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American musician (1930–1959)
(October 24, 1930 – February 3, 1959), better known by his stage name The Big Bopper, was an American musician and disc jockey. His best-known compositions include
The_Big_Bopper
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up bopper in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bopper or boppers may refer to: Bopper, someone involved with bebop music The Boppers, a Swedish music
Bopper
1959 American plane crash
American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together
The_Day_the_Music_Died
Young teenager who follows adolescent trends in music, fashion, and culture
wrote the so-called "teeny bopper songs", which "blend soft rock with pop ballad". The difference that the 70s' "Teeny Bopper syndrome" had with prior idol
Teenybopper
Swedish rock band
The Boppers are a Swedish band formed in 1977 who found fame with cover versions of 1950s and 1960s songs. The band was formed by two brothers, Michel
The_Boppers
English singer/songwriter
Brennock was building a career as a singer and in 1972, under the name Weeny Bopper; she recorded the single "David, Donny and Michael", a Pye Records release
Rachel_Fury
Novelty headband
A deely bobber (also deeley bobber or deeley bopper) is a novelty item of headgear comprising a headband to which are affixed two springy protrusions resembling
Deely_bobber
Children's toy
Socker Boppers (formerly Sock'em Boppers) is a children's toy popularized in the late 1990s by Big Time Toys. Socker Boppers and their spin-off products
Socker_Boppers
Subgenre of jazz music
controversy into the jazz community," Miles Davis and other former hard boppers left the genre. Davis led other jazz musicians toward the fusion genre
Hard_bop
American rock musician (1941–1959)
also claimed the lives of fellow musicians Buddy Holly and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, as well as pilot Roger Peterson. Valens was 17 years old at
Ritchie_Valens
1972 single by The Guess Who
"Heartbroken Bopper" is a popular rock song written by Burton Cummings and Kurt Winter. The song was recorded by the Canadian rock group The Guess Who
Heartbroken_Bopper
1987 biographical film by Luis Valdez
Ritchie joins the Winter Dance Party tour alongside Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper after "La Bamba" and "Donna" reach the top of the Billboard charts. While
La_Bamba_(film)
1958 single by the Big Bopper
"Chantilly Lace" is a 1958 rock and roll song by The Big Bopper. It was produced by Jerry Kennedy, and reached No. 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Bruce
Chantilly_Lace_(song)
1982 video game
Beany Bopper is a 1982 multidirectional shooter video game developed by Sirius Software and published by 20th Century-Fox Games for the Atari 2600. The
Beany_Bopper
1972 studio album by Joe Albany
Proto-Bopper is an album by pianist Joe Albany recorded in 1972 and released on the Revelation label in the US and on Spotlite in the UK. Allmusic's Scott
Proto-Bopper
American musician (1936–1959)
after takeoff, the plane crashed, killing Holly, Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper, and pilot Roger Peterson in a crash later referred to by Don McLean as
Buddy_Holly
Japanese jump blues band
Mitsuyoshi Azuma & The Swinging Boppers, Mitsuyoshi Azuma & The Swinging Boppers (吾妻光良 & The Swinging Boppers) is a Japanese jump blues band lead by guitarist
Mitsuyoshi Azuma & The Swinging Boppers
Mitsuyoshi_Azuma_&_The_Swinging_Boppers
United States historic place
early rock and roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson gave their last performances at the Surf on February 2, 1959
Surf_Ballroom
American country musician (1931–2013)
Country Music". In 1959, Jones recorded "White Lightning", written by The Big Bopper, which launched his career as a singer. Years of alcoholism severely compromised
George_Jones
Season of television series
were later selected for The Amazing Race: All-Stars along with Bopper & Mark. However, Bopper was unable to compete due to signs of pancreatitis, so he was
The_Amazing_Race_20
1972 studio album by The Guess Who
Guess Who). Two charting singles were released from the album. "Heartbroken Bopper" spent seven weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number 47 and "Guns
Rockin'_(The_Guess_Who_album)
Monument at the crash site of the airplane carrying Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens; "The Day the Music Died".
