The Big Bopper

American musician (1930-1959) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 28

Jiles Perry Richardson Jr., 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.

The Big Bopper is read about 1,149 times a day, in 27 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 12 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.

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