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10431551 | Play | Chantilly Lace | 02:29 Tools | |
10431560 | Play | Crazy Blues | 00:00 Tools | |
10431552 | Play | Little Red Riding Hood | 02:11 Tools | |
76998178 | Play | Let's twist again | 02:20 Tools | |
10431558 | Play | Walking Through My Dreams | 02:14 Tools | |
10431556 | Play | Pink Petticoats | 00:00 Tools | |
52075030 | Play | Purple People Eater Meets the Witch Doctor | 00:00 Tools | |
10431554 | Play | Big Bopper's Wedding | 02:10 Tools | |
10431559 | Play | It's the Truth Ruth | 00:00 Tools | |
10431553 | Play | Chantilly Lace - Single Version | 00:00 Tools | |
10431561 | Play | Someone Watching Over You | 00:00 Tools | |
10431567 | Play | Beggar to a King | 00:00 Tools | |
10431571 | Play | White Lightnin' | 00:00 Tools | |
10431563 | Play | Preacher and the Bear | 00:00 Tools | |
10431564 | Play | Old Maid | 00:00 Tools | |
10431565 | Play | That's What I'm Talking About | 00:00 Tools | |
10431562 | Play | Monkey Song (You Made a Monkey out of Me) | 00:00 Tools | |
10431570 | Play | Strange Kisses | 00:00 Tools | |
10431566 | Play | The Clock | 00:00 Tools | |
10431568 | Play | Bopper's Boogie Woogie | 03:12 Tools | |
10431573 | Play | The Wanderer | 00:00 Tools | |
87239211 | Play | Ain't That A Shame | 00:00 Tools | |
10431580 | Play | Chantilly Lace (Single Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
10431576 | Play | Monkey Song | 00:00 Tools | |
10431586 | Play | Monster Mash | 00:00 Tools | |
52075038 | Play | Running Bear | 00:00 Tools | |
10431572 | Play | It's The Truth, Ruth | 00:00 Tools | |
10431587 | Play | White Ligtnin' | 00:00 Tools | |
52075033 | Play | Monkey Song (You Made a Money Out of Me) | 00:00 Tools | |
10431596 | Play | Purple People Eater | 02:15 Tools | |
10431651 | Play | Who Put The Bop In The The Bop-Shoo-Bop-Shoo-Bop | 00:00 Tools | |
10431577 | Play | Litte Red Riding Hood | 00:00 Tools | |
87239212 | Play | Bird is the Word | 00:00 Tools | |
10431617 | Play | Be-Bop-A-Lula (1959) | 00:00 Tools | |
10431575 | Play | Purple People Eater Meets the Witch Doctors | 00:00 Tools | |
87239213 | Play | You Made a Monkey Out of Me | 00:00 Tools | |
10431622 | Play | Big Boppers Wedding | 00:00 Tools | |
87239214 | Play | Purple People Eater Meets The Witchdoctor | 00:00 Tools | |
52075032 | Play | Tequila | 00:00 Tools | |
10431656 | Play | Splish Splash | 00:00 Tools | |
10431610 | Play | Mr. Bass Man | 00:00 Tools | |
52075034 | Play | Sleepwalk - Extended Version | 00:00 Tools | |
10431635 | Play | Chantilly Lace (Angelmuse Remix) | 00:00 Tools | |
76998184 | Play | Sleep Walk - Extended Version | 00:00 Tools | |
52075035 | Play | Chantilli Lace | 00:00 Tools | |
10431589 | Play | Chantilly Lace (Digitally Remastered) | 00:00 Tools | |
52075105 | Play | Chantilly Lace (Remastered) | 00:00 Tools | |
52075049 | Play | Walkin' Through My Dreams | 00:00 Tools | |
76998182 | Play | Lets Twist Again | 02:20 Tools | |
10431608 | Play | Purple People Eater Meets Witch Doctor | 00:00 Tools | |
52075037 | Play | The Purple People Eater Meets the Witchdoctor | 00:00 Tools | |
52075048 | Play | Ticket to Ride | 00:00 Tools | |
52075036 | Play | Summertime Blues | 00:00 Tools | |
52075055 | Play | Three Stars | 00:00 Tools | |
52075039 | Play | Who Put The Bop In The The Bop She Bop | 00:00 Tools | |
10431631 | Play | Cantilly Lace | 00:00 Tools | |
52075040 | Play | Be-Bop-A-Lula | 00:00 Tools | |
52075041 | Play | Purple People Eater m Witch Dr | 00:00 Tools | |
10431588 | Play | The Preacher & the Bear | 00:00 Tools | |
52075084 | Play | It's Not Unusual | 00:00 Tools | |
52075042 | Play | Chantilly Lace - Digitally Remastered | 00:00 Tools | |
