Big Bopper
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| Birthname | Richardson, J.P. | ||
| born on | 24 October 1930 at 20:00 (= 8:00 PM ) | ||
| Place | Sabine Pass TX, USA, 29n44, 93w53 | ||
| Timezone | CST h6w (is standard time) | ||
| Data source |
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| Astrology data |   00°56'   11°28 Asc. 13°53'
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Biography
American pop star, disc jockey and composer. He died on 2/03/1959 in a plane crash along with Buddy Holly and Richie Valens. The doomed trio, on tour, were not originally scheduled to fly, but their chartered bus broke down and Buddy hired a single engine Beech Bonanza at Mason City, IA to get them to their destination. The Bopper had a bad cold, so another musician, Waylon Jennings, who was unknown at that time, gave up his seat. Ritchie got a seat by winning a coin toss with the guitarist, remarking that it was the first time he'd ever won anything. The pilot, Roger Peterson, 21, took off in dark bitter cold at 1:50 AM with a stiff wind blowing and light snow falling; the wingtip scraped the ground 15 minutes later. The plane bounced and tumbled for 200 yards, scattering debris everywhere. They were found by a search plane at 9:30 AM the next day.
The Big Bopper was the most successful of the trio with a hit song on the charts, "Chantilly Lace." He was a novelty act. Holly was tired of performing, and aimed to go into record producing. Ritchie had the most promising and bright future.
Relationships
- other associate with Holly, Buddy (born 7 September 1936)
- other associate with Valens, Ritchie (born 13 May 1941)
Events
- Death by Accident 3 February 1959 (Plane crash, age 28)
- Social : Begin Travel 3 February 1959 at 01:50 AM in Mason City, IA (Doomed flight)
Source Notes
Steinbrecher quotes B.R.
Categories
- Vocation : Entertainment : Radio/ D.J./ Announcer
- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Accident/Injury (Airplane, fatal)
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Composer/ Arranger
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Vocalist/ Pop, Rock, etc.
- Personal : Death : Short Life less than 29 Yrs (Age 28)