List of deaths in popular music
List_of_deaths_in_popular_music
2007 US comedy film by Jake Kasdan
Wilson. The film portrays fictional versions of artists Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, Elvis Presley, and the Beatles; some artists appear as themselves, including
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Walk_Hard:_The_Dewey_Cox_Story
American rockabilly and swing musician (1931–2017)
touring with Holly and fellow headliners Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, he serendipitously lost a fateful coin toss with Valens for
Tommy_Allsup
Series of four science fiction novels by Rudy Rucker
massive unemployment. By 1995, Anderson's self-replicating robots, known as "boppers", colonize the Moon. By 2010, the United States Social Security system
Ware_Tetralogy
American YouTube personality and former beauty pageant titleholder
which premiered on February 23, 2014, after Jackson's teammate William "Bopper" Minton was deemed unfit to race for health reasons. Ervin won the title
Mallory_Ervin
1953 film by Jules White
kidnapped individual, Mary Bopper, daughter of George B. Bopper. Adopting a methodical approach, they opt to retrace Bopper's steps to the location where
Spooks_(1953_film)
Indian actress and politician (born 1958)
"natural/realistic actress." Her roles varied from the cute-looking teeny-bopper who wore minis in Nomu (1974), to that of a tortured wife of a sadist husband
Jayasudha
1978 film by Steve Rash
Minnesota for the next concert after the tour bus has broken down. The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens join him on the flight. Ray Bob and Jesse arrive at Maria's
The_Buddy_Holly_Story
Jukebox musical by Alan Janes featuring the music of Buddy Holly
played by Puerto Rican actor Miguel Angel, and J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper) by actor Lee Ormsby. The 50th Anniversary Tour played concurrently across
Buddy:_The_Buddy_Holly_Story
American country musician (1937–2002)
ill-fated airplane flight in 1959 that crashed and killed Holly, J. P. "the Big Bopper" Richardson and Ritchie Valens. Jennings then returned to Texas, taking
Waylon_Jennings
Township in Iowa, US
which rock and roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, along with their pilot Roger A. Peterson, were killed on February
Grant Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Grant_Township,_Cerro_Gordo_County,_Iowa
1972 single by The Guess Who
Cummings Producer Jack Richardson The Guess Who singles chronology "Heartbroken Bopper" (1972) "Guns, Guns, Guns" (1972) "Runnin' Back to Saskatoon" (1972)
Guns,_Guns,_Guns
Puerto Rican businesswoman
fellow musicians Ritchie Valens and Jiles Perry Richardson Jr. (The Big Bopper) outside Clear Lake, Iowa. After learning of her husband's death from the
María_Elena_Holly
1959 single by George Jones
song written by J. P. Richardson, best known by his stage name, the Big Bopper. After recording the song himself in 1958, it was recorded by American country
White Lightning (The Big Bopper song)
White_Lightning_(The_Big_Bopper_song)
American forensic anthropologist
Tri-State Crematory scandal, and the 2007 exhumation and autopsy of The Big Bopper, in which he determined the cause of death, which had not been confirmed
William_M._Bass
American actor (1943–2025)
Sartain appeared in more than forty motion pictures, most notably as The Big Bopper (alongside Busey's Buddy Holly) in The Buddy Holly Story, Sheriff Ray Stuckey
Gailard_Sartain
opened in 2003. Notable inductees include Chase, Billy Dale Fries, The Big Bopper, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Everly Brothers. The Iowa Rock 'n Roll
Iowa Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame
Iowa_Rock_'n'_Roll_Hall_of_Fame
American baseball player (1943–2017)
Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles, and Kansas City Royals. Nicknamed "the Big Bopper" for his power hitting, May produced at least 20 home runs and 80 runs batted
Lee_May
English actor
probably best known[according to whom?] for his portrayal on stage of The Big Bopper in The Buddy Holly Story, between 1996–2001, in Hamburg, Germany, and on
Alex_Andreas_(English_actor)
1959 aviation incident over the Atlantic Ocean
death of rock and roll artists Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" J.P. Richardson. The aircraft was a Boeing 707-121 with registration N712PA
Pan_Am_Flight_115
American vocal group
tragic Winter Dance Party tour featuring Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper. On February 2, 1959, after playing the Surf Ballroom, Holly arranged to
Dion_and_the_Belmonts
American film producer
1959 Winter Dance Party tour starring Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson), and Dion and the Belmonts with Sardo as the opening act
Frankie_Sardo
American business executive and football player (born 1976)
Dustin Bopper Lyman (born August 5, 1976) is an American business executive and former football player. He is the current President and GM of Copper Mountain
Dustin_Lyman
1979 Australian dystopian action film
(previously a Victoria police car) with a 351 c.i.d. Cleveland V8 engine. The Big Bopper, driven by Roop and Charlie, was also a 1974 Ford Falcon XB sedan and a
Mad_Max_(film)
American garage rock band
Morning After" (1966) US No. 125 "You Must Believe Me" / "Teeny Bopper, Teeny Bopper" (1967) "Merry-Go-Round" / "Contrast" (1967) "Revelation in Slow
Count_Five
Defunct American entertainment magazine for children and teens
the celebrities with their faces blacked out). A spinoff magazine, Big Bopper, later called BB, was released in the fall of 1986 and was published until
Bop_(magazine)
American rock musician (1942–1966)
Larry (2004). The Day The Music Died: The Last Tour Of Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Richie Valens. Music Sales Group. pp. 212–213. ISBN 0-8256-7287-2.
