The Big Bopper
American musicianWikipedia
76
MENTIONS
52
EPISODES
48
PODCASTS
Search complete. 76 mentions across 52 episodes found for "The Big Bopper".
Nov 3, 2026
Paul F. TompkinsHOST
His real name was John Tilkes Booth.
Paul F. TompkinsHOST
And that's why he changed it to the Big Bopper.
Lauren LapkusHOST
I thought his real name was T-Big Bupper.
Lauren LapkusHOST
T-Big.
Bill MencarowHOST
You don't know who that is.
Bill MencarowHOST
Well, better known by his stage name, The Big Bopper.
Bill MencarowHOST
And if you're too young, you may not know who that is either.
Bill MencarowHOST
But Big Bopper was an American musician and disc jockey.
Bill MencarowHOST
uh...
Bill MencarowHOST
he uh... was a native of sabine texas near port arthur this is uh... big bopper uh...
Bill MencarowHOST
he was killed in the plane crash the day the music died in iowa clear lake iowa you're exactly right allison in february of nineteen fifty nine along with fellow musicians buddy holly also a texan and richie valens and the pilot roger peterson that was the day the music died that's the the name of the song and that's what the song is about well here's uh uh we'll play a little bit of uh one of the big boppers greatest hits i memorized this as a kid i remember i know every word to it uh here is the big bopper chantilly lace
Jiles Perry Richardson Jr.SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
hello baby yeah this is the big bopper speaking Oh, you sweet man.
AaronHOST
That's it, that was a, a tragic ending, um-
Marcia Milgrom DodgeGUEST
So tragic, and Ritchie Valens and Big Bopper.
AaronHOST
Big Bopper, yeah.
Marcia Milgrom DodgeGUEST
I mean, that, that is just-
AaronHOST
The Winter Dance Party, it was-
Ryan MuellerHOST
Oh, really? Yes.
Ryan MuellerHOST
In one of country music's most famous twists of fate, Jennings gave up his seat on the plane involved in the 1959 crash that claimed the lives of Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper.
Ryan MuellerHOST
Oh.
Ryan MuellerHOST
So talk about close calls.
BillGUEST
On a cold February morning in 1959, a small plane crashed in Iowa, USA.
BillGUEST
Among the dead were Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and J.P. Richardson, aka the Big Bopper.
BillGUEST
This tragedy was immortalized by Don McLean in his song American Pie, when he sings about the day the music died.
BillGUEST
And we have to ask, is 2026 the year that the football died? When we look back at the origins of football, we see working class kids watching players better than themselves in an effort to learn skills and improve their play so that they too could one day join their heroes, and play for their football team.
Theo VonHOST
And also, Evan, that area where you live is, or where you are, that's where Billy Valens died.
Theo VonHOST
Richie Valens and the Big Bopper.
Theo VonHOST
They died over there in that plane crash.
Theo VonHOST
A lot of people don't remember that, but the movie La Bamba.
Tom GulleyHOST
Yeah.
Tom GulleyHOST
Well, there's one good example of that, really, and then they died all at once, you know, Buddy Holly and Richie Valens and the Big Bopper.
Tom GulleyHOST
That's a good example there.
Tom GulleyHOST
If you've never seen Daywear, then you have seen Daywear.
Steve CovinoHOST
Buddy Holly.
Steve CovinoHOST
We should go out as Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, and Richie Valens for Halloween, bro.
Steve CovinoHOST
What do you think? I think they crashed in Iowa.
Steve CovinoHOST
Sad.
Steve CovinoHOST
Buddy Holly.
Steve CovinoHOST
We should go out as Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, and Richie Valens for Halloween, bro.
Steve CovinoHOST
What do you think? I think they crashed in Iowa.
Steve CovinoHOST
Sad.
Mike RogersHOST
That's a zombie jamboree.
Mike RogersHOST
Now, how's this for a reach? The Purple People Eater meets the Witch Doctor by the Big Bopper.
The Big BopperSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Golly.
The Big BopperSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Again, I like some of the vocals, I guess, but that's just...
42 more episodes mention The Big Bopper.
Create an account to see the whole feed, search across every transcript, and follow the entities you care about.