Nice tribute to Jiles Perry Richardson Jr. (The Big Bopper). He was only 28 when he tragically died with Buddy (22) & Ritchie (17). "Chantilly Lace" was his biggest hit but he also wrote "White Lightning" which launched George Jones career in 1959 & also wrote "Running Bear" for Johnny Preston in the same year.

@michaelhoyt3736

2 жыл бұрын

JP and George Jones sang the background vocals on "Running Bear." Because of Jp's death, the release of "Running Bear" was delayed.

@socket_error1000

2 жыл бұрын

It's so hard to think of the impact these guys made on music in their short lives without also considering how much we lost when they died. They were just getting started.

@dggydddy59

2 жыл бұрын

Really?! All these years and I never knew that! Thanks for teaching me something today, friend!

@theshadowfax239

2 жыл бұрын

Such young, talented people. It really was a tragic day, the day the music died.

@maureenmoran9326

2 жыл бұрын

I sang Running Bear at camp!

They were all so young when they died. May they continue to Sleep In Paradise.

This is one of the people Don McLean sang about in American pie. The plane crash killed the big bopper Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens

@user-or1ye3iz6d

2 жыл бұрын

Today is the anniversary of the plane crash. That's why they are doing those artists today.

Sometimes overlooked trivia. Waylon Jennings was on that tour and gave up his seat to the Big Bopper because the Bopper was sick and didn't want to ride in a cold bus to the next gig. It is said Jennings and Holly joked with each other, with Holly saying, "I hope your bus freezez up." To which Jennings replied, "I hope your plane crashes." That statement lived with Waylon the rest of his life. Waylon Jennings went on to become a pioneer in the "Outlaw" Country movement with Willie Nelson and others. You should check him out as well.

@richardfromtexas

2 жыл бұрын

True story. And yes you need to do some outlaw country from the 70s. Waylon Jennings was one of the Pioneers of this type of music. Wliie and Wayon had some classic songs during this time.

@matthewdrake4385

2 жыл бұрын

Mama's don't let your babies grow up.

@matthewdrake4385

2 жыл бұрын

Loved the Willie and Waylon songs when I was a kid. Willie and Merle too, like Pancho and Lefty.

@otisroseboro5613

2 жыл бұрын

That's facts

@tahesarockwood9168

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know which singer gave up thejr seat but it was Ritchie Valens who got the seat and was the one who was sick also he was scared to death of flying.

I'm 52, and my grandpa, who, if he was still with us, would have been 95 and this was 'our song'. One of my earliest memories, I couldn't have been more than four, was him standing me up on the counter of a local diner, putting a dime in the jukebox, and playing 'our song'. I of course, sang it at the top of my lungs and got applause when it was over. He was my rock and I miss him so. Thanks for the misty eyed memories. 💙

@drdr76

2 жыл бұрын

It's the soundtrack of our lives and it's magical they way some songs instantly connect us to a memory as if no time has passed at all.

@MsDemeanorsMusings

2 жыл бұрын

@@drdr76 With some people, it's smell, but overwhelmingly, with me, it's music. ( I do travel back in time when I smell homemade bread baking) My childhood has a soundtrack, lol. My family constantly had music playing. I was going to marry Mac Davis when I was five. (He had porkchop sideburns like my dad)

@drdr76

2 жыл бұрын

@@MsDemeanorsMusings Mac Davis was big in his time. I took a girlfriend to Vegas to see him in concert. I wasn't disappointed. I don't know if it was a song or a line from a song but I'll never forget when he sang "happiness is Lubic, Texas in my rearview mirror."

@joakimberg7897

Жыл бұрын

That's wonderful

@billhoppe2991

Жыл бұрын

Bless you my friend. My Grandpa was my hero also. He died in 1960 when I was 10. They phone rang at 6AM in our house and my dad got up to go in the kitchen to get it. Before he got there I said to him, "Grandpa is dead." Grandma said grandpa's last words were, " I wonder if little Buck could help." That was the nickname he had given me. Those were the songs of my youth also.