10431594 | Play | Who Put The Bop In The Bop-Shoo-Bop-Shoo-Bop | 02:45 Tools | |
76998183 | Play | Who Put The Bop | 00:00 Tools | |
10431612 | Play | At the Hop | 00:00 Tools | |
52075044 | Play | Great Balls of Fire | 00:00 Tools | |
52075066 | Play | I Feel Fine | 00:00 Tools | |
52075045 | Play | Chantilly Lace [Single Version] | 00:00 Tools | |
10431673 | Play | Little Darlin' | 00:00 Tools | |
52075046 | Play | Boogie Woogie | 00:00 Tools | |
52075047 | Play | The Big Bopper / Chantilly La | 02:06 Tools | |
52075068 | Play | We Belong Together | 00:00 Tools | |
52075067 | Play | The Preacher and the Bear | 00:00 Tools | |
52075052 | Play | purple people eater meets witchdoctor | 00:00 Tools | |
10431603 | Play | The Witch Doctor | 00:00 Tools | |
52075051 | Play | Chantilly Lace (Winter Dance Party) | 00:00 Tools | |
52075053 | Play | Introduction: News Cast | 00:00 Tools | |
52075050 | Play | Blue Moon | 00:00 Tools | |
52075124 | Play | Introduction / Newscast | 00:00 Tools | |
52075054 | Play | Yackety Yack | 00:00 Tools | |
10431604 | Play | The Big Boppers Wedding | 00:00 Tools | |
52075058 | Play | Chantilly Lace (1958) | 00:00 Tools | |
52075056 | Play | Sleepwalk (Extended Version By Santo and Johnny) | 00:00 Tools | |
10431592 | Play | Big Bopper’s Wedding | 00:00 Tools | |
52075057 | Play | Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace | 00:00 Tools | |
52075156 | Play | Cradle Of Love | 00:00 Tools | |
52075059 | Play | Rock Around The Clock | 00:00 Tools | |
10431582 | Play | Action Central News Telecast, 3rd February 1959 | 00:00 Tools | |
10431583 | Play | It’s the Truth Ruth | 00:00 Tools | |
52075060 | Play | Mr Baseman | 00:00 Tools | |
52075062 | Play | Big Bopper-Chantilly Lace | 00:00 Tools | |
52075071 | Play | White Lightnin´ | 00:00 Tools | |
52075115 | Play | Rock Around With Ollie Vee | 00:00 Tools | |
52075086 | Play | Newscast of Planecrash | 00:00 Tools | |
52075061 | Play | 01-Chantilly Lace | 00:00 Tools | |
10431569 | Play | A Teen-Age Moon | 00:00 Tools | |
10431609 | Play | Newscast About Plane Crash-Richie Valens, Big Bopper, Buddy Holly | 00:00 Tools | |
52075063 | Play | Yakety Yak | 00:00 Tools | |
52075064 | Play | Chantilly Lace (1958) [Digitally Remastered 2012] | 00:00 Tools | |
52075122 | Play | Valley Of Tears | 00:00 Tools | |
10431661 | Play | One More Chance | 00:00 Tools | |
10431605 | Play | The Big Bopper's Wedding | 00:00 Tools | |
10431591 | Play | Who Put The Bop In the Bop Shoo Bob | 00:00 Tools | |
52075065 | Play | Purple People Eaters | 00:00 Tools | |
10431593 | Play | The Monkey Song | 00:00 Tools | |
10431584 | Play | News Telecast, 3rd February 1959 | 00:00 Tools | |
10431618 | Play | White Lightin' | 00:00 Tools | |
52075069 | Play | NEWSCAST | 00:00 Tools | |
52075070 | Play | Big Booper's Wedding | 00:00 Tools | |
52075078 | Play | Chanitilly Lace | 00:00 Tools | |
52075111 | Play | Sleepwalk (Extended Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
52075075 | Play | Big Bopper's Wedding (Winter Dance Party) | 00:00 Tools | |
52075073 | Play | Rockin Robin | 00:00 Tools | |
76998187 | Play | Ritchies Blues | 00:00 Tools | |
89258466 | Play | Chantilly Lace (from "American Graffiti") | 00:00 Tools | |
52075074 | Play | Purple People Eater - The Witch Doctor(1958) | 00:00 Tools | |
52075076 | Play | The Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace | 00:00 Tools | |
52075072 | Play | Pink Petticoats (Digitally Remastered) | 00:00 Tools | |
89258467 | Play | Chantilly Lace (From 'American Graffiti') | 00:00 Tools | |
52075079 | Play | Bopper's Boogie | 00:00 Tools | |
76998186 | Play | Someone Watching Over You Tonight | 00:00 Tools | |
