The Big Bopper

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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  The Dick Clark Show

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• Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died

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  The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"

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• The True Buddy Holly Story

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  Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2

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• 2022The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"Self (archive footage)
• 2012The True Buddy Holly StorySelf (archive footage)
• 2003Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2Self (archive footage)
• 1999Behind The Music: The Day The Music DiedSelf (archive footage)
• 1958The Dick Clark ShowSelf