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RECORDED ON THIS DAY IN 1960
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TODAY IN HISTORY
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“THE BIG BOPPER”, BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1930
Jiles Perry "J. P." Richardson, Jr.
(October 24, 1930 – February 3, 1959)
Richardson, also commonly known as The Big Bopper, was a disc
jockey, singer. He is best known for his recording of "Chantilly
Lace".
Richardson was killed in a plane crash in Iowa, along with Buddy
Holly and Ritchie Valens, a day that has become known as The Day
the Music Died.
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