JP Richardson, AKA The Big Bopper was a DJ and his on air name was the Big Bopper. He wrote White Lightning which was the first number 1 hit for George Jones and Running Bear which became a hit for Johnny Preston

@cmnslcf

2 жыл бұрын

Sonny James, aka The Southern Gentleman, also had a huge hit with Running Bear nine years later.

@midnightryder611

2 жыл бұрын

I love the shot gun wedding song!

@Mr05Chuck

Жыл бұрын

Thanks didn’t know that.

@RobertSmith-iw2kb

Жыл бұрын

He was multi talented, but this was his only hit song.

@vincentdarrah

Жыл бұрын

@@RobertSmith-iw2kb yes because he wasnt primarily a musician. He was a DJ and song writer

That was American Bandstand back in the day hosted by Dick Clark. Cool to see.

Chantilly lace is still used in lingerie today. This was on “American Bandstand”, hosted by Dick Clark, which predates “Soul Train”, hosted by Don Cornelius.

@matthewdrake4385

2 жыл бұрын

By at least 20-25 years

A Big Bopper tune that I particularly love is "Purple People Eater Meets the Witch Doctor", however as it's essentially a reaction song to two other songs, you'd need to hear Sheb Wolley's "Purple People Eater" and the Chipmunks' "Witch Doctor" first in order to fully understand it. But I'm thrilled that you guys are getting into late 50's 'novelty songs'! It's a very fun sub-genre. And you could argue that since he spends half of this song talking over music, you weren't all that far off by thinking he would be a rapper!

@wendyhodges7172

2 жыл бұрын

My sister and I would walk around singing Purple People Eater all the time when we were kids. It is such a fun song as is Witch Doctor.

@StandUpComedyFan28m

2 жыл бұрын

Man, that takes me back living in a trailer park for a few months and all we listened to was 98.7 KLUV in Texas that played hits like this. Lol

@AnimeOtakuDrew

2 жыл бұрын

That was actually the B side of "Chantilly Lace."

@Fool3SufferingFools

2 жыл бұрын

Witch Doctor would be under the name David Seville (not the Chipmunks).

@seannolan9857

2 жыл бұрын

@@Fool3SufferingFools I was debating that while writing it, but I didn't have time to check at that moment. Thanks!

Something about Meatloaf that shocked me was that while most people only knew him as a singer, he actually appeared in fifty movies. Unbelievable.

@knowledge-girl

2 жыл бұрын

He will always be Eddie to me.

@TheRealSweetcherryo

2 жыл бұрын

@@knowledge-girl what a guy.....

@pattiehernandez769

Жыл бұрын

always enjoyed meat loaf"s acting. he will always ride shotgun when I drive. he is missed

Back in the day they would call this a “novelty” song. Two of my favorite novelty songs are “Beep Beep” and “Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini”.

@jackmandu

2 жыл бұрын

Holy crap, I haven’t heard Beep Beep in ages! Too bad I don’t still have my Goofy Greats record from the 70s.

@jbeannie90

2 жыл бұрын

@@jackmandu I was just about to comment the same thing! I also had a similar record as a kid in the 70s that was called Funky Favorites. It had some great tunes on it, including Beep Beep & Itsy Bitsy..., along with Snoopy vs the Red Baron, My Ding-A-Ling & many others. Great songs!

@jackmandu

2 жыл бұрын

@@jbeannie90 - They were probably both from K-Tel. Mine was from 1974 and one of my favorites was Mule Skinner Blues. Of course, for the last couple of hours now I’ve had Beep Beep running through head. 😂

@drdr76

2 жыл бұрын

In 1998 I was teaching English in Latvia. In a class conversation I said, "itsy bitsy" and a student chimed in, "teeny weeny polka dot bakini". I burst out laughing. I said that no teenager in America (in 1998) would know that song or even the words! The radio stations in Eastern Europe played everything from 50s to 90s, not such a narrow format like it became in the US. And about 10% of the songs played on the radio were Spanish for some reason.

