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'The Big Bopper' (wasn't a band) was Jiles P Richardson Jr. He was a dj, singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He was killed in the plane crash with Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens. JP Richardson had watched college students doing a dance called 'The Bop', and nicknamed himself 'The Big Bopper'.

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