Deseret News archives: The ‘day the music died’ included plane crashes across America
On Feb. 3, 1959, plane accident took the lives of entertainers Holly, Valens, Richardson. Americans died in several other air crashes the same day, week ...
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Movie based on the life of music legend The Big Bopper in the works
The Big Bopper’s real name was Jiles Perry Richardson ... where Richardson set a record in the 1950s for continuous on-air broadcasting. Before his success in music, Richardson was a rock ...
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Celebrate ‘The Day the Music Died’ With New Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens Bobbleheads
Courtesy of the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum If all of this wasn’t enough, The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum has rolled out the news that Ritchie Valens and the Big ...
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Iowa’s Tragic Connection to ‘The Day the Music Died’
Explore the fateful Winter Dance Party Tour journey of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper that ended in tragedy ...
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56 years since Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and JP “The Big Bopper” Richardson Jr. died
JP Richardson Jr., better known as “The Big Bopper”, was known for his song “Chantilly Lace“. He was 29 and was survived by his wife, daughter, and son still in the womb who was born later.
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SETX Native Big Bopper receives commemorative bobblehead on anniversary of death
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Hello, baby! The Big Bopper is back—this time as a bobblehead! Fans of rock ‘n’ roll legend Jiles Perry Richardson Jr. can now say ‘oh baby, that’s what I ...