@seannolan9857

2 жыл бұрын

I actually have both of those songs as well as "Chantilly Lace" on a mix cassette my dad made for me when I was nine.

I'm soooooo glad you played this. It's brilliant. I've heard this all my life. ❤🖤💙🎤🎶🎼🕺💃

The Big Bopper was a disc jockey who managed to unexpectedly hit it big with this track. It was something of a fun, novelty song. He was older (28) than his fellow, ill-fated touring partners Buddy Holly (22) and Ritchie Valens (17).

@DaughterofDarkness

2 жыл бұрын

The Big Bopper was only 28? He looks about 40 here.

@catwhisperer9489

2 жыл бұрын

@@DaughterofDarkness: Yeah, everybody looked older, back in the day!! I have an old pic of my mother, when she was 17, and she looks like she's 40!

@thewiseoldherper7047

2 жыл бұрын

@@DaughterofDarkness clothing was more uniform before the 1960s. At this time you either looked like a child, a teenager or an adult. There really wasn’t a variety of adult clothing styles like there is today

@DaughterofDarkness

2 жыл бұрын

@@thewiseoldherper7047 for me it's not the clothes, but his face that makes him look old.

@cazgerald9471

2 жыл бұрын

@@DaughterofDarkness Most people born in 1930 didn't have extended adolescence like starting with the boomers.

No, matter how I am feeling this is the song that ALWAYS makes me feel better and puts me in a good mood! Thank you! You guys are my favorites🤫

He was a genuine performer!

I would sing this song to my youngest son at bedtime. He is 24 now, and still loves this song. I would sing Splish Splash by Bobby Darin to my oldest son. He is 29 now and still loves that song. You two make me very happy that you are introducing all kinds of music to your children.

Brought a Tear to my eye as I remember watching this on Dick Clark's American Bandstand.

Bop doesn't just mean to punch or hit. In the 1950s, it also referred to a style of dancing.

@BigDaddy-dr8gf

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, where the term "teeny-bopper" came from.

@vbvermont

2 жыл бұрын

People also say a good song is a bop.

@dr.burtgummerfan439

2 жыл бұрын

It means.......many things.

@craigcarroll6161

6 ай бұрын

Back then in Brooklyn, there was a local gang called the Halsey (Street) Bops. So, yes, lots of meanings and uses for the word. Chantilly lace was one of the first 45s I started out with, so it got alot of play back then.

Too much talent taken on that plane crash. Thanks for the triby

"Oooo baby. You KNOOOWW what I like!!" He is called the Big Bopper is because this type of music is called Be-Bop.

His real name was Jiles Perry Richardson Jr., born in Sabine Pass, Texas. His voice was very mature, but he was only 28 when he died in that fateful plane crash. I honestly couldn't name another hit song that he sung himself, but he did compose "White Lightning" for country legend George Jones.

I got to know his son Jay after interviewing him a few times on a radio show. He was born not long after his father died and it never left his mind and heart. He performed as Big Bopper Jr. Some of his music is on here. He looked and sounded VERY much like his dad. He oaased from a heart attack in 2013. RIP Jay. I miss you.

@RobertSmith-iw2kb

9 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, dont think there were many more,but if u can find em.would like to hear also. 😢

Sadly, we lost him on the day the music died. Great reaction!

You need to listen to some Waylon Jennings. He almost was on that plane. He gave up his seat because the Big Bopper had a cold and didn't want to ride in a bus with no heater.

My favorite was "The Big Bopper's Wedding"

Hittin the late 50s pretty hard today, BIG Bopper and Buddy Holly both in one day. Yoohoo.

Of the 3 who died in that 1959 plane crash (Buddy Holly, Richie Vallens are the other ) ,The Big Bopper a.k.a. J.P. Richardson Jr. is the only one who had kids. His daughter was 4 when he died, and his son was born 2 months AFTER his death.

@ChristChickAutistic

2 жыл бұрын

Buddy's wife was pregnant, but when the crash happened the stress and pain made her lose the baby.

@jscho8674

2 жыл бұрын

I met his son. He called my office and we talked on the phone about an hour. He was just wonderful. Told me fascinating stories. I was so sad when he died at only 54.

This brotha. Was Also a D.J. BACK THEN, ALONG WITH " THE WOLF MAN" ,," WOLF MAN JACK". ,Radio was the shit back then ,and these brought it LIFE.. MISS IT....

I think part of the reason in "American Pie" that the plane crash was, "the day the music died" is that this includes the American loss of innocence of the 50s when the life jarring 60s and 70s came to be. Don McClean said that he set out to write a "big song about America", and he certainly did.

J P Richardson (the big bopper) Was a DJ from Texas He wrote songs and performed a few

Rushed home from elementary school every day for American Bandstand. Parents looked like we were crazy with this "new rock and roll." "What a blast!!!!"

My mom loved this song. She used to cut loose to this!!! I miss her, hearing this. I can just see her dancing in the kitchen.

I remember my cousin, when she was little, used to sing this song like when she was 4 (so cute 🥰). This song makes me think of her 💜

His son the one his wife was pregnant with when his dad died got to meet to meet Waylon Jennings who was on the bus instead of the airplane during the Winter Dance Party Tour

@wnsafford1854

2 жыл бұрын

Just to add a tad; Waylon was then Buddy Holly's bassist. He voluntarily gave his seat on the plane to the Big Bopper, who was sick (flu or cold, I think), because the bus was not well heated & would take much longer (to get to the next gig/hotel). He was trying to do him a favor. So sad.

You might be surprised to learn you owe a debt to the Big Bopper, he is credited for creating the first music video in 1958!!!

I grew up listening to my Mom's favorite music. She would crank up records while we cleaned & danced thru the house ...

Buddy Holly and now the Big Bopper, do we get to hear some Ritchie Valens next?

@michaelglick1287

2 жыл бұрын

Do people not listen to what they say?

After today's videos you should try to watch La Bamba and The Buddy Holly Story. It will give you a lot more information about these guys, and they're great movies as well.

Big Bopper is a historic legend in the beginning of Rock and Roll.

I'm a punk rock guy, but old enough to know that these guys opened the door, Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens

I'm so glad y'all listened to this 'coz I KNEW you'd love it! "The Big Bopper" was his DJ handle, his real name was Jiles Perry (JP) Richarson. In the 50's, the DJs were as famous as the musicians whose records they played & you had to have a BIG personality to be one. JP Richardson definitely fit that bill. The only other song of his that was well known was "White Lightening", which was later covered by country singer, George Jones.

My daddy sang this to me every morning while driving me to the babysitter! This song brings back so many memories of him!

When I used to stay at my grandmas, I would sit and listen to The Big Bopper on her large console stereo. I am now almost 70 and loved growing up listening to this stuff.

Do I what?… Will I what?!.. Lol, still gets me..

See.....we knew you'd like this. What makes this song great, is that he doesn't say anything risky, we fill in the blanks with our own ideas. How many of us had "Hello Baby" on our answering machines?

@drdr76

2 жыл бұрын

Right! Each of us gets to fill in what she is saying to him that he likes.

Loving the theme today guys.

Yes it was a very tragic time when Big bopper Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly past we will never know what would have been thank you you showing this you're keeping the treasure treasures of our history of music alive it was a great change between this and 1969

OMG I had forgot about this SONG!!!! MY DADDY LOVED TO PICK GUITAR AND SING AND HE DID THIS ONE TO GET US KIDS TO LAUGHING!!!!!! I MISS YOU DADDY RIP SWEET MAN

You should check out his song “White Lightning” a song that was recorded by the GREAT GEORGE JONES.

I enjoy that but the best part was seeing Dick Clark introduce him. He was so young and he stayed young looking throughout his career. In case you just arrived on this planet Dick Clark was a legend who hosted the American Bandstand for over 30 years

An absolute rock n Roll Classic!

I loved this when i was a kid, my dad played this all the time for me to dance about. Sandra from Scotland.

When my kids were little, they liked for me to sing to them and they would dance around the room. This was one of the songs I would sing to them. To this day (I'm 71) I know it by heart. I could sing you Peggy Sue as well. Helllo Baaaby!

Died too young! Definitely has a DJ voice! Rob- thanks for repping the Bengals sweatshirt- us here in Cincinnati love our team!

@beaubradley2171

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck from a lifelong (since ‘65) Rams fan!!

I used to run the box office at a large concert venue. One day, The Big Bopper's son called me. His daughter was coming to a show and he needed some help with getting her club passes I think. I wound up staying on the phone with him about an hour just talking about his Dad and about music in general. He sounded just like his Dad, and even said "Helllooooo babyyyy" for me. I cried when I heard he died at only 54. Too young. I think cancer got him, if memory serves.

I've heard this song so many times, but never saw this performance - so fun! Ohhhhhh, baby!

These the grandfathers of Rock & Roll I thank my parents for introducing me to classic music as a kid. They grew up in the 50s with this music my mom saw Elvis in the 50 in Toronto she talked about it till they day she died. See back then you got 4 or 5 bands that played the same show not like today you get a opening act then the headliner.

@deborahstrickland9845

2 жыл бұрын

"Talked about it until the day she died." That is so sweet.❤️

Thanks soo soo much for this great tribute about the day the music truly died. Rest In Peace to all who were lost that ill-fated night.

He was way ahead of his era...he would kill it even more in the 2020s

Today the day the music died 😪 their music and story will live forever much love to The Big Bopper!!!!

Big Bopper wrote a few songs for others... one that is great and amusing like this one is "White Lightning"... he wrote it for George Jones. I had an 80s band/song pop into my head today that I hadn't thought about in a long time. They only put out two albums before they broke up but they had a great smooth sound. They had a beautiful love song called "Hands to Heaven". The band is an English band called Breathe. Please consider trying them. Thank you. Songs back then were purposely kept short. They liked them under 3 minutes so they could fit more on the radio. They started getting little longer in 60 and 70s. When Queen created Bohemian Rhapsody that was one of the record execs big gripes "No Radio station is going to play a 6 minute long song."

@pishposhreselling

2 жыл бұрын

Oh I forgot about Breathe…..

@rray848

2 жыл бұрын

@@pishposhreselling I thought Amber would like the Sax in the song... oops... I forgot to tell them about the sax. 🎷The song has sax! 🎷 There... now they know. 😁

@rebeccasimantov5476

2 жыл бұрын

I believe "Hey Jude" (Beatles) was a very long 7 minutes & I think many radio stations were reluctant to play it (most songs then were 3 minutes or less)

@rray848

2 жыл бұрын

@@rebeccasimantov5476 I remember two DJs talking once about how bad it was to have dead air on a radio station and they commented on the song "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly. One of them said they always put that song on when they needed to run to the bathroom because it was 17 min long... LOL

I’m sure your knowledgeable RSR subscribers have informed you that the phrase from American Pie “The day the music died” refers to when the world tragically lost (way before their time) 3 iconic singers/musicians. I hope you react to my favourite Ritchie Valens song “Donna”

The Big Bopper was a DJ at KTRM in Beaumont, Texas. I worked at that station in 1977. His gold record was hanging in the front hallway. I walked by it everyday. FYI: I was a news reporter and announcer there. First day on the job, Elvis died. Talk about baptism by fire!!

So glad you're doing these songs on the anniversary date of their passing. Such a good song! P.S. love your Cincinnati Bengals shirt!

Amber always talks about music she used to listen to with her mom. Well my mom had "Chantilly Lace" on a 45 single, and I used to listen to it all the time when I was a kid. BTW, the B-side of the single was an equally memorable tune called "The Purple People Eater Meets the Witch Doctor".

Thanks for honouring the day the music died,🙏🙏🙏, February 3rd 1959.

