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CHANTILLY LACE – THE BIG BOPPERJun 19 '03 (Updated Nov 07 '05) Write an essay on this topic.
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The Bottom Line THE BIG BOPPER was born “Jiles Perry Richardson Jr.” on 24 October 1930 in Sabine Pass, TX
After living in Sabine Pass, TX for a few years his family moves to Port Arthur, TX. In 1949 he graduated Beaumont High School. He serves 2 years in the US Army as a radar instructor and then attends college and during the evenings and weekends he works at local radio station KTRM in Beaumont as a Disk Jockey. He calls himself “JAPE” while playing records on his regular daily radio show. On 18 April 1952 he marries “Adrian Joy Fryon” and they have a daughter in 1957 named “Deborah Richardson”. After he graduates college he continues to work at the same radio station working the 3 to 6 PM drive time shift and changes his on air name to “The Big Bopper”. His program name is “The Big Bopper Show” and he is eventually appointed as the station’s program director. In May 1957 he establishes a World Record by playing records continuously for six days straight a total of 1,821 records. While working at the station he was also writing songs on the side and met “Harold Pappy Daily” in 1957. Harold was a representative of “Mercury” records and Jiles had sent him a demo tape. Jiles is signed to a recording contract with “Mercury” to sing country and western songs. His very first single is released in late 1957 titled “Begar To A King” with the flip side being “Crazy Blues” that fails to chart. In June 1958 he writes and records a novelty song titled “The Purple People Eater Meets The Witch Doctor”. The song is a parody of hit songs by “Sheb Wooley” and “David Seville”. The single is originally released on Jiles own small local record company called “D” records. Within the next 2 months the flip side had picked up a lot of airplay so “Mercury” records decides to release the single on it’s own label with the “A” side being the bigger of the 2 songs titled “Chantilly Lace”. It would eventually peak at #6 on the US Pop singles charts on 4 August. It is said that Jiles was the first ever person to record a Music Video when he recorded himself signing “Chantilly Lace” in 1958. He is said to even have coined the phrase “Music Video” in an article in “Rockin’ 50’s” music magazine according to the editor at that time “Bill Griggs”. Bill also goes on to say that Jiles had an idea to start a production company to make music videos not only for TV but also to design a special Juke Box to play them as well. His 3rd single is a double-sided hit where both sides chart separately. The “A” side titled “Big Boppers Wedding” peaked at #38 on 8 December. The previous week the “B” side titled “Little Red Riding Hood” peaks at #72. The “B” side was not the same version that became a hit for “Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs” when their version peaked at #2 for 2 weeks for them on 11 June 1966. In January 1959 Jiles has put together a traveling stage show and he joins the tour of “The Winter Dance Party” that travels to Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa. On 31 January 1959 “Chantilly Lace” peaks at #12 on the UK singles charts. On 2 February Jiles convinces “Waylon Jennings” who is a bass player in “The Crickets” for “Buddy Holly” to a coin flip to give up his seat to him on a flight if he wins to their next gig in Clear lake, IA. The plane is a small light aircraft that is chartered by “Buddy Holly”. Jiles being a large sized individual he had gotten tired of being uncomfortable riding and sleeping on their small tour bus. At 1 AM the next day on the 3rd of February the plane takes off from Mason City Airport with Jiles, Buddy & “Ritchie Valens”. A very heavy snow is falling and the plane crashes within a few minutes of take off within 8 miles, killing the pilot “Roger Peterson” and all 3 famous passengers. Jiles was 28 years old at the time of his death and his wife Adrian was pregnant with their 2nd child. Their second child whose name was “Jay Perry Richardson” was born only 84 days later. The one and only album that had been recorded prior to his death titled “Chantilly Lace” is released months after his death but fails to chart. The album would