Hello Baby: Best of the Big Bopper

Big Bopper | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: 1954
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino
• ASIN: B0000032BL
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #60,756 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Chantilly Lace

2. Big Bopper's Wedding

3. Little Red Riding Hood

4. Walking Through My Dreams

5. Beggar to a King

6. Crazy Blues

7. White Lightning

8. Bopper's Boogie Woogie

9. That's What I'm Talking About

10. Pink Petticoats

11. Monkey Song (You Made a Monkey out of Me)

12. It's the Truth Ruth

13. Preacher and the Bear

14. Someone Watching Over You

15. Old Maid [*]

16. Strange Kisses [*]

17. The Clock [*]

18. Purple People Eater Meets the Witch Doctor

19. Teenage Moon [*]

Editorial Reviews

No Description Available
No Track Information Available
Media Type: CD
Artist: BIG BOPPER
Title: HELLO BABY-BEST OF
Street Release Date: 01/31/1989
Domestic
Genre: OLDIES

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The big bopper was THE MAN, January 8, 2001

By 

rachel (costa mesa, ca usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hello Baby: Best of the Big Bopper (Audio CD)

The tragic death of the biggest bopper around is made even more tragic by the brilliant tunes and clever lyrics contained on this cd. It was the death of not only a young man with a family, but of a young musician with a future. No matter what music you're accustomed to, this cd is wholly enjoyable. The songs are relaxing, funny, and fun. It's not only good music, but it's a good time. One cannot help but fall in love with his endearing laugh, his excited voice, and his cheerful greeting so often heard throughout his songs: "HELLOOOO BABY!!" Like a fine wine, these songs only become better with age, as it is sure that the Big Bopper would have too, if he had had the chance.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A must for fans of the Bopper!, December 19, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Hello Baby: Best of the Big Bopper (Audio CD)

The songs collected on this disk prove that the biggest loss when that plane went down was indeed J.P. Richardson. Who knows where his talent and charm may have taken him. This disk also shows the Bopper's incredible diversity of style. If you have never heard anything but Chantilly Lace, you owe it to yourself to buy this one.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bopper's Boogie Woogie, June 16, 2004

By 

Martin 13 (Slovenia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hello Baby: Best of the Big Bopper (Audio CD)

The Big Bopper was true original of rock 'n' roll. Before he made his first record he was DJ on KTRM radio. He recorded his first song in 1954 and decided to become known as The Big Bopper (after the dance named The Bop which was popular at the time). He died in an accident with Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens, 28 years old. His songs have funny lyrics (about "Big Bopper's Wedding", "Little Red Riding Hood",...), and is there someone who doesn't know "Chanitily Lace". He even wrote a few songs for other performers ("Running Bear" for Johnny Preston), and George Jones had a big hit with his "White Lightnin'"