#j.p. richardson

[filosofablogger]

♫ Running Bear ♫ (Redux)

I played this one once before, back in 2020, and it was on my list of “songs that pop into my head unbidden in the middle of the night.”  So, what better time than the present? This song was written by Jiles Perry (aka J.P.) Richardson, an influential Texas disc jockey known as “The Big Bopper.”  Richardson had a hit of his own in 1958 with Chantilly Lace, and on February 3, 1959, was killed in…

[thecreativemillennial]

Today marks the 64th anniversary of the day the music died, on which 3 rock and roll musicians,buddy Holly, ritchie valens and j.p. Richardson aka the big booper were tragically killed in a plane crash, along with the pilot, in clear lake, iowa

[history105rockandrollblog]

Lecture 5:  Jiles Perry (“J. P..”) Richardson, Jr., a.k.a. The Big Bopper (1930–1959) performs his huge hit “Chantilly Lace” in the fall of 1958 on the Dick Clark Show. Richardson had worked in a variety of jobs before launching his singing career, including a stint in the army and a go at disc jockeying at station KTRM in Beaumont, Texas. His catchy signature song “Chantilly Lace,” recorded on the Mercury label, became an instant hit upon release in August 1958. It climbed to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, and spent 22 weeks on the American Top 40 charts, turning Richardson into an instant rock star shortly before his tragic death. Rest in peace.

[intheholler]

Any recommendations for catchy songs about specific American historical events? Hurricane by The Band of Heathens (unless I'm mistaken, it's pretty explicitlu about Katrina) and The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald are examples.

i love the song hurricane, but i didn't know about the other til now. thank you for the inadvertent rec!

also i don't know about catchy necessarily but i do have a few historical event tunes to recommend.

It's About Blood by Steve Earle is about West Virginia coal mining disasters, at the end of which he lists by name around two dozen victims of specific disasters. this one gives me chills. this whole album Ghosts of West Virginia does actually

Big Time in the Jungle by Old Crow Medicine Show is about snatching up poor, uneducated southern boys and shippin em off to Vietnam. pretty catchy, v fuckin dark by the end

Battle of Blair Mountain by David Rovics is about,, well,, the battle of blair mountain

Seneca Creek by Charles Wesley Godwin mentions the WV flood of 1985 though is about the singer's grandparents iirc

... and as i made this list i realized i sure talk a lot about and revere west virginia for someone whos never lived there (but plans to <3). anyway here's some stuff to balance it

Casey Jones by The Grateful Dead is about a conductor in Tennessee who stayed on a runaway train to let others escape to safety and ultimaetly died (and is catchy as fuck actually)

Battle of New Orleans by Johnny Horton is pretty straightforwardly about the war of 1812

Ohio by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young is about the Kent State Massacre

American Pie by Don McClean was written in response to the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Richardson Jr. i feel like everyone knows this song but maybe not the actual meaning, i didn't know til a few years ago. so maybe i'm just behind

anyway if yall know any please add in reblogs or leave in the replies, i love this kinda thing

[hooked-on-elvis]

"And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind" (1969)

Written by Neil Diamond, Elvis recorded the song during the American Sound Studio sessions in Memphis, Tennessee, on February 17, 1969. It was released on October 14, 1969 on Presley's double-album From Vegas To Memphis/From Memphis To Vegas, on the "Back In Memphis" LP.

MUSICIANS ON THIS TRACK: Guitar: Reggie Young, Elvis Presley. Bass: Tommy Cogbill. Drums: Gene Chrisman. Piano: Bobby Wood, Elvis Presley, Ronnie. Organ: Bobby Emmons. Harmonica: Ed Kollis. Trumpet: R.F.Taylor, Wayne Jackson, Dick Steff. Sax & Trombone: Jackie Thomas. Sax: Glen Spreen, J.P. Luper. Trombone: Jackie Thomas, Jack Hale, Gerald Richardson. French Horn: Tony Cason, Joe D'Gerolamo. Vocals: Elvis Presley, Mary (Jeannie) Green, Donna Thatcher, Susan Pilkington, Mary Holladay, Dolores Edgin, Hurshel Wiginton, Joe Babcock, Millie Kirkham, Sonja Montgomery. elvisthemusic.com

Here's the original Neil Diamond recording, released on April 4, 1969 on the album Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show.