be re-released in 1976 on the “Pickwick” records label and also fail to chart. In 1959 Mercury would release 3 other singles that had been previously recorded by Jiles. The singles are “The Monkey Song”, “Walking Through My Dreams” and “Pink Petticoats”. All 3 fail to make the US singles charts. On 9 March “George Jones” who is also recording for “Mercury” records takes a Jiles written song “White Lightning” to #1 for 5 weeks on the Country singles charts. It would also cross over to the Pop singles charts as well but it would stall at #73 on 4 April. On 12 October a song Jiles had previously written for a close friend of his who was also from Texas by the name of “Johnny Preston” would peak at #1. The song was “Running Bear” that stayed at #1 for 3 weeks and was Johnny’s only number 1 hit and was a million seller. On 21 March it peaks at #1 in the UK for 2 weeks. In 1989 “Rhino” records released a compilation album of not only his singles but almost every song he ever wrote titled “Hello Baby: The Best Of The Big Bopper, 1954 – 1959”. In October 1991 the only surviving instrument from the fatal plane crash which was Jiles’ model LG3 Gibson guitar was sold at the “Red Baron Antique Auction” in Atlanta, GA. In the mid 1990’s Jiles son JP Jr. began touring the country with “Rock ‘N’ Roll Oldies” shows calling himself “Big Bopper Jr.” The one CD that I own by “The Big Bopper is CHANTILLY LACE which I purchased used last year at amazon.com for only $8.98 and I feel it was a great investment. This was originally released on “Mercury” records on album back in 1958. It was re-released in its entirety on “Pickwick” records in 1976. Every song on this album/CD was written by J. P. Richardson. The songs on this CD are listed below in the order as they appear followed by the song length then by my rating of each and then my overall rating of this CD: 1. Chantilly Lace – 2:22 – 5 2. Pink Petticoats – 2:09 – 4 3. The Clock – 2:26 – 3 4. Walking Through My Dreams – 2:18 – 4 5. Someone’s Watching Over You – 2:31 – 3 6. Big Bopper’s Wedding – 2:09 – 5 7. Little Red Riding Hood – 2:08 – 5 8. Preacher And The Bear – 2:21 – 4 9. It’s The Truth Ruth – 2:15 – 4 10. White Lightnin’ – 2:16 – 5 TOTAL POINTS: 42 DIVIDED BY 12 = 3.50 OR 3 ˝ STARS RATING KEY: 5 – GREAT 4 – VERY GOOD 3 – GOOD 2 – FAIR 1 – POOR 0 – THIS SONG DOESN’T BELONG HERE! BILLBOARD US Top 100 Pop Singles for “THE BIG BOPPER” 1. Chantilly Lace – Peaked at #12 on 08/04/58 2. Little Red Riding Hood – Peaked at #72 on 12/01/58 3. Big Bopper’s Wedding – Peaked at #38 on 12/08/58 BILLBOARD US TOP 100 Singles written by “THE BIG BOPPER” by other artists Beggar To A King – Hank Snow – Peaked at #5 on the Country charts on 05/15/61 (You’ve Got) Personality And Chantilly Lace (medley) – Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels – Peaked at #87 on 02/03/68 Chantilly Lace – Jerry Lee Lewis – Peaked at #1 for 3 weeks on the Country charts on 03/11/72 and Peaked at #43 on the Pop charts on 03/04/72 Preacher And The Bear – Jerry Reed – Peaked at #16 as a “B” side to “Amos Moses” at #16 on the Country charts on 10/24/70 Running Bear – Johnny Preston – Peaked at #1 for 3 weeks on 10/12/59 Running Bear – Sonny James – Peaked at #1 for 3 weeks on the Country charts on 05/10/69 White Lightnin’ – George Jones – Peaked at #1 on the Country charts for 5 weeks on 03/09/59 and Peaked at #73 on the Pop charts on 05/04/59 SOME SONG LYRICS – Songs Written by “The Big Bopper” CHANTILLY LACE (Telephone rings) Hello baby, Yeah, this is the Big Bopper speakin’ Ha ha ha ha ha, oh you sweet thing Do I what? Will I what? Oh baby you know what I like Chantilly lace and a pretty face And a pony tail a hangin’ down That wiggle in the walk And giggle in the talk Makes the world go round There ain't nothin’ in the world Like a big eyed girl That makes me act so funny Make me spend my money Make me feel real loose like a long necked goose Like a girl, oh baby that's what I like What's that baby, but, but, but Ohhhhhh honey But…oh baby you know what I like Chantilly lace and a pretty face And a pony tail a hangin’ down That wiggle in the walk And giggle in the talk Makes the world go round There ain't nothin’ in the world Like a big eyed girl That makes me act so funny Make me spend my money Make me feel real loose like a long necked goose Like