52075098 | Play | (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction | 03:40 Tools | |
52075080 | Play | Purple People Eater Meets The Witch Doctor (Winter Dance Party) | 00:00 Tools | |
52075081 | Play | Purple People Eater Meets Witchdoctor | 00:00 Tools | |
52075082 | Play | Old Maid (Digitally Remastered) | 00:00 Tools | |
52075104 | Play | A Teenage Moon (In a Rock and Roll World) | 00:00 Tools | |
52075083 | Play | We Belong Together (Ritchie Valens) | 00:00 Tools | |
76998185 | Play | Not Fade Away | 00:00 Tools | |
52075077 | Play | Little Red Riding Hood (Digitally Remastered) | 00:00 Tools | |
52075147 | Play | Ritchie's Blues | 00:00 Tools | |
52075089 | Play | Teenage Moon [*] | 00:00 Tools | |
52075085 | Play | Chantilly Lace - Rock 'n' Roll Party Mix | 00:00 Tools | |
52075094 | Play | Chantilly Lace(Big Bopper) | 00:00 Tools | |
10431660 | Play | White Lightning (Digitally Remastered) | 00:00 Tools | |
52075087 | Play | WALKING THOUGH MY DREAMS | 00:00 Tools | |
10431654 | Play | Chantilly | 00:00 Tools | |
52075088 | Play | PINK PETICOATS | 00:00 Tools | |
52075090 | Play | Johnny B. Goode | 00:00 Tools | |
52075103 | Play | Chantilly Lace - Big Bopper | 00:00 Tools | |
52075091 | Play | It's The Truth,Ruth | 00:00 Tools | |
52075093 | Play | 06-Little Red Riding Hood | 00:00 Tools | |
10431658 | Play | White Lightnin | 00:00 Tools | |
52075095 | Play | Chantilly Lace [Angelmuse Remix] | 00:00 Tools | |
10431597 | Play | That’s What I’m Talking About | 00:00 Tools | |
52075096 | Play | Who Put The Bop In The Bop Shoo Bop | 00:00 Tools | |
52075097 | Play | Who Put The Bop In The The Bop-shoo.. | 00:00 Tools | |
52075149 | Play | Shangri-La | 00:00 Tools | |
52075171 | Play | The Last Time | 00:00 Tools | |
52075135 | Play | Air Crash Report (Broadcast Action Central News Bulletin | 00:00 Tools | |
52075092 | Play | The Clock (Digitally Remastered) | 00:00 Tools | |
52075100 | Play | White Lighting | 00:00 Tools | |
52075101 | Play | 09 - Crazy Blues | 00:00 Tools | |
52075102 | Play | Clock | 00:00 Tools | |
76998189 | Play | Someone Watching Over You Tonight - Unreleased Version | 00:00 Tools | |
10431620 | Play | Little Darlin | 00:00 Tools | |
52075099 | Play | Walking Through My Dreams (Version 2) | 00:00 Tools | |
52075106 | Play | 04-Old Maid | 00:00 Tools | |
52075107 | Play | The Clock | 00:00 Tools | |
52075108 | Play | That’s What I'm Talking About | 00:00 Tools | |
52075120 | Play | Chantilly Lace - The Big Bopper | 00:00 Tools | |
52075110 | Play | Chantilly Lace - 1958 | 00:00 Tools | |
52075109 | Play | Purple People Eater Meet The Witch Dockter | 00:00 Tools | |
52075127 | Play | Big Boppera*S Wedding | 00:00 Tools | |
52075112 | Play | Bird is the word (NUROFEN remix) | 00:00 Tools | |
52075113 | Play | 14 - Old Maid | 00:00 Tools | |
52075114 | Play | THAT'S WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT | 00:00 Tools | |
52075133 | Play | Chantilly Lace ( Ost True Romance ) | 00:00 Tools | |
52075116 | Play | Big Bopper's Wedding - 50 bpm | 00:00 Tools | |
52075117 | Play | 05-Big Boppers Wedding | 00:00 Tools | |
52075118 | Play | 12-Purple People Eater Meets The Witch Doctor | 00:00 Tools | |
52075119 | Play | 11-Preacher And The Bear | 00:00 Tools | |
52075123 | Play | SOMEONE WATCHING OVER YOU (unreleased version) | 00:00 Tools | |
10431639 | Play | Big Bopper’s Wedding (Digitally Remastered) | 00:00 Tools | |
52075136 | Play | Air Crash Newscast (Broadcast) | 00:00 Tools | |
52075126 | Play | 08-Monkey Song | 00:00 Tools | |
10431633 | Play | Chatilly Lace | 00:00 Tools | |
52075121 | Play | Chubby Checker - Let's Twist Again | 00:00 Tools | |
