Book, Film and Stage
In Not Fade Away, a turbulent road novel taking place at the end of the fifties, Jim Dodge narrates an eventful trip to The Big Bopper's grave.
Richardson was portrayed by Gailard Sartain in The Buddy Holly Story, Stephen Lee in La Bamba, and John Ennis in Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.
On the London stage, Richardson has been portrayed by John Simon Rawlings in the musical