Bobby_Fuller
Canadian children's web series
Meanwhile, the Bunny Boppers try out new things, play with blocks, and play hopscotch. "Bunny Garden" (February 14, 2011): The Bunny Boppers play on rocking
Bunny_Bop!
1971 single by The Guess Who
Songwriter Burton Cummings Producer Jack Richardson The Guess Who singles chronology "Rain Dance" (1971) "Sour Suite" (1971) "Heartbroken Bopper" (1972)
Sour_Suite
American entertainment company
also represents other personalities and brands, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper, the last of which is authorized through representation by granddaughter
C3_Entertainment
Topics referred to by the same term
plane crash in which musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper died. The Day the Music Died may also refer to: The Day the Music Died (album)
The Day the Music Died (disambiguation)
The_Day_the_Music_Died_(disambiguation)
Music genre
Lee Morgan and Freddie Hubbard. The late 1950s to early 1960s saw hard boppers form their own bands as a new generation of blues- and bebop-influenced
Jazz
1973 soundtrack album from American Graffiti by Various Artists
"Since I Don't Have You" The Skyliners 1958 2:41 2. "Chantilly Lace" The Big Bopper 1958 2:23 3. "Teen Angel" Mark Dinning 1959 2:48 4. "Crying in the Chapel"
41 Original Hits from the Soundtrack of American Graffiti
41_Original_Hits_from_the_Soundtrack_of_American_Graffiti
American actor (1955–2014)
Dwayne Episode: “Vacation” 1987 Dolls Ralph Morris 1987 La Bamba The Big Bopper 1988 Portrait of a White Marriage Frenchy Kandinsky 1988 Kid Safe: The Video
Stephen_Lee_(actor)
2004 film soundtrack album
September 3, 2025. Retrieved October 24, 2024. "What Is Music Licensing?". Bopper Music. July 30, 2020. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020.
Shark_Tale_(soundtrack)
1955 American short film by Jules White
driven by the prospect of securing a monetary reward from museum curator B. Bopper. Armed with a 16mm camera, they venture into the wilderness, poised to document
Stone_Age_Romeos
Short-lived American 1960s music magazine
Cheetah aimed to fill "a vital gap that exist[ed] between teen- and teeny-bopper publications and such magazines as Playboy and Esquire." Published by Matty
Cheetah_(magazine)
Anthropological research facility in Knoxville, Tennessee, US
the body of the late J.P. Richardson, Jr, more famously known as "The Big Bopper". He was one of the three musicians that died in a plane crash in February
University of Tennessee Anthropological Research Facility
University_of_Tennessee_Anthropological_Research_Facility
addition to the pilot, musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper were killed. The song "American Pie" refers to the incident. February 3
List of fatal accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft in the United States
List_of_fatal_accidents_and_incidents_involving_commercial_aircraft_in_the_United_States
American novelist and poet
mint condition '59 Cadillac originally intended as a gift for The Big Bopper as a token of an admirer's love. Floorboard George has other ideas and when
Jim_Dodge
Musical artist
pop singer Kim Wilde. Other popular titles in his discography include "Bopper en larmes", "Le Cœur Grenadine", and "Désir, désir". Voulzy's music also
Laurent_Voulzy
American drummer
also backed other acts on the tour, including Ritchie Valens, "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson, Dion and the Belmonts, and Frankie Sardo. Numerous logistical
Carl_Bunch
2007 studio album by The Pack
Sultan Banks Traxamillion 4:06 10. "At the Club" 3:15 11. "Booty Bounce Bopper" (featuring Main Affiliate) McCartney Jenkins Omadhebo Nile LeBlanc 3:52
Based_Boys
American singer and actor (1917–1995)
Martin's son, actor Dean Paul Martin (formerly Dino of the 1960s "teeny-bopper" rock group Dino, Desi & Billy), died when his F-4 Phantom II jet fighter
Dean_Martin
the decline of rock and roll; citing the deaths of Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens in a tragic plane crash in 1959 and the departure of
1950s_in_music
Performing arts series in San Francisco
