The Big Bopper American singer
The Big Bopper is a 28 years old American singer from Port Arthur, Texas. The Big Bopper was born on October 24, 1930 (died on February 03, 1959, he was 28 years old) in Port Arthur, Texas as Jiles Perry Richardson Jr.. His nickname was The Big Bopper Jape J.P..
About
Birth name of The Big Bopper is Jiles Perry Richardson Jr.
No, he died on 02/03/1959, 65 years ago. He was 28 years old when he died. Cause of death: aviation accident. He died in Clear Lake
Works
The Big Bopper Albums (16)
There are 16 albums of The Big Bopper.
His last album The Witch Doctor released 3 years 3 months ago. When The Witch Doctor released, he was 90 years old. This album contains 18 tracks
His first album Chantilly Lace released 124 years ago, he was 30 years old when this album released. There were 10 songs in this album.
The Witch Doctor
Bigger & Bigger
Big Boppers' Fun Parade
The Rock 'n Roll Legend (Remastered)
View all The Big Bopper albums.
Popular The Big Bopper Songs
- Chantilly Lace (60's Triple set, released 22 years ago)
- Little Red Riding Hood (Rednecks & Greasers Vol. 9, released 10 years ago)
- Crazy Blues (The Best Of Big Bopper, released 25 years ago)
- Big Bopper's Wedding (Chantilly Lace, released 66 years ago)
- White Lightnin' (Chantilly Lace, released 66 years ago)
- Purple People Eater Meets The Witch Doctor (The Best Of Big Bopper, released 25 years ago)
- Walking Through My Dreams (Chantilly Lace, released 66 years ago)
- That's What I'm Talking About (The Best Of Big Bopper, released 25 years ago)
- Pink Petticoats (Chantilly Lace, released 66 years ago)
- Strange Kisses (The Best Of Big Bopper, released 25 years ago)
The Big Bopper Movies (2)
There are 2 movies of The Big Bopper.
His first feature film was Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died (1999, as Himself (archive footage)). He was 68 when he starred in this movie. Since 1999, he has appeared in 2 feature films. The last one is Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2 (2003). In this movie, we watched him in the Chanteur character .
The Big Bopper TV Shows (1)
His first TV Show was The Dick Clark Show (1958).
Education
He graduated from Lamar University
What was The's zodiac sign?The Big Bopper zodiac sign was scorpio.
Other facts about The Big Bopper
| Alias | The Big Bopper Jape J.P. |
|---|---|
| Place of death | Clear Lake |
| Genre | Country music, Rock and roll, Rockabilly |
| Instrument | Guitar, Singing |
| Date of death | 1959-02-03T00:00:00Z |
| Manner of death | Accident |
| Voice type | Baritone |
| Notable work | Chantilly Lace |
| Genre | Rock And Roll |
| Name in native language | J. P. Richardson |
| Instrument | Voice |
| Europeana entity | Agent/base/61023 |
| Significant event | The Day The Music Died |
| Native language | English |
| Family name | Richardson. Show people with the surname Richardson |
| Record | D Records |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Birth name | Jiles Perry Richardson Jr. |
| U.S. National Archives Identifier | 10570727 |
| Work period (start) | 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Pseudonym | Big Bopper , object has role: stage name , writing system: Latin script |
| Given name | Perry , series ordinal: 2 |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English , object has role: first language |
| Cause of death | Aviation Accident , statement is subject of: The Day the Music Died |
| IPI name number | 00025975952 , named as: RICHARDSON J P |
