Directory of Big Bopper, The Resources

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The Big Bopper (real name J.P. Richardson) was an early rock and roll star who died in the plane crash February 3, 1959, near Mason City, Iowa that also took the lives of Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens.

Resources in This Category

• Artist Direct: The Big Bopper

  http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/big-bopper/404135
  Includes biography, merchandise, and message board.

• Big Bopper Page

  http://www.tsimon.com/bopper.htm
  Features a brief biography.

• The Beaumont Enterprise - 'They didn't bury the Big Bopper,' says his son

  http://www.angelfire.com/music5/archives/bopperexhumed.html
  News article about the unearthing and reburial of the musician's remains. (March 11, 2007)

• The Big Bopper, Hellooo... Baby

  http://www.rockabilly.nl/artists/bbopper.htm
  Fan site with a brief biography.

Related Categories

• Home > Arts > Music > Styles > By Decade > 1950s > Bands and Artists > V > Valens, Ritchie
• Home > Arts > Music > Bands and Artists > H > Holly, Buddy
• Home > Arts > Music > Styles > R > Rock > Classic
• Home > Arts > Music > Styles > R > Rock > Rockabilly
• Home > Society > Issues > Transportation > Aviation > Accidents > Specific Crashes > Beech Bonanza Crash 1959

 

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