OTHER VERSIONS

Mark Lindsay released his version of "And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind" on his Silver Bird album, in 1970.

[billboard-hotties-tourney]

B.B. King (1925-2015) solo Songs: "3 O'Clock Blues," "You Know I Love You" Propaganda: none

The Big Bopper (1930-1959) solo Songs: "Chantilly Lace," "Little Red Riding Hood" Propaganda: none

[rabid-dog-steve-horn]

Buddy Holly's death on February 3, 1959, shocked the world. The plane crash that claimed his life also took the lives of fellow musicians Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson. The tragic event is often referred to as "The Day the Music Died," a phrase popularized by Don McLean's song "American Pie." Holly's untimely death at the age of 22 left a void in the music world, but his legacy continues to live on through his music and the countless artists he inspired.

[strazcenter]

The Day the Music Didn’t Die

On Feb. 3, 1959, a single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza flying in low visibility crashed north of Clear Lake, Iowa. All four aboard were killed: pilot Roger Peterson and rock & rollers Buddy Holly, 22; The Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson Jr.), 28; and Ritchie Valens (Richard Valenzuela), 17. The three were stars of the Winter Dance Party Tour of the Midwest. Feb. 3 is called The Day the Music Died, the…

[ultra-francesca-mercury]

february 3

1959

Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson are killed in a plane crash. Don McLean would call it "The Day the Music Died" in his 1971 hit "American Pie."

[70s80sandbeyond]

On February 3, 1959, Buddy Holly, J.P. ‘The Big Bopper’ Richardson and Ritchie Valens were killed when their plane crashed near Mason City, Iowa

[filosofablogger]

♫ Chantilly Lace ♫

Tonight, I transport you back in time … waaaaayyyyy back, to 1958.  I was 7 years old … some of you probably weren’t even born yet! To the world, he was known as The Big Bopper, but his name was Jiles Perry (J.P.) Richardson.  He was a prominent DJ at KTRM in Beaumont, Texas with a few songs to his credit, such as this one, and his songs would later provide hits for Johnny Preston with Running…

[wetsteve3]

Joe Mauldin, Jerry Allison And Buddy Holly On Their New Motorcycles 

Today is the day the music died.

Buddy, Waylon & The Ariel Cyclone

February 3, 1959 — The Day the Music Died. 

Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, “The Big Bopper” J.P. Richardson, and their pilot, Roger Peterson, die in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. Holly leaves behind millions of adoring fans, a pregnant wife and a legendary 1958 Ariel Cyclone Motorcycle.

May 13, 1958 - Buddy Holly and his Crickets bandmates, Joe Mauldin and Jerry Allison, land in Dallas after a world tour. They go straight to a Harley-Davidson dealership looking to buy three Harley 74 flatheads. The salesman is skeptical that the three young men from West Texas have the wherewithal to purchase three of his expensive motorcycles, and tells them so. Put off by the rude salesman, the boys go across town to Miller’s Triumph Shop. This time, Buddy introduces himself and produces a large amount of cash to ensure that it is known they are serious buyers. It is probably not necessary because Betty Miller, co-owner of the Shop with her husband, Ray, recognizes Buddy and the Crickets the moment they come in.

Mauldin picks out a red Triumph Thunderbird. Allison goes for a Triumph Trophy TR6A. Buddy buys the new 650cc Ariel Cyclone — one of only 200 ever made.

That summer, between tours and television appearances, Buddy and his friends are often seen riding their motorcycles around town in Lubbock.

October 1958 — Buddy Holly splits from The Crickets.

Early 1959 — Buddy Holly is touring the Midwest with his new band, including bassist Waylon Jennings. Also on the tour are rising artists Ritchie Valens and “The Big Bopper” J.P. Richardson. The going is rough aboard cold, uncomfortable buses and, frustrated by the conditions, Holly charters a plane from a performance in Clear Lake, Iowa to the next stop in Moorhead, Minnesota. Holly bandmate Tommy Allsup and Valens toss a coin for a seat on the plane — Valens wins. Waylon surrenders his seat to Richardson, who is sick.

