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The Big Bopper
ActingBorn October 24, 1930 (28 years old at death)· Died February 3, 1959
Sabine Pass, Texas, USA
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.
Also known as: Jiles Perry Richardson, JP Richardson, J. P. Richardson, J.P. Richardson
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