297 The Big Bopper “Chantilly Lace” 1958

J.P. Richardson (1930-1959) “was a radio guy, a disc jockey from Texas who hosted ‘The Dishwasher’s Serenade’ on KTRM after he got out of the army. When he was offered the afternoon shift, he decided to call himself the Big Bopper, and the show took off. One publicity stunt involved breaking the record for continuous broadcasting. He stayed on the air for five days, two hours and eight minutes” (“Talk of the Nation,” NPR, 2/3/2009). 

The Big Bopper “Chantilly Lace”

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