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Chanteur
Rock 'n' Roll US né Husky Jape Richardson, le 24 octobre 1930 à Sabine Pass
(Texas). Disc-Jockey sur KTRM de Beaumont (Texas) au début des années cinquante. Il commence à enregistrer sous son vrai nom en 1955 chez Starday, puis Mercury (58), jusqu'au jour où il annonça: "Hello Baby! This Is The Big Bopper", et le pseudonyme lui resta. Chanteur
truculent, de bonne humeur, au sens inné du Swing et compositeur de chefs-d'oeuvre, le "Big Bopper" est mort dans un accident d'avion en compagnie de
Buddy Holly et de
Ritchie Valens, le 3 Février 1959.
Legendary
as one of the three rock greats to die in the tragic 1959 Clear Lake, IA, plane
crash that also claimed the lives of
Buddy Holly and
Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper (born
Jiles Perry Richardson) had just established himself as a rock hitmaker with the
rollicking "Chantilly Lace." Born in the heart of Texas, Richardson grew up in
Beaumont and changed his first name to Jape. He broke into show biz as a DJ over
KTRM radio, where he coined the nickname the Big Bopper. He began recording for
Mercury in 1957, his animated baritone scaling pop play lists the next year with
"Chantilly Lace" — easily his top seller — and the equally raucous novelty "Big
Bopper's Wedding." Richardson wrote "White Lightning," a huge country hit for
George Jones, and
Johnny Preston's number-one smash
"Running Bear."
http://www.officialbigbopper.com
Talents : Vocal, Guitar
Style musical : Rock 'n' Roll, Rockabilly
CRAZY BLUES
(1957)
 (Jape
Richardson)
CHANTILLY
LACE
(1958)
WHITE
LIGHTNING
(1959)
PINK PETTICOATS (1959)
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Années en activité :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles & EP
| 11/1957 | SP MERCURY / STARDAY 71219x45 (US) | . | Jape RICHARDSON & The JAPETTS -
Crazy Blues
/ Beggar
To A King |
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| 05/1958 | SP MERCURY 71312x45 (US) | . | Jape RICHARDSON with The ECHOES - Monkey Song / A Teen-Age Moon | ||
| 06/1958 | SP D 45-1008 (US) | . | Chantilly Lace / Purple People Eater Meets Witch Doctor | ||
| 07/1958 | SP MERCURY 71343x45 (US) |
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| 11/1958 | SP MERCURY 71375x45 (US) | . | Little Red Riding Hood / Big Bopper's Wedding | ||
| 1958 ? | EP MERCURY ZEP 10004 (F) |
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Chantilly Lace
/ Purple People Eater Meets The Witch Doctor / Big Bopper's Wedding / Little Red Riding Hood |
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| 1958 ? | SP MERCURY AMT 1002 (F) | . |
Chantilly Lace
/ Purple Eater Meets The Witch Doctor |
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| 1958 ? | SP MERCURY AMT 1017 (F) | . | Big Bopper's Wedding / Little Red Riding Hood | ||
| 03/1959 | SP MERCURY 71416x45 (US) | . |
Walking Through My Dreams
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Someone Watching Over You
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| 04/1959 | SP MERCURY 71451x45 (US) | . |
It's The Truth Ruth
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That's What I'm Talking
About
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| 07/1959 | SP MERCURY 71482x45 (US) | . |
Pink Petticoats
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The Clock
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| 1959 | EP MERCURY EP 104 (US) |
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Pink Petticoats
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Chantilly Lace
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Walking Through My Dreams
/ Big Bopper's Wedding |
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| 1959 | EP MERCURY 14208 (F) |
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Chantilly Lace
/ Purple People Eater Meets The Witch Doctor / Big Bopper's Wedding / Little Red Riding Hood |
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| 1959 ? | EP MERCURY ZEP 10027 (F) |
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It's The Truth Ruth
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Walking Through My Dreams
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Pink Petticoats
/ That's What I'm Talking
About
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| 1960 | SP MERCURY 30072 (US) | . |
Chantilly Lace
/ Big Bopper Weeding |
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Unissued track
| 195? | Unissued track | Jape RICHARDSON - Boogie Woogie |
Need Info
| 195? | Need info | Jape RICHARDSON - Bopper's Boogie Woogie |
Albums
| 02/1959 | LP 12" MERCURY MG 20402 (US) |
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CHANTILLY LACE STARRING THE BIG BOPPER : Chantilly Lace / Pink Petticoats / The Clock / Walking Thru My Dreams / Someone Watching Over You / Big Bopper's Wedding / Little Red Riding Hood / Preacher And The Bear / It's The Truth Ruth / White Lightning |
| 1971 | LP 12" CONTOUR 6870 531 (UK) |
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CHANTILLY LACE - Chantilly Lace / The Clock / Pink Petticoats / Someone Watching Over You / Old Maid / Big Bopper's Wedding / Little Red Riding Hood / Preacher And The Bear / It's The Truth Ruth / White Lightning |
| 1972 | LP 12" PICKWICK SPC 3365 (US) |
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CHANTILLY LACE - Chantilly Lace / Pink Petticoats / Little Red Riding Hood / Someone Watching Over You / Big Bopper's Wedding / Old Maid / It's The Truth Ruth / Preacher And The Bear / White Lightning / The Clock |
| 1980 | LP 12" MERCURY 6463057 (US) |
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CHANTILLY LACE STARRING THE BIG BOPPER - Chantilly Lace / Pink Petticoats / Walking Through My Dream / Old Maid / Big Bopper's Wedding / Little Red Riding Hood / Crazy Blues / Monkey Song (You Made A Monkey Out Of Me) / It's The Truth, Ruth / White Lightning / Preacher and Yhe Bear / Purple People Eater Meets The Witch Doctor |
| 1984 | LP 12" STAR 1020 (US) |
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OH BABY THAT'S WHAT I LIKE - Boogie Woogie / Crazy Blues / People Purple Eater / That's What I'm Talking About / Beggar To A King / It's The Truth Ruth / Walking Trough My Dreams / Monkey Song / Teenage Moon / + Ray CAMPI / / + D.DARLENE |
| 1987 | LP 12" RHINO R1 70164 (US) |
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HELLOOO BABY ! THE BEST OF THE BIG BOPPER - Chantilly Lace/Big Bopper's Wedding/Little Red Riding Hood/Walking Through My Dreams/Beggar To A King/Crazy Blues/White Lightning//Bopper's Boogie Woogie/That's What I'm Talking About/Pink Petticoats/Monkey Song (You Made A Monkey Out Of Me)/It's The Truth Ruth/Preacher And The Bear/Someone Watching Over You |
| 10/1989 | CD RHINO R2 70164 (US) |
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HELLOOO BABY ! THE BEST OF THE BIG BOPPER - Chantilly Lace/Big Bopper's Wedding/Little Red Riding Hood/Walking Through My Dreams/Beggar To A King/Crazy Blues/White Lightning//Bopper's Boogie Woogie/That's What I'm Talking About/Pink Petticoats/Monkey Song (You Made A Monkey Out Of Me)/It's The Truth Ruth/Preacher And The Bear/Someone Watching Over You / Old Maid / Strange Kisses / The Clock / Purple People Eater Meets The Witch Doctor / Teenage Moon (Jape RICHARDSON & ECHOES) |
| 08/1999 | CD SPECTRUM ? (UK) |
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THE BEST OF BIG BOPPER - Chantilly Lace / Big Bopper's Wedding / White Lightning / Little Red Riding Hood / Purple People Eater Meets The Witch Doctor / Pink Petticoats / It's The Truth Ruth / Beggar To A King / Crazy Blues / Monkey Song (You Made A Monkey Out Of Me) / Walking Through My Dreams / Preacher And The Bear / That's What I'm Talking About / Old Maid / Strange Kisses / Someone Watching Over You / Teenage Moon |
| 01/2008 | CD RECALL RR-08-001 (UK) |
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THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED - IN MEMORY OF THE BIG BOPPER - Newscast Of Planecrash / Three Stars / Chantilli Lace / Big Bopper's Wedding / Little Red Riding Hood / Walkin' Through My Dreams / Pink Petticoats / Purple People Eater Meets TheWitchdoctor / White Lightnin' / Monkey Song / The Preacher And The Bear / Teenage Moon / It's The Truth Ruth / Beggar To A King / Old Maid / Strange Kisses / Crazy Blues / That's What I'm Talking About / The Clock / Bopper's Boogie Woogie / Someone Watching Over You / Someone Watching Over You / Ritchie's Blues / We Belong Together / Rock Around With Ollie Vee / Not Fade Away / Valley Of Tears / Sleepwalk |
| 07/2010 | CD BEAR FAMILY BCD 17109 (D) |
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HELLOOO BABY! YOU KNOW WHAT I LIKE! - Chantilly Lace / Little Red Riding Hood / Big Bopper's Wedding / Pink Petticoats / Strange Kisses / Preacher And The Bear / It's The Truth Ruth / Walking Through My Dreams / Purple People Eater Meets The Witch Doctor / White Lightning / The Clock / Old Maid / One More Chance / It's The Truth Ruth / Walking Through My Dreams / That's What I'm Talking About / Someone Watching Over You / Monkey Song (You Made A Monkey Out Of Me) / A Teen-Age Moon / Beggar To A King / Crazy Blues / Someone Watching Over You / Bopper's Boogie Woogie / Purple People Eater Meets The Witch Doctor (Gordon RITTER) / Bopper 486009 (Donna DAMERON) / The Man I Met (A Tribute To The Bopper) (Ray CAMPI) / Three Stars (Eddie COCHRAN) / That Makes It (Jane MANSFIELD) / She Giggles (Don TERRY) / Chantilly Lace Cha Cha (Bill KIMBROUGH) / Sweet Lips (Gordon RITTER) |
| 04/2011 | CD JASMINE ? (UK) |
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OH BABY THAT'S WHAT I LIKE! - Crazy Blues (Jape RICHARDSON & The JAPETTS) / Beggar To A King (Jape RICHARDSON & The JAPETTS) / Monkey Song (You Made A Monkey Out Of Me) (Jape RICHARDSON with The ECHOES) / A Teenage Moon (In A Rock & Roll World) (Jape RICHARDSON with The ECHOES) / Chantilly Lace / Purple People Eater Meets The Witch Doctor / Big Bopper's Wedding / Little Red Riding Hood / Walking Through My Dreams / Someone Watching Over You / It s The Truth Ruth / That s What I m Talking About / Pink Petticoats / The Clock / Old Maid / Preacher And The Bear / White Lightning / Strange Kisses / Bopper s Boogie Woogie / Wdp Promo / Action Central News Telecast, 3rd February 1959 / News Telecast, 3rd February 1959 / News Broadcast, 3rd February 1959 / Three Stars (Eddie COCHRAN) / Three Stars (Ruby WRIGHT) / White Lightning (George JONES) / Running Bear (Johnny PRESTON) / My Heart Knows (Johnny PRESTON) / Bopper 486609 (Donna DAMERON) |
| 2011 | CD RIVER ? (UK) |
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TOP TEN - Chantilly Lace / That's What I'm Talking About / Big Bopper's Wedding / Litte Red Riding Hood / Purple People Eater Meets The Witch Doctors / Pink Petticoats / It's The Truth Ruth / Crazy Blues / You Made A Monkey Out Of Me / Walking Through My Dreams |
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