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The Big Bopper: Sabine Pass Native Behind Chantilly Lace

Jiles Perry Richardson Jr., the Big Bopper, was born in Sabine Pass, Texas, on October 24, 1930. He worked as a Beaumont disc jockey and recorded "Chantilly Lace" before dying in the 1959 Iowa plane crash.

BY JOHN MCGILLIE/ Oct 24, 2026 / 3-MIN READ
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