I know this video is a year old, but insight for you - JP Richardson (The Big Bopper) is one of the first people to have made a music video. History will say that it was down to someone else but he was the first massive influential icon to make it the norm. And if you're checking out Buddy Holly in the process - The Beatles tried to adopt his singing/production style because it was so unique, and it's why Paul McCartney owns the rights to Buddy Holly's music now ☺️

My parents turned me on to their 50s and early 60s music from the time I was born just about, and I remember listening to this song constantly as a toddler. I listened to a lot of doo wop but this, along with Buddy Holly and Chuck Berry, were my favorites. Then I got me a transistor radio and started listening to the then-current 70s pop and soft rock. After a while I discovered stuff like Zeppelin, Steppenwolf (first record I bought with my own money), Peter Frampton (which my dad actually introduced me to when he brought home the Frampton Comes Alive album), etc. So I grew up listening to a wide range of music, from the originators of rock and roll, early Motown, R&B, Country, on up to all kinds of 70s music, and beyond. That's why I have such a vast taste in, and appreciation for music today, and I have my parents to thank for introducing me to their music from the start.

@drdr76

2 жыл бұрын

Transistor radio..brings back memories, holding it up to our ears to hear better. I don't think mine even had an earphone jack.

@jackgilchrist

2 жыл бұрын

@@drdr76 Yep, the Walkmans of the 60s/70s. That and a little record player was how I consumed all my music as a child. Good times.

Been listening to this song since I was a child and loved it. RIP Big Bopper, Richie Valens, & Buddy Hollie 🙏⚘🌻🌷😭🌟💔

He was not originally supposed to be on the plane. Originally Waylon Jennings who was in Holly's band at the time was supposed to have that seat but Big Bopper was sick and the alternative to the flight was a long bus ride that he was not feeling up to and asked Waylon for his seat and Waylon agreed. It is kind of amazing how easily everything effects everything. Had Big Bopper not had been around someone who innocently coughed and spread germs to make him sick and Waylon kept his seat and got on that plane, there may not be an outlaw country genre of music.

The Big Bopper was from Louisiana and it's so sad we lost him in the plane crash along with Buddy Holly & Rtichie Valens.

This seems like the time to bring up the fun 50's rock and roll of Larry Williams-"Dizzy Miss Lizzy", "Bonie Maroney" and what I think is one of his best "Short Fat Fannie" which namechecks dozens of contemporary 50's hits. High Energy all the way made to make you move.

His only hit but it was a big one back then. RIP Jiles, Richie and Buddy! Appreciate you remembering them. Don McLean coined the phrase the day the music died. Never understood that. Great music continued especially in the 60s and afterward. They wouldn't want it to "die" they were true pioneers and fine gentlemen.

@Xcris_crosX

2 жыл бұрын

They were killed in Feb 1959. It marked the end of the Rock n' Roll era, America's so-called innocence, the 1950s Happy Days. Bob Dylan, the Jester, was an Activist and recorded his first protest song in the early 1960s

R.I.P. Richie Valens, Big Bopper, And Buddy Holly! LOVED your reactions!! The crash site outside of Clear Lake, Iowa ALWAYS has flowers on it,

That's why I said ," BEING HERE WITH GUYS, I'M RELIVING IT,, LOVE YOU GUYS, THANK YOU..

He was definitely one of the early larger than life radio DJs of the Rock era. Then he started writing hit songs. I think he set a record for continuously broadcasting for several days straight. It may be apocryphal, but I have heard that the Bif Tannen character in the Back to the Future films was based on J.P. Richardson aka The Big Bopper, but i don't know for certain. Cheers.

JP had some great songs outside of the novelty genre including "Crazy Blues" "Someone Watching Over You" and "Walking Through My Dreams "

he was so much fun. can you imagine what he would have brought the world music wise had he never passed away so young? I love him.

Back to the beginning of rock n roll.

