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the Big Bopper

American deejay, songwriter, and recording artist
Also known as: J. P. Richardson

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Holly

  • Buddy Holly
    In Buddy Holly

    …coheadliners Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson) were killed in a plane crash. (See Winter Dance Party itinerary.)

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Jones

  • George Jones, 2012.
    In George Jones

    …recording artist known as the Big Bopper. Other chart-toppers were “Tender Years” (1961) and “She Thinks I Still Care” (1962).

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Valens