The Big Bopper
- MatchThe Big Bopper
- 100%Johnny Burnette
- 94%Billy Lee Riley
- 93%Ritchie Valens
- 84%Danny & The Juniors
- 76%Eddie Cochran
- 76%Larry Williams
- 73%Buddy Holly
- 70%The Diamonds
- 69%Dale Hawkins
- 68%Duane Eddy
Biography
Jiles Perry Richardson, 24 October 1930, Sabine Pass, Texas, USA, d. 3 February 1959, USA. After working as a disc jockey in Beaumont, Richardson won a recording contract with Mercury Records, releasing two unsuccessful singles in 1957. The following year, under his radio moniker The Big Bopper, he recorded the ebullient Chantilly Lace, a rock n roll classic, complete with blaring saxophone and an insistent guitar run. However, it was scheduled to be the... Read more