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The Big Bopper (24 Oct 1930 - 03 Feb 1959)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (7)

Official

Album

  1. Chantilly Lace 1959

Album - Compilation

  1. Hellooo Baby! The Best of the Big Bopper, 1954-1959 1989
  2. The Best Of Big Bopper 1999
  3. Hello Baby! You Know What I Like! 01 Jul 2010
  4. Rock 'N Roll Hits 01 Nov 2012

Single

  1. Purple People Eater Meets Witch Doctor / Chantilly Lace

EP

  1. Chantilly Lace Starring the Big Bopper 1959

Recordings by (61)

  1. Chantilly Lace 2:23 (1959)
  2. White Lightnin’ 2:13 (1959)
  3. Pink Petticoats 2:02 (1959)
  4. The Clock 2:24 (1959)
  5. Walking Thru My Dreams 2:13 (1959)
  6. Someone Watching Over You 2:29 (1959)
  7. Old Maid 2:10 (1959)
  8. Big Bopper's Wedding 2:07 (1959)
  9. Little Red Riding Hood 2:08 (1959)
  10. Preacher and the Bear 2:19 (1959)
  11. It's the Truth Ruth 2:13 (1959)
  12. Strange Kisses 1:57 (1959)
  13. Walkin' Through My Dreams ?:?? (1959)
  14. Chantilly Lace 2:22 (1972)
  15. Boogie Woogie ?:?? (1977)
  16. Boogie Woogie 3:16 (1977)
  17. Big Bopper’s Wedding 2:08 (1989)
  18. Walking Through My Dreams 2:18 (1989)
  19. Beggar To A King 2:26 (1989)
  20. Crazy Blues 2:07 (1989)
  21. Bopper's Boogie Woogie 3:12 (1989)
  22. That's What I'm Talking About 2:13 (1989)
  23. Monkey Song (You Made A Monkey Out Of Me) 2:14 (1989)
  24. Purple People Eater Meets the Witch Doctor 2:13 (1989)
  25. Teenage Moon 2:44 (1989)
  26. Chantilly Lace 4:28 (07 Dec 1994)
  27. Let's Twist Again 2:20 (09 Dec 2002)
  28. Bopper's Boogie 3:14 (18 Jul 2005)
  29. Chantilly Lace (Angelmuse remix) 4:01 (15 Nov 2005)
  30. Introduction: News Cast 0:52 (2008)
  31. Little Red Riding Hood 2:10 (2008)
  32. Walking Though My Dreams 2:18 (2008)
  33. Pink Petticoats 2:09 (2008)
  34. Purple People Eater Meets the Witch Doctor 2:14 (2008)
  35. White Lightnin' 2:17 (2008)
  36. Monkey Song (You Made a Monkey Out Of Me) 2:15 (2008)
  37. The Preacher and the Bear 2:22 (2008)
  38. Teenage Moon 2:44 (2008)
  39. It's the Truth Ruth 2:16 (2008)
  40. Beggar to s King 2:27 (2008)
  41. Old Maid 2:12 (2008)
  42. Strange Kisses 2:02 (2008)
  43. Crazy Blues 2:06 (2008)
  44. That's What I'm Talking About 2:14 (2008)
  45. The Clock 2:25 (2008)
  46. Bopper's Boogie Woogie 3:12 (2008)
  47. Someone Watching over You Tonight 2:32 (2008)
  48. Someone Watching over You (Unreleased Version) 2:26 (2008)
  49. Purple People Eater Meets Witch Doctor 2:13 (01 Jul 2010)
  50. One More Chance 2:29 (01 Jul 2010)
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On Recordings (1)

Vocals

  1. It's the Truth, Ruth 2:16 The Big Bopper (01 Nov 2012)

Credited as (10)

  1. The Big Bopper
  2. J. P. Richardson
  3. Big Bopper
  4. Johnny Preston feat. Big Bopper & Link Davis
  5. Jape Richardson with The Echos
  6. Jerry Foster, Bill Rice & The Big Bopper
  7. Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Bobby Day & The Big Bopper
  8. J.P. Richardson
  9. Jape Richardson and The Japettes
  10. Jape Richardson with The Echoes

Works (57)

Wrote

  1. Treasure of Love
  2. The Purple People Eater Meets Witch Doctor
  3. Rain, Rain
  4. Revenue Man (White Lightning)
  5. Rain Keeps A‐Fallin’
  6. If I Don’t Love You (Grits Ain’t Groceries)
  7. Lost and Found
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Composed

  1. Au camp du bonheur
  2. Grote beer
  3. Ma p'tit' chérie
  4. Brauner Bär und weiße Taube
  5. White Lightning
  6. Beggar to a King
  7. Someone Watching Over You
  8. Running Bear
  9. Brauner Bär und weiße Taube
  10. Walking Through My Dreams
  11. Beggar to a King
  12. Strange Kisses
  13. Someone Watching Over You
  14. Pink Petticoats
  15. The Clock
  16. Old Maid
  17. Bopper's Boogie Woogie
  18. Preacher and the Bear
  19. Brauner Bär
  20. It's the Truth Ruth
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Lyrics

  1. Grote beer
  2. Ma p'tit' chérie
  3. Beggar to a King
  4. Crazy Blues
  5. Brauner Bär und weiße Taube
  6. Someone Watching Over You
  7. Running Bear
  8. Brauner Bär und weiße Taube
  9. Chantilly Lace
  10. Old Maid
  11. Bopper's Boogie Woogie
  12. Preacher and the Bear
  13. White Lightning
  14. It's the Truth Ruth
  15. Little Red Riding Hood
  16. A Teen-Age Moon
  17. Monkey Song (You Made a Monkey Out of Me)
  18. Big Bopper's Wedding
  19. Walking Through My Dreams
  20. Beggar to a King
  21. Strange Kisses
  22. Someone Watching Over You
  23. Pink Petticoats
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Links (12)

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb138915055
  2. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134329252
  3. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/the_big_bopper

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/937045
  2. https://www.discogs.com/artist/229181

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000046460

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2198840/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/89802460

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q366207

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/253959

Biographies

  1. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1705
  2. http://www.rockabilly.nl/references/messages/big_bopper.htm