Eighteen years after Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper were killed in a plane crash in an Iowa cornfield in 1959, somebody made a movie that ended with rock's first tragedy. And 11 years ...
Jiles Perry "J.P." 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 ...