Luke Jenner, Jamie Lidell, Money Mark, Sinkane, Afrolicious, MJ's Brass Boppers, La Misa Negra, John Brothers Piano Company, Mix'd Ingrdnts, Golden State
Stern_Grove_Festival
American rock and roll singer (1939–2011)
the Shades, who were seen performing at a local club by J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson. Richardson offered Preston the chance to record a teenage tragedy
Johnny_Preston
Topics referred to by the same term
band "White Lightning" (Def Leppard song), 1992 "White Lightning" (The Big Bopper song), 1959 White Lightnin' (duo), fiddler Byard Ray and banjoist Obray
White_Lightning
Street in Houston, Texas, USA
original Gold Star Studios produced hit songs by artists including the Big Bopper, George Jones and Freddy Fender. The Four Palms was a neighborhood bar on
Telephone_Road
1984 American TV series or program
Ricardo, while playing some real live action music videos. A parrot named Bopper also appeared as their comic relief pet. They had a manager, Mr. Morris
Wolf_Rock_TV
1969 single by Zager and Evans
While touring in 1959 with Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, he serendipitously lost a fateful coin toss with Valens for
In_the_Year_2525
1972 song performed by Eddie Cochran
a tribute to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper), who died in a plane crash earlier that year. The song was recorded by
Three_Stars_(song)
2000 American film
critical consensus reads, "Whatever It Takes is another run-of-the-mill teeny-bopper romance flick. Cliche jokes and a tired plot capture few laughs". On Metacritic
Whatever_It_Takes_(2000_film)
American musician (1935–2022)
embraced his rock and roll past with songs such as a cover of The Big Bopper's "Chantilly Lace" and Mack Vickery's "Rockin' My Life Away". In the 21st
Jerry_Lee_Lewis
2010 film by Rob Reiner
Day" – The Chiffons "He's So Fine" – The Chiffons "Chantilly Lace" – Big Bopper "There Goes My Baby" – The Drifters "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" – The
Flipped_(2010_film)
American singer and songwriter (born 1980)
December 27, 2003. Retrieved April 30, 2023. "What Is Music Licensing?". Bopper Music. July 30, 2020. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020.
Christina_Aguilera
Inability of a person to correctly determine their body position in space
Beechcraft Bonanza that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson; pilot was not qualified for instrumented flight but took
Spatial_disorientation
2025 studio album by Jane Remover
"Professional Vengeance", shows Remover's "own take on a quirky teeny bopper hit," but is layered with various video game sounds, then "deep fried in
Revengeseekerz
American rock and roll pioneer (1938–1960)
of Cochran's friends, Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens, along with the Big Bopper, were killed in a plane crash while on tour on February 3, 1959. Cochran's
Eddie_Cochran
1971 film directed by Richard C. Sarafian
the character of Super Soul after legendary rock and roll singer The Big Bopper. His script reflected the popular counterculture lifestyle of the time,
Vanishing_Point_(1971_film)
American screenwriter
Larry (2004). The Day the Music Died: The Last Tour of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens. Schirmer Trade Books. p. 175. ISBN 0-8256-7287-2. Retrieved
Robert_Gittler
1966 song by Keith
"Billboard Magazine". Billboard. November 19, 1966. p. 20. "98.6 / The Teeny Bopper Song - Keith - Mercury - USA - 72639". 45cat.com. Retrieved January 16,
98.6_(song)
the original on 2023-08-15. Retrieved 2023-10-13. "Grand Canyon's Double Bopper Cave. Reaches 40 Miles Long". caves.org. Archived from the original on 30
List of longest caves in the United States
List_of_longest_caves_in_the_United_States
Hair accessory
or Link Wray during the early and mid 70s to keep cool on stage. Deely boppers were a fad in 1982. Princess Diana famously wore an emerald and diamond
Headband
Calendar year
chartered plane transporting musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper with pilot Roger Peterson goes down in foggy conditions near Clear Lake
1959
1988 novel by Rudy Rucker
