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The Big Bopper

1930 - 1959

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Jiles Perry Richardson Jr. (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 "Chantilly Lace," "Running Bear", and "White Lightning", the last of which became George Jones's first number-one hit in 1959. A native of Southeast Texas, Richardson began working for a local radio station while studying at Lamar College. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. The Big Bopper is the 862nd most popular musician (down from 712th in 2019), the 4,658th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,627th in 2019) and the 282nd most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, The Big Bopper ranks 862 out of 3,175. Before him are Elmore James, Herb Alpert, Nicolas de Grigny, Pink Anderson, Andi Deris, and Pío Leyva. After him are Haruomi Hosono, Mark Evans, Brad Delson, Marco Uccellini, Ric Ocasek, and Osvaldo Pugliese.

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Among people born in 1930, The Big Bopper ranks 260. Before him are José María Zárraga, Taina Elg, Thomas Sowell, Sandra Day O'Connor, Sonja Edström, and Lothar Wolleh. After him are Paul Mazursky, Donald Moffat, Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, Colin McDonald, Sigge Parling, and Freimut Börngen. Among people deceased in 1959, The Big Bopper ranks 100. Before him are Vincent Richards, Fernand Bouisson, Lal Bokhari, Leslie Johnson, Ingrid Vang Nyman, and Galaktion Tabidze. After him are Bernard Berenson, Henri Vidal, Franz Blücher, Ramón Fonst, Georges Lefebvre, and Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, The Big Bopper ranks 4,658 out of 20,380. Before him are R-Truth (1972), Joe Spinell (1936), Eliza McCardle Johnson (1810), Big Mama Thornton (1926), John Paine (1870), and George Clement Perkins (1839). After him are John Singleton Copley (1738), William J. Seymour (1870), Ida Saxton McKinley (1847), Ronnie Spector (1943), Ronald Graham (1935), and Alan Dershowitz (1938).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, The Big Bopper ranks 282. Before him are Joey Jordison (1975), GG Allin (1956), Frank Beard (1949), Elmore James (1918), Herb Alpert (1935), and Pink Anderson (1900). After him are Brad Delson (1977), Ric Ocasek (1949), Smokey Robinson (1940), Steve Lukather (1957), Steve Smith (1954), and Roy Ayers (1940).

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