52075128 | Play | White Lightning(The original-1955) | 00:00 Tools | |
52075129 | Play | Breathless | 00:00 Tools | |
52075130 | Play | Wooly Bully | 00:00 Tools | |
52075140 | Play | Someone Watching Over You - Unreleased Version | 00:00 Tools | |
10431671 | Play | Walking Through My Dreams [Version 2] | 00:00 Tools | |
52075148 | Play | I Got You Babe | 00:00 Tools | |
52075131 | Play | Who Put The Bop In The The Bop | 00:00 Tools | |
52075132 | Play | 02-Pink Petticoats | 00:00 Tools | |
52075134 | Play | 03-Walking Through My Dreams | 00:00 Tools | |
52075137 | Play | Preacher And The Bear (Digitally Remastered) | 00:00 Tools | |
52075138 | Play | Chantilly Lace [1958] | 00:00 Tools | |
52075139 | Play | Its The Truth Ruth | 00:00 Tools | |
10431642 | Play | Chanitlly Lace | 00:00 Tools | |
52075153 | Play | Chantilly Lace (Big Bopper) | 00:00 Tools | |
10431646 | Play | It's the Truth Ruth [Version 2] | 00:00 Tools | |
52075141 | Play | Valley of Tears (Buddy Holly) | 00:00 Tools | |
87239215 | Play | Someone Watching Over You / Second Hand Big Bopper Memories | 00:00 Tools | |
52075142 | Play | 50s and 60s - Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace | 00:00 Tools | |
52075143 | Play | Big Bopper - Monster Mash | 00:00 Tools | |
52075144 | Play | Who Put The Bop In The Bop | 00:00 Tools | |
52075145 | Play | 07-Crazy Blues | 00:00 Tools | |
52075172 | Play | Yeh Yeh | 00:00 Tools | |
10431595 | Play | A Teenage Moon (In a Rock & Roll World) | 00:00 Tools | |
89258468 | Play | Chantilly Lace (From "Happy Feet") | 00:00 Tools | |
52075150 | Play | 09-Its The Truth Ruth | 00:00 Tools | |
52075151 | Play | The Witch Doctor (1958) | 02:13 Tools | |
89258469 | Play | Chantilly Lace (Original Mix) | 00:00 Tools | |
87239218 | Play | Poor Little Fool | 00:00 Tools | |
52075152 | Play | Bebopalula | 00:00 Tools | |
52075163 | Play | Walking Thru My Dreams | 00:00 Tools | |
89258470 | Play | Ding Dong, It's Me (The weird man) | 00:00 Tools | |
10431600 | Play | Chantilly Lace / Do You Wanna Dance / Rockin' Robin / Get A Job / Ten Commandments Of Love / Rebel Rouser | 00:00 Tools | |
52075166 | Play | It’s The Truth, Ruth | 00:00 Tools | |
52075154 | Play | Hey, Little Girl With The High School Sweater | 00:00 Tools | |
89258471 | Play | It's The Truth Ruth (Version 2) | 00:00 Tools | |
87239216 | Play | Not Fade Away (Alternate Take) | 00:00 Tools | |
52075155 | Play | Newscast About Richie Valens, Buddy Holly & Big Bopper Plane Crash | 00:00 Tools | |
52075159 | Play | #163. Chantilly Lace | 00:00 Tools | |
52075157 | Play | Bird is a word | 00:00 Tools | |
52075176 | Play | Chantilly Lace - 1959 | 00:00 Tools | |
10431602 | Play | Under The Boardwalk | 00:00 Tools | |
52075178 | Play | Monkey Song(You Made A Monkey Out Of Me) | 00:00 Tools | |
10431615 | Play | Mr Bass Man | 00:00 Tools | |
52075160 | Play | Chantilly Lace [American Graffiti] | 00:00 Tools | |
10431606 | Play | Runaround Sue | 00:00 Tools | |
10431621 | Play | Who Put The Bomp | 00:00 Tools | |
87239217 | Play | Who Put the Bop in the Bop-Shoo-Bop-Shoo-Bop? | 00:00 Tools | |
89258472 | Play | Shantilly Lace | 00:00 Tools | |
87239221 | Play | Chantilly Lacy | 00:00 Tools | |
87239219 | Play | Beggar To The King | 00:00 Tools | |
52075164 | Play | Thata*S What Ia*M Talkina* About | 00:00 Tools | |
52075165 | Play | See You Later Alligator | 00:00 Tools | |
89258473 | Play | Chantilly Lace Single Version | 00:00 Tools | |
10431624 | Play | Walking Through My Dreams [Version 1] | 00:00 Tools | |
52075167 | Play | Chantelly Lace | 00:00 Tools | |
52075168 | Play | Air Crash Report (Broadcast Action Central News Bulletin) | 00:00 Tools | |
