The Big Bopper

Personal information

Known for: Acting
Known credits: 5
Gender: Male
Born: October 24, 1930
Died: February 3, 1959
Place of birth: Sabine Pass, Texas, USA
Also known as: Jiles Perry RichardsonJP RichardsonJ. P. RichardsonJ.P. Richardson

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.