a girl, oh baby that's what I like What's that honey Pick you up at 8 and don't be late But baby, I ain't got no money honey Ha ha ha ha ha Oh alright baby, you know what I like Chantilly lace and a pretty face And a pony tail a hangin’ down That wiggle in the walk And giggle in the talk Makes the world go round There ain't nothin’ in the world Like a big eyed girl That makes me act so funny Make me spend my money Make me feel real loose like a long necked goose Like a girl, oh baby that's what I like RUNNING BEAR On the banks of the river stood Runnin' Bear, young Indian brave On the other side of the river stood his lovely Indian maid Little White Dove was her name, such a lovely sight to see But their tribes fought with each other so their love could never be Runnin' Bear loved Little White Dove with a love big as the sky Runnin' Bear loved Little White Dove with a love that couldn't die He couldn't swim the raging river 'cause the river was too wide He couldn't reach Little White Dove, waiting on the other side In the moonlight he could see her blowing kisses 'cross the waves Her little heart was beating faster, waiting there for her brave Runnin' Bear loved Little White Dove with a love big as the sky Runnin' Bear loved Little White Dove with a love that couldn't die Runnin' Bear dove in the water, Little White Dove did the same And they swam out to each other through the swirling stream they came As their hands touched and their lips met, the ragin' river pulled them down Now they'll always be together in that happy hunting ground Runnin' Bear loved Little White Dove with a love big as the sky Runnin' Bear loved Little White Dove with a love that couldn't die WHITE LIGHTNING Well in North Carolina, way back in the hills, Lived my pappy and he had him a still. He brewed white lightning 'till the sun went down, And then he'd fill him a jug, an' pass it around. Mighty, mighty pleasin', you're pappy's corn squeezin' White Lightning Yeah, the G-men, T-men, revenurers too, Searchin' for the place where he made his brew. They were lookin', tryin' to book him, But my pappy kept on cookin' White Lightning Well I asked my pappy why call it brew, White lightning, 'stead of mountain dew. I took on sip and then I knew, As my eyes bugged out and my face turned blue. Mighty, mighty pleasin', you're pappy's corn squeezin' White Lightning Yeah, G-men, T-men, revenuers too, Searchin' for the place where he made his brew. They were lookin', tryin' book him, But my pappy kept on cookin' White Lightning Well, a city slicker came, and said "I'm mighty tough." "I think I wanna taste that powerful stuff." He took one s..slug and he drank it right down, And I heard him a-moanin' as he hit the ground Mighty, mighty pleasin', you're pappy's corn squeezin' White Lightning Yeah, G-men, T-men, revenuers too, Searchin' for the place where he made his brew. They were lookin', tryin' book him But my pappy kept on cookin' White Lightning! JAGUARDOG’S FINAL THOUGHTS Jiles “The Big Bopper” Perry Richardson Jr. had a very, very short music career. It was sadly cut short due to 2 unlucky set of circumstances. The first being him winning the coin flip to “Waylon Jennings” getting his seat on the small aircraft. The second is the terrible storm that caused them to crash and all lose their lives. He only lived long enough to have released 9 singles and 1 album, which was re-released after his death. His music was danceable, fast, happy, upbeat and almost always told a story. He wrote all his own music and 3 of his songs would become #1 songs for 4 other artists. One can just imagine had he lived another 40 years or so how many big hits he could have written? He may have become one of the most successful music writers of all time up there with "John Lennon" and "Paul McCartney" and many others. It’s a real shame how fate stepped in and took all 3 great men away from us in that one fateful night. That ends this Part of our music History lesson for today Ladies and Gentlemen and I still have not decided on whom I will cover next? As always I wish to thank everyone for coming by and reading my review, rating it and perhaps taking the time to leave a short comment. I hope everyone has a Wonderful and Safe Weekend and God Bless You All, Ron.  |
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