Software, Wetware focuses on the attempt of an Edgar Allan Poe-obsessed bopper named Berenice to populate Earth with a robot/human hybrid called a meatbop
Wetware_(novel)
Craig Bickhardt born (1954) Justin Bieber (born 1994) Big & Rich The Big Bopper (1930–1959) Big House Big Kenny (born 1963) Big Smo Big Tom (1936–2018)
List of country music performers
List_of_country_music_performers
American popular singer and composer
on WPVI-TV that featured a panel of local children known as the "Teeny Boppers". Also there was a group of young teenage dancers called the "Show Stoppers"
Al_Alberts
American singer (born 1949)
Started All Over Again" 98.6/Ain't Gonna Lie "98.6" 7 24 25 6 "The Teeny Bopper Song" 1967 "Tell Me to My Face" 37 51 99 22 "Pretty Little Shy One" "Daylight
Keith_(singer)
5th episode of the 6th season of The Simpsons
long dead, including celebrities such as Jiles Richardson Jr. (The Big Bopper) and pets such as Lisa's deceased cat Snowball. Sideshow Bob is put on trial
Sideshow_Bob_Roberts
1971 single by Don McLean
crash in 1959 that killed early rock and roll stars Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens, ending the era of early rock and roll; this became
American_Pie_(song)
2014 film directed by Jeff Preiss
Studio albums The Right Combination (1957) Joe Albany at Home (1971) Proto-Bopper (1972) Two's Company (with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, 1974) Bird Lives
Low_Down
1970 song by Joni Mitchell
was no longer allowed into his favourite haunt, which was kind of a teeny-bopper club and once you're over 21 you couldn't get back in there anymore; so
The_Circle_Game_(song)
American writer and director
interview on Coast to Coast AM by Donna Ludwig, and research by The Big Bopper's grandchildren, has resulted in the commissioning of the updated film. C3
Luis_Valdez
Broad genre of popular music
late 1950s and early 1960s. By 1959, the death of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens in a plane crash, the departure of Elvis for the army
Rock_music
1995 Canadian TV series or program
(August 20, 1996) The Big Dinosaur (August 21, 1996) The Gizmo-A-Gig-A-Bopper (August 22, 1996) The Surprise That Wasn't (August 23, 1996) The Ugly Scary
Wimzie's_House
Style of ballad
Cooke, Johnny Ace, Eddie Cochran, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper. As popular music and the society it mirrored changed from the late 1960s
Teenage_tragedy_song
Canadian television sketch comedy show
Merman/Marsha Mason/Charo Catherine O'Hara as Lola Heatherton/Maureen Wallace/Sue Bopper Simpson/Dusty Towne/Trish Nutly/Nikki/Phyllis Gumble/Sister Mary Innocent/Katherine
Second_City_Television
1945 composition by Charlie Parker
was called Billie. The original recording by Charlie Parker and His Re-Boppers was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002. Originally an instrumental
Billie's_Bounce
BOPPER
BOPPER
BOPPER
BOPPER
Male
African
born on Tuesday.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a tall, thin person, from Middle English sprigge ‘twig’, ‘branch’ (apparently of Old Norse or Low German origin, first recorded as a vocabulary word in English in the 15th century).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of several places in England called Aston. Most were named from Old English Ä“ast ‘east’ + tÅ«n ‘settlement’. In a few cases the first element is æsc ‘ash tree’.English : from a Middle English personal name, Astan(us), which is probably a survival of Old English Æ{dh}elstÄn or one of the other names mentioned at Alston.
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend
Father of Lancelot.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit, Tamil
Humble; Subduer
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Like; Equal; Matching; Observer; Supervisor
Boy/Male
Celtic Irish Gaelic Teutonic
Ardent.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Zyanna | ஜà¯à®¯à®¾à®¨à®¨à®¾
Heart of light
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Complete; Comprehensive
Girl/Female
French
May Jehovah add. Addition (to the family). A feminine form of Joseph.
BOPPER
BOPPER
BOPPER
BOPPER
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