On February 3, 1959, American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and 'The Big Bopper' J.P. Richardson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson. This tragic event would later become known as 'The Day the Music Died' after singer songwriter Don McLean referred to it as such in his classic 1971 song 'American Pie'. Jiles Perry Richardson Jr., better known as 'The Big Bopper', was only 28-years old when his career was cut short, but by then he had already carved out a major spot for himself in the history of rock and roll. Mercury Records released this, his first and only LP, 'Chantilly Lace', in August of 1958, which quickly became a US national best-seller.
Track Listing:
1. Chantilly Lace - The Big Bopper
2. Pink Petticoats - The Big Bopper
3. The Clock - The Big Bopper
4. Walking Through My Dreams - The Big Bopper
5. Someone Watching Over You - The Big Bopper
6. Old Maid - The Big Bopper
7. One More Chance - The Big Bopper
8. Monkey Song (You Made a Monkey Out of Me) - The Big Bopper
9. Beggar to a King - The Big Bopper
10. Crazy Blues - The Big Bopper
11. Big Bopper's Wedding - The Big Bopper
12. Little Red Riding Hood - The Big Bopper
13. Preacher and the Bear - The Big Bopper
14. It's the Truth, Ruth - The Big Bopper
15. White Lightning - The Big Bopper
16. Strange Kisses - The Big Bopper
17. That's What I'm Talking About - The Big Bopper
18. A Teen-age Moon (In a Rock and Roll World) - The Big Bopper
19. Bopper's Boogie Woogie - The Big Bopper
20. Purple People Eater Meets the Witch Doctor - The Big Bopper
Year of Production: 1959
