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The Big Bopper

The Big Bopper
NazionalitàStati Uniti (bandiera) Stati Uniti
GenereRock
Country
Periodo di attività musicale1949 – 1959
EtichettaMercury Records
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The Big Bopper, nome d'arte di Jiles Perry Richardson, Jr.; indicato anche come J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson (Sabine Pass, 24 ottobre 1930 – Clear Lake, 3 febbraio 1959), è stato un cantautore e disc jockey statunitense. Ricordato per la sua esuberante personalità che ne fece una star del rock and roll, ha avuto tra i suoi maggiori successi la canzone Chantilly Lace, inserita nella colonna sonora del film di George Lucas del 1973 American Graffiti[1].

Biografia

Nato nella città di Sabine Pass, Big Bopper era il figlio maggiore di Jiles Perry Richardson, Sr. e di sua moglie Elise Stalsby Richardson. Il padre lavorava nel settore oleario e Richardson crebbe insieme ai fratelli minori Cecil e James. La famiglia si trasferì a Beaumont (Texas) dove Richardson si diplomò all'high school nel 1947. In quel periodo giocò come difensore e con la maglia n. 85 nella squadra di football americano "Royal Purple". Successivamente studiò legge alla Lamar University frequentando il gruppo musicale e il corso della scuola.

Come musicista si trovò a suonare con Johnny Lampson Combo. Trovò la morte il 3 febbraio 1959, in un disastro aereo accaduto presso Clear Lake, nello Iowa in quello che venne definito The Day the Music Died (Il giorno in cui è morta la musica), in cui persero la vita insieme a lui altre due stelle del rock, ossia Buddy Holly e Ritchie Valens. Dall'incidente scampò il chitarrista di Holly, Tommy Allsup, che perse per sorteggio - proprio con Valens - un posto sull'aereo.

Discografia

Album
Singoli
  • 1957 - Beggar to a King/Crazy Blues (Mercury Records, 71219X45) a nome Jape Richardson and The Japetts
  • 1958 - Monkey Song/A Teen-Age Moon (Mercury Records, 71312X45) a nome Jape Richardson with The Echoes
  • 1958 - Chantilly Lace/Purple People Eater Meets Witch Doctor (Mercury Records, 71343X45)
  • 1958 - Big Bopper's Wedding/Little Red Riding Hood (Mercury Records, 71375X45)
  • 1959 - Walking Through My Dreams/Someone Watching Over You (Mercury Records, 71416X45)
  • 1959 - It's the Truth Ruth/That's What I'm Talking About (Mercury Records, 71451X45)
  • 1959 - Pink Petticoats/The Clock (Mercury Records, 71482)

Note

  1. ^ American Graffiti, su Musicsite.it. URL consultato il 31 gennaio 2021 (archiviato dall'url originale il 4 marzo 2016).

Bibliografia

  • Colin Escott, The Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson). In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. pag. 35. 1998.

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