Buddy Holly & Waylon Jennings February 3, 1959, 12:30 am — Holly, Richardson and Valens take off with Peterson, their 21-year-old pilot. The rest is history. Buddy Holly was 22 years old when he died. Richardson was 28. Valens was 17. Waylon lives on to be one of the most legendary country music artists of all time.

Buddy’s father keeps his Ariel Cyclone until 1970 when he trades it to Nub Stovall, a local racer, for two Yamaha 55cc Trailmasters. Stovall sells the Ariel to another individual, who tries to resell it to a local Honda dealer, George McMahan, for $1000. McMahan wants the bike, but does not have the funds.

Waylon Receiving His Birthday Present 1979 — Former Crickets Mauldin and Allison want to do something special for the 42nd birthday of their old friend, Waylon Jennings. They track down Buddy’s motorcycle to the man who still owns it in Austin, Texas. They buy the bike and have it delivered to an empty hotel room in North Texas where Waylon is on tour. Upon seeing his gift — at midnight — the outlaw Waylon jumps on the bike and kick starts it right there in the hotel room, to the delight of the other guests. Waylon only rides the Ariel a couple times and then lends it to the Johnny Cash Museum in Nashville.

2002 — Waylon Jennings passes away.2014 — The Ariel is auctioned off as part of Waylon’s estate. George McMahon has his second shot at owning the legendary bike. (McMahan had done well as a land developer in Lubbock and now had the means to buy the Ariel.) At auction, the bike quickly is bid up to $475,000 and McMahan bows out, fearing he has missed his chance again.

But fate is with McMahan. The Ariel does not reach the seller’s minimum and does not sell at the auction. Jessi Coulter, Waylon’s widow, is taking offers based on price AND intended use. McMahan makes his offer and specifies his use — riding the bike just one time and then loaning it to he Buddy Holly Center in Lubbock. Done deal.

This is the incredible story of a legendary 1958 Ariel Cyclone, owned by two of the biggest legends in music history. Check it out at the Buddy Holly Center if you’re ever down in Lubbock — but note, no pictures allowed.

[americana-plus]

In the very early hours of February 3, 1959, a 1947 Beechcraft Bonanza took flight from a small-town Iowa airport, carrying three pioneers of early American rock ‘n’ roll music. The musicians, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “Big Bopper” Richardson, chartered a plane with hopes of cutting travel time between frigid Midwestern tour stops. A few extra hours of sleep waited at the destination, Moorhead, Minnesota. But the plane wouldn’t make it out of Clear Lake, Iowa, crashing in a field just miles north of the Surf Ballroom, where the early rock stars wrapped a gig hours earlier. It was one of the first tragedies to strike modern American music and a figurative end to 1950s culture. Don McLean coined it “The Day the Music Died” in his 1971 opus “American Pie.” 

A cover of Chuck Berry’s, Brown Eyed Handsome Man was the last song Buddy Holly played that evening. 

[diamondstuddedflunkies]

64 years ago was "The day the music died". Rest in peace Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Jiles Perry "J.P." Richardson Jr. (The Big Bopper), and Roger Peterson. All gone before their time.

[rainbow-lady-izel]

Today is the anniversary of the day the music died. I just want to express my thanks to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Richardson “The Big Bopper”. They were younger than I am now and they changed the trajectory of music forever. Thanks for the songs, good ol’ boys.

[history105rockandrollblog]

Lecture 5: Here are the original radio promos for the concert at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, and two newsflash broadcasts announcing the plane crash on February 3, 1959, that killed Buddy Holly, J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson and Ritchie Valens.  It was broadcast on station KGLO, Clear Lake, Iowa, not far from the location of the plane crash. Today, more than 60 years after the tragic demise of the three pioneering rock ‘n’ roll stars, the Surf Ballroom has become a “national landmark” in the United States, granted that status by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009.