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Hello Baby!
State Highway 55, Montegut,
LA,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
29° 28' 56.8812",
-90° 33' 23.4396"
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Louisiana State
Historical Marker
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places |
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J.P. Richardson, Jr., better known as the Big Bopper lived 1 mile south of this site in the 1950s in a garage apartment on Arcement Street near the intersection at French Street. In 1952, Richardson married Adrianne Joy Fryou, a native of the Bourg-Montegut community.
While working as a disc jockey for KTRM in Beaumont, Texas, he wrote hundreds of songs including Chantilly Lace and The Big Bopper's Wedding, White Lightin (A No. 1 country hit recorded by George Jones) and Running Bear (Recorded by Johnny Preston, it reached No. 1 on the pop charts several months after Richardson's death). Richardson was a major influence in the early days of Rock 'N' Roll, and was the first star to video tape his performances - a precursor to current-day music videos.
The Big Bopper died in a plane crash on February 3, 1959, with fellow Rock 'N' Roll legends Buddy Holly and Richie Valens. His musical legacy and his big personality will live forever.
Last updated: 3/14/2016 |
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Hello Baby! Historical Marker Location Map, Montegut, Louisiana
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