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HelpRe: the singer is Johnny Preston ...
in reply to a message by RoxStar
It was written by JP Richardson aka The Big Bopper. Apparently, he also wrote "The Purple People Eater Meets the Witch Doctor" and "White Lightning"...I've never heard of him.
Wikipedia says, The inspiration for the song came from Richardson's childhood memory of the Sabine River [in 1930s Texas], where he heard stories about Indian tribes.
Wikipedia says, The inspiration for the song came from Richardson's childhood memory of the Sabine River [in 1930s Texas], where he heard stories about Indian tribes.
This message was edited 6/26/2023, 4:25 PM
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drove my Chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry.
Them good ol' boys was drinking whiskey and rye ...
The Big Bopper flipped a coin with Waylon Jennings for the last empty seat on a small airplane. Jennings lost and Big Bopper died along with Buddy Holly and Richie Valens and the pilot when the plane crashed shortly after it took off. February 3, 1959, the day the music died, according to "American Pie" by Don McLean.
Bopper's best-known song that he sang himself was "Chantilly Lace."
But the levee was dry.
Them good ol' boys was drinking whiskey and rye ...
The Big Bopper flipped a coin with Waylon Jennings for the last empty seat on a small airplane. Jennings lost and Big Bopper died along with Buddy Holly and Richie Valens and the pilot when the plane crashed shortly after it took off. February 3, 1959, the day the music died, according to "American Pie" by Don McLean.
Bopper's best-known song that he sang himself was "Chantilly Lace."
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February made me shiver
With every paper I'd deliver
Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn't take one more step
I can't remember if I cried
When I read about his widowed bride
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died.
With every paper I'd deliver
Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn't take one more step
I can't remember if I cried
When I read about his widowed bride
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died.
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