Red Riding Hood and White Lightning are worth listening to. Records in those days had to be less than 3 minutes in duration as it was thought that the audience would be bored with longer songs. When Queen wrote Bohemian Rhapsody their then record label refused to record it.

@wadsworthaaron

Жыл бұрын

The Beatles "Hey Jude" was over 7 minutes... it predates Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody" by more than 5 years (for breaking that particular mold). When told that DJs would never play a 7-minute song, John Lennon said, "They will for us."

@deaniej2766

Жыл бұрын

Of course dancing in the 50's and early 60's was very energetic and songs much longer were very tiring for some. Also couples touched, even if only their hands, so of course, that had to be limited. Many sock hops and other school dances only allowed one or two slow songs for the whole evening.

This was my parents' music.. we were lucky they married young and were still listening to great music as we grew up(they also let us play our music loud!) This one was played alot when I was little. Great reaction!

I love hearing the Big Bopper sing Little Red Riding Hood. I think y'all would love it

I remember running around singing this song as a kid. Love it!

The first Ritchie Valens reaction you did was not Ritchie Valens. It was from a scene in the movie, "La Bamba", sung by David Hidalgo of Los Lobos and lip synced by the actor, Lou Diamond Phillips, filmed years after the plane crash. So tonight will be your first reaction to Ritchie Valens, as well.

The three we lost were do young and were so influential at that age. These talented children were such a loss. Btw enjoy playing in the snow now, the girls especially are going to hit an age when playing in the snow is so passe. I really hate the snow now, but I remember the rimos with my brothers in the snow so vividly...by doing Ng this you are giving them something amazing to remember 💗

Jerry Lee Lewis did an excellent cover of this song in the early 1970s

I think somewhere in heaven, Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens, and Buddy Holly are smiling that their legacies still live to this day and forever.

Thank you guys. Your reaction keeps this music alive. ❤️

This was American Bandstand, THE music show for teens. Was on many years. My parents were on there.

I'm 54 and love the 60,s

You think you were shocked? What do you think we felt when this song came out. One of a kind.

I love these theatrical artists. It so much fun to listen to AND watch them. Meat Loaf, Alice Cooper, Big Bopper.

@wallacecallow2255

Жыл бұрын

How about Roger Miller and Johnny Cash?

Right now I am envious of the young people of that time, witnessing the birth of Rock n Roll. Once you folks said he use to be a dj, I can totally hear it in that song.

THANKS❣️❣️My Daddy would sing this song A LOT when I was a little girl. ❤ the song!! ❤ the memories❣️❣️🥰🥰

Glad you enjoyed this video! Great reaction! Love seeing you guys have fun with the music!

"Bop" is a dance. The Bopper in this context means "rocker" Certainly nothing to do with "bopping" anybody. I have no proof, this is my best guess. The "Big" part could refer to personality, voice. talent, or physical size. Any or all the the above.

@NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself

2 жыл бұрын

He was a big bopper with big bops.

Waylon Jennings was Buddy Hollys bass player at the time. They were doing a show and Waylon let the Big Bopper have his seat on the plane,, while they were loading the plane they said Waylon told him he hoped the plane crashed. The Bopper told Waylon he hoped he froze to death on the bus. They were both just kidding but it haunted Waylon the rest of his days

He looks like a peacock near the end, strutting in front of the "lace" decoration at the back. swagger.

What's really crazy, is that autopsy records show that The Big Bopper survived the crash and was able to crawl away before dying. There were scratches and marks on his that were from the ground and a fence. Crazy.

@buffyjosmom

2 жыл бұрын

Dude that’s not true. The Big Bopper’s son had him exhumed as he wanted to know the truth and the coroner who examined his remains upon exhumation stated that his injuries were so extensive that there was no way he survived that crash. His son did this because he had heard rumors that a gun was found at the crash site ( one was), that that gun belonged to Buddy Holly (it did), and that both had survived and Buddy shot his father ( they didn’t and he didn’t).

He originally was a disc jockey. I’m I guessing Big Bopper was his on the radio handle.