The Big Bopper - Bopper's Boogie Woogie

Jiles Perry Richardson, Jr.

October / 24 / 1930 - February / 3 / 1959

May He Rest In Peace

the first vanilla ice

me too

one of the very white cats who could sing black, love ya J.P.!

very few I meant

i don´t know this song, it´s fantastic

This is BBs 1st recording. Tape-box simply stated J.P. Richardson. It was recorded at Jay Miller's studio in Crowley, Louisiana. No info of year. It's on Flyright LP 532, "The Leg. Jay Miller Sessions - Louisiana Swamp Pop, volume 11" It's a audition test. B Bastin liner notes; "Miller intended to record him properly but a combination of Richardson's army call-up and Miller moving studio sites meant...chance was lost". Pno by a local black guy, "Peaches" who later joined Ray Charle's outfit.

I never heard this one and I really like this one.With the Blues explosion in the 60s and so on if he had lived ,No telling what this man would have done

After hearing this, I'd say George Thorogood pretty much owes his sound to the Big Bopper. What a great talent and pioneer we lost 50 years ago this month. RIP J.P., Buddy and Ritchie!