2007-01-02 22:05:47 · 5 answers · asked by David 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Celebrities
jiles perry (j.p.) richardson jr.
2007-01-02 22:07:27 · answer #1 · answered by wookin pa nub 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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".
2007-01-03 06:08:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jiles Perry Richardson Jr.
2007-01-03 06:07:53 · answer #3 · answered by zaffaris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
JP Richardson, Jiles Perry Richardson. His son Jay Perry Richardson, has constructed an official website dedicated to his father "Big bopper".
Check it out you can listen to some tunes too..
http://www.officialbigbopper.com/
2007-01-03 06:07:55 · answer #4 · answered by GreyRainbow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Big Bopper, who made a hit of "Chantilly Lace" and died in a plane crash along with Richie Valens and Buddy Holly, was in real life a disc jockey and program director at KTRM in Beaumont, Texas. His real name was J.P. Richardson.
2007-01-03 06:29:30 · answer #5 · answered by The Storm Chaser 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