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This was J.P. Richardson's first release under the moniker The Big Bopper. However, DJs and the public preferred the flip side "Chantilly Lace", and it was this song that became a hit. [4] The song reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 22 weeks on the national Top 40. It was the third most played song of 1958. [5]
Jiles Perry Richardson Jr. (October 24, 1930 – February 3, 1959), better known by his stage name The Big Bopper, was an American musician and disc jockey.His best-known compositions include "Chantilly Lace," "Running Bear", and "White Lightning", the latter of which became George Jones's first number-one hit in 1959.
The year indicates when the song charted or peaked. Based on the peak date, the entries are listed chronologically. If an entry did not chart, then it is listed based on the release date of the song. Some of the entries listed have non one-hit wonder artists featured on the song or are the main artist.
In 1967, Mitch Ryder got to number 87 with a live medley of this song and "Chantilly Lace". In 1974, Jackie Robinson, lead singer of The Pioneers, released a reggae version in the UK on Trojan Records' subsidiary label Horse. [7] Jerry Lee Lewis released a country and western version on his 1979 album, Jerry Lee Lewis. [8]
Other charted records include "Fox Huntin' on the Weekend" and "Chantilly Lace", and after a change of labels to Inphasion Records, he had another chart record, "Nanu, Nanu, (I Wanna Get Funky Wich You)" and "The Real Thing".
Included in the film, but not on the soundtrack, are "Gee" by the Crows, "Louie Louie" by Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids, and Harrison Ford's in-character a cappella rendition of "Some Enchanted Evening" (though the reason for the latter two's exclusion is due to the fact that those sequences weren't added to the film until the 1978 re ...
Chantilly Lace is a 1993 American made-for-television drama film shot in Sundance, Utah, for the Showtime Network and eventually released on video via Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. [1] The film was directed by Linda Yellen and features dialogue that was largely improvised by its ensemble cast.
Dave Clark – backing and occasional lead vocals, drums; Mike Smith – lead vocals, keyboards; Lenny Davidson – backing and occasional lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitars ...