| LC control no. | n 88614904 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Big Bopper, 1930-1959 |
| Variant(s) | Richardson, Jape, 1930-1959 Richardson, Jiles Perry, 1930-1959 Richardson, J. P. (Jiles Perry), 1930-1959 Bopper, Big, 1930-1959 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1930-10-24 |
| Death date | 1959-02-03 |
| Place of birth | Sabine Pass (Tex. : Town) |
| Place of death | Clear Lake (Iowa) |
| Field of activity | Rock music |
| Profession or occupation | Composers Lyricists Musicians Disc jockeys |
| Found in | His Chantilly lace [SR] c1958: label (The Big Bopper) jacket (J.P. Richardson - The Big Bopper, born 10/24/1932 in Saline Pass, Tx.; DJ in Beaumont, Tx., died in plane crash 2/3/1959) Nite, N.N. Rock on, c1974: p. 44 (The Big Bopper; real name: Jape Richardson, b. 1935, d. 2/3/1959; home, Beaumont, Tx.; didn't like his real name so he used the abbreviation "J.P.") Rolling Stone encycl. of rock, c1983: p. 42 (Richardson, J.P.; The Big Bopper; b. 10/24/1930 or 10/29/1932) New Rolling stone enc. of rock & roll (The Big Bopper; b. Jiles Perry "J.P." Richardson, Oct. 24, 1930, Sabine Pass, Tex., d. Feb. 3, 1959, Iowa) Guinness enc. of pop. mus., 2nd ed. (Big Bopper; b. Jiles Perry Richardson, Oct. 24, 1930, Sabine Pass, Tex., d. Feb. 3, 1959) Stambler, I. Enc. of pop, rock & soul, c1989 (Richardson, J.P. (The Big Bopper); Jiles P. Richardson; b. Oct. 24, 1930, Sabine Pass, Tex., d. Feb. 3, 1959, Mason City, Iowa; singer, songwriter, disc jockey) Lehmer, L. The day the music died, c1997: t.p. (the Big Bopper) p. 25 (J.P. Richardson, Jr.; b. Oct. 12, 1930, Sabine Pass, Tex.) Wikipedia, January 16, 2020 (The Big Bopper; American musician, songwriter, disc jockey, known for rock music) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Bopper> |
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