52075169 | Play | Purple People Eater Meet The Witch Doctor | 00:00 Tools | |
10431599 | Play | The Big Bopper Wedding | 00:00 Tools | |
10431643 | Play | Chantilly Lace; Angelmuse Remix | 00:00 Tools | |
52075170 | Play | Who put the Bop in the Bop-Shoo-Bop | 00:00 Tools | |
87239222 | Play | Not Fade Away - Alternative Take | 00:00 Tools | |
10431653 | Play | tell laura i love her | 00:00 Tools | |
52075173 | Play | Chantilly Lace-Big Bopper | 00:00 Tools | |
87239223 | Play | White Ligtning | 00:00 Tools | |
52075174 | Play | Beggar To A King [As Jape Richardson] | 00:00 Tools | |
76998190 | Play | Big Bopper | 00:00 Tools | |
52075175 | Play | That's What I'm Talkin' About | 00:00 Tools | |
89258474 | Play | The Clock (great song!) | 00:00 Tools | |
87239224 | Play | Chantilly Lace (from American Graffiti) | 00:00 Tools | |
87239225 | Play | Big Bopper's Back | 00:00 Tools | |
52075177 | Play | One Eyed One Horned Flying Purple People Eater | 00:00 Tools |
Jiles Perry (J.P.) Richardson, Jr. (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. He is best known for his hit song "Chantilly Lace". Richardson was born in Sabine Pass, Texas, the oldest son of Jiles Perry, Sr. and Elise (Stalsby) Richardson. His father was an oil field worker and driller. He had two younger brothers, Cecil and James. Within a short time the family moved to Beaumont, Texas. He graduated from Beaumont High School in 1947 and was a member of the "Royal Purple" football team, wearing number "85" as a defensive lineman. Richardson later studied law at Lamar College, and was a member of the band and chorus. During this time he worked part time at KTRM radio, where in 1949 he was hired full-time and left school. On April 18, 1952, Richardson married Adrianne Joy Fryou from Montegut, Louisiana; in December 1953 their daughter, Debra Joy, was born. Earlier that year Richardson was promoted to Supervisor of Announcers at KTRM. In March 1955 he was drafted into the United States Army. His basic training was at Fort Ord, California after which Richardson spent two years as a radar instructor at Fort Bliss, Texas. Upon his discharge at the rank of Corporal in March 1957, Richardson returned to KTRM radio, where he held down the "Dishwashers' Serenade" shift from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. One of the station's sponsors wanted Richardson for a new time slot and suggested a gimmick for the show. Richardson noticed all the college kids doing a dance called The Bop, so he decided to become known as "The Big Bopper". He kicked off a new radio show from 3 to 6 p.m., and soon The Big Bopper became the station's program director. In May of 1957, he broke the record for continuous on-the-air broadcasting by eight minutes. He went a total of five days, two hours and eight minutes, playing 1,821 records and taking showers during five-minute newscasts. During the marathon, he lost 35 pounds (16 kg). KTRM paid Richardson $746.50 for his overtime and he quickly hit the sack for 20 hours. According to the Internet Accuracy Project website, Richardson is credited with coining the term "rock video". Around this time, Richardson -- who played guitar -- started writing more songs. George Jones later recorded Richardson's "White Lightning", which became Jones' first #1 country hit in 1959 (#73 on the pop charts). Richardson also wrote "Running Bear" for Johnny Preston, his friend from Port Arthur, Texas. Inspiration for the song came from Richardson's childhood memory of the Sabine river, where he heard stories about Indian tribes. Jape sang background on "Running Bear", but it wasn't released until September 1959, after his death. Within several months it went to #1. The man who launched Richardson as a recording artist was Harold "Pappy" Dailey from Houston. Dailey was promotion director for Mercury and Starday records and signed Richardson to Mercury. Richardson's first single, "Beggar To A King", had a country flavor, but failed to gain any chart action. He soon cut "Chantilly Lace" as "The Big Bopper" for Pappy Dailey's D label. Mercury bought the recording and released it during the summer of 1958. It reached #6 on the pop charts and spent 22 weeks on the national Top 40. It also inspired an answer record by Jayne Mansfield titled "That Makes It". In "Chantilly Lace", Richardson pretends to have a flirting phone call with his girlfriend; the Mansfield record suggests what his girlfriend might have been saying at the other end of the line. With the success of "Chantilly Lace," Richardson took some time off from KTRM radio and joined Buddy Holly and The Crickets, Ritchie Valens and Dion & the Belmonts for a "Winter Dance Party" tour. On February 2, 1959, Buddy Holly chartered a Beechcraft Bonanza to take him and his new Crickets band (Tommy Allsup and Waylon Jennings) to Fargo, North Dakota. Richardson came down with the flu and didn't feel comfortable on the bus, so Jennings gave his plane seat to Richardson. Valens had never flown on a small plane and requested Allsup's seat. They flipped a coin, and Valens called heads and won the toss. In the early morning of February 3, after a performance at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, the small four-passenger Beechcraft Bonanza took off from the Mason City airport during a blinding snow storm and crashed into Albert Juhl’s corn field several miles after takeoff at 1:05 a.m. The crash killed Holly, Valens, Richardson and the 21-year-old pilot, Roger Peterson. This event would become known as "The Day the Music Died". Richardson, 28 when he died, left behind his wife, Adrianne, and 4-year-old daughter Debra Joy; a son, Jay Perry Richardson, was born in April of 1959. At the time of his death, Richardson had been building a recording studio in his home in Beaumont, Texas, and was also planning to invest in the ownership of a radio station. In addition, he had written 20 new songs with plans to record by himself and with other artists. Richardson was a well-loved figure who was known to care deeply about his family. Son Jay P. Richardson took up a musical career inspired by his late father and is known professionally as "The Big Bopper, Jr." He has performed at venues around the world. Notably, he has toured on the "Winter Dance Party" tour with Buddy Holly impersonator John Mueller on some of the very same stages as his father. In film, The Big Bopper has been portrayed by Gailard Sartain in The Buddy Holly Story and Stephen Lee in La Bamba. Monument at Crash Site, September 16, 2003In 1988, Ken Paquette, a Wisconsin fan of the ’50s era, erected a stainless steel monument depicting a steel guitar and a set of three records bearing the names of each of the three performers. It is located on private farmland, about one quarter mile west of the intersection of 315th Street and Gull Avenue, approximately eight miles north of Clear Lake, this is where the plane crash was situated. He also created a similar stainless steel monument to the three musicians near the Riverside Ballroom in Green Bay, Wisconsin. That memorial was unveiled on July 17, 2003. J.P. Richardson's pioneering contribution to the genre has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. 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. Read more on Last.fm. 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