - The Big Boppers grave (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		J.P.Richardson alias "The Big Bopper" was a top Texan DJ during the late 50's.
		Due to severe cold weather and the fact that their tour bus was freezing, Buddy chartered a small plane to fly to the next gig.
		The Big Bopper died that night together with Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens when the plane crashed just after take off in Clear Lake, Iowa on 3rd.
	www.hollywoodusa.co.uk /GravesOutofLA/bopper.htm (154 words)

	Chantilly Lace by The Big Bopper Songfacts
		The Big Bopper was a star, and for most of the year he was on tour promoting his record.
		In 1958, the Big Bopper recorded three music videos for his songs: "Chantilly Lace," "Big Bopper's Wedding" and "Little Red Riding Hood" (all 3 videos were recorded the same day).
		According to Bill Griggs, editor of the Rockin' 50s music magazine, the Big Bopper was convinced that video was the wave of the future and, at the time of his death, he was preparing to start production on music videos for TV and a specially designed jukebox that would play videos.
	www.songfacts.com /detail.php?id=3165 (647 words)

	Big Bopper Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Big Bopper was a rock-and-roll novelty act for a short time but his legacy has cast a long shadow over the pop music business since his untimely death in the late 50's.
		Before he died the Big Bopper had seen a young singer, Johnny Preston, perform at the Twilight Club in Port Neches, Texas.
		Richardson and country singer George Jones provided backup vocals on the song, which entered the charts some ten months after the Big Bopper's death, making it to the number one chart position in early 1960.
	www.tsimon.com /bopper.htm (425 words)

	The Big Bopper, J.P. Richardson.
		We knew that Buddy Holly and Bill Haley and some kid named Presley were upsetting the musical world, but we knew not that in another, secret life, J.P. Richardson metamorphized into The Big Bopper, a rock-n-roller more interested in Chantilly Lace and pony tails hanging down than in listening easy about anything.
		He even had the prop of an ambulance to whisk him to the hospital in case of collapse, and did get to ride in it when the ordeal was over.
		For Beaumonters, the silencing of J.P. Richardson's, or The Big Bopper's, music was a personal tragedy.
	www.texasescapes.com /AllThingsHistorical/Big-Bopper-Rock-n-Roll-Disk-Jockey-Broadcasting-AMD602.htm (581 words)

	The Big Bopper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In May of 1957 (1957: more facts about this subject), Jape Richardson broke the record for continuous on-the-air broadcasting by eight minutes.
		Mercury bought the recording and released it during the summer of 1958 (1958: more facts about this subject).
		The Big Bopper is fondly remembered not only for his distinctive singing and songwriting, but also as a humorist who combined the best elements of country, R&B and rock'n'roll.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/the_big_bopper (1097 words)

	Bopper Page
		egendary Songwriter / Singer J.P.Richardson “The Big Bopper” was lost in the fatal plane crash that took Buddy Holly and Richie Valens.
		However,The Bopper” is most remembered for his hits “Chantilly Lace” and “Big Bopper’s Wedding”.
		He will be performing his Dad’s existing music and “The Lost Songs”, 23 songs in The Bopper’s own hand, found in the wreckage of the plane crash in 1959.
	www.franklinmusicgroup.com /bopper.html (182 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: RICHARDSON, JILES PERRY [THE BIG BOPPER]
		Richardson (the Big Bopper), disc jockey, songwriter, and singer, was born on October 24, 1930, in Sabine Pass, Texas.
		Some sources claim his first name was Jape rather than Jiles, but he usually went by J. He also had a pseudonym, the Big Bopper, that he used on air and when recording.
		Most of the Bopper's recordings were classified as novelty songs that did not have lasting power.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/RR/fri40.html (590 words)

	eBay - big bopper, Records, CDs items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Big Bopper "Chantilly Lace" 1958 Mercury AMT 1002
		Big Bopper Chantilly Lace LP -- Mercury MG 20402
		Chantilly Lace --- Big Bopper --- Mercury (1958) VG
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=big+bopper&newu=1&krd=1 (461 words)

	The Big Bopper Music - Favorite Songs - Lyrics From
		The Big Bopper established a world record for continuous broadcasting in 1957, spinning over 1800 records for six...
		Big Bopper" Richardson and the pilot, Roger Peterson.
		Epinions.com - CHANTILLY LACE THE BIG BOPPER
	www.lyricsfrom.com /artists/t/The-Big-Bopper.html (1774 words)

	The Big Bopper Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Big Bopper also died in the fatal plane crash on Feruary 3rd, 1959.
		He was born Jiles Perry Richardson and was known as Jape to his friends.
		His biggest hit Chantilly Lace was peaked at #6 and stayed there until his death.
	www.angelfire.com /music/ritchie/bopper.html (81 words)

	Big Bopper Jr.
		Plus, Jay's emphasis is to perpetuate the legacy of the Big Bopper Sr., not to 'use' his famous name to promote his own music.
		I can't believe that nobody has written a book about the Big Bopper yet (hell, I would LOVE to write the book if only I knew more about book publishing), or that there has yet to be a movie about his life.
		Even in the article he [Big Bopper] says, "won't be good enough just to be good just vocally, you'll have to look good visually".
	www.earcandymag.com /bigbopperjr.htm (4178 words)

	Epinions.com - CHANTILLY LACE — THE BIG BOPPER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		His program name is “The Big Bopper Show” and he is eventually appointed as the station’s program director.
		In October 1991 the only surviving instrument from the fatal plane crash which was Jiles’ model LG3 Gibson guitar was sold at the “Red Baron Antique Auction” in Atlanta, GA. In the mid 1990’s Jiles son JP Jr.
		The one CD that I own by “The Big Bopper is CHANTILLY LACE which I purchased used last year at amazon.com for only $8.98 and I feel it was a great investment.
	www.epinions.com /content_3352535172 (2060 words)

	The Big Bopper \| TutorGig.co.uk Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		' (October 24, 1930 - February 3, 1959), better known as 'The Big Bopper' (but called 'Jape' by friends) was a disc jockey who parlayed a big voice and exuberant personality into a career as an early rock and roll star.
		Electronics See all 83 results in The Big Bopper..
		The Day the Music Died: The Last Tour of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper a..
	www.tutorgig.co.uk /ed/The_Big_Bopper (1158 words)

	JP Richardson aka The Big Bopper Jr.
		The Big Bopper is property owned by JP Richardson © The Big Bopper Enterprises.
		Pictured above is JP Richardson aka the Big Bopper Jr.
		It's called "The Legacy of the BIG BOPPER" Performed by JP Richardson.
	www.itcamefromtrafalgar.com /JP.html (157 words)

	The Day the Music Died, the Crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper
		When that plane crashed, it claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. "Big Bopper" Richardson and the pilot, Roger Peterson.
		Ritchie Valens, probably the hottest of the artists at the time, The Big Bopper, and Dion and the Belmonts would round out the list of performers.
		Jiles P. Richardson, known as The Big Bopper to his fans, was a Texas D.J. who found recording success and fame in 1958 with the song Chantilly Lace.
	www.fiftiesweb.com /crash.htm (875 words)

	The Big Bopper : (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Bopper charted in the US with his follow up's "
		" had hit the UK charts but then tragedy struck,while on tour The Big Bopper,Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens were killed in a plain crash.
		The Bopper Had written songs for other people such as "
	website.lineone.net /~rockinandbopping/BigB.htm (215 words)

	Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Jiles, or "Jape" as he preferred to be called, married Adrian Joy Fryon on April 18, 1952.
		In 1957, while working as a deejay for KTRM in Beaumont, he coined the name "The Big Bopper" a stage name he would use for the rest of his life.
		In May of '57 he broadcast for six days straight, spinning 1,821 records and established a world record for continuous broadcasting.
	www.officialbigbopper.com /story.htm (405 words)

	Amazon.com: Hellooo Baby!: The Best of the Big Bopper, 1954-1959: Music: The Big Bopper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		He recorded his first song in 1954 and decided to become known as The Big Bopper (after the dance named The Bop which was popular at the time).
		His songs have funny lyrics (about "Big Bopper's Wedding", "Little Red Riding Hood",...), and is there someone who doesn't know "Chanitily Lace".
		The tragic death of the biggest bopper around is made even more tragic by the brilliant tunes and clever lyrics contained on this cd.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000032BL?v=glance (1054 words)

	The Dead Rock Stars Club - The 50's and earlier
		Big Sid Catlett (Sidney Catlett) - Died 3-25-1951 in Chicago, IL, U.S. - Heart attack (Jazz) Born 1-17-1910 in Evansville, IN, U.S. - Drummer - Worked with Darnell Howard, Benny Carter, McKinney's Cotton Pickers, Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington.
		Big Maceo (Major Merriweather) - Died 2-23-1953 - Stroke (Blues) Born 3-31-1905 in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. (He did, "Worried Life Blues" and "Texas Stomp").
		Big Bopper (Jiles Perry Richardson Jr.) - Died 2-3-1959 - Plane Crash (Rock and Roll) Born 10-24-1930 in Sabine Pass, Texas, U.S. (He recorded,"Chantilly Lace" and "Little Red Riding Hood").
	users.efortress.com /doc-rock/1950.html (9803 words)

	The Big Bopper Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Born Jiles Perry Richardson Jr., JP Richardson was known as The Big Bopper to his listeners on KTRM in Beaumont, Texas, where he worked as a disc jockey.
		Jape, as he preferred to be called, also wrote songs and his most famous was Chantilly Lace, which was the third most played song on radio stations in 1958.
		While on tour in the midwest the winter of 1959, The Big Bopper died in the same small plane crash that also killed Buddy Holly and Richie Valens.
	www.music.infotut.com /Bands_and_Artists/B/Big_Bopper,_The (123 words)

	Big Boppers Restaurant in Marblehead, Ohio - Island Heat Chili - chili cookoffs, burgers - bring the family!
		Big Boppers Restaurant in Marblehead, Ohio - Island Heat Chili - chili cookoffs, burgers - bring the family!
		Big Bopper’s meaty pork ribs are hickory smoked in our own cooker then grilled with our special “hot and mild BBQ sauce!
		All Rights Reserved by Ken Kostal and Big Boppers Restaurant.
	www.bigboppers.net /menu.html (178 words)

	Big Bopper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Jiles was born on October 24th 1930 in Sabine Pass, Texas.
		Whilst attending Lamar State College in Beaumont, Texas he got a job as a Singer/ Disc Jockey and started to call himself "The Big Bopper".
		My first recollection of The Big Bopper was when I heard "Chantilly Lace" on the radio and of course I immediately went out and purchased a copy of the single.
	www.pmoorcroft.freeserve.co.uk /page3.htm (173 words)

	Amazon.com: Best of: Music: Big Bopper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		During the recent anniversary of J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson's tragic death, I wrote a piece for The Bopper's hometown newspaper, the Beaumont (TX) Enterprise, about his life, his family and his legacy.
		And if this album gets you more interested in The Bopper's short life (he was only 28 when he died with Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens) then you are in for a treat.
		He did, and that's just a small part of the complex person "the other guy on the plane" was.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000025AD5?v=glance (500 words)

	Big Boppers Products (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Big Bopper - Mercury 71343 - Chantilly Lace
		Big Bopper teen magazine Vanilla Ice Paula Abdul cover
		The Big Bopper L.P. Big Bopper Chantilly Lace LP -- Mercury MG 20402
	www.crookedcreekwild.com /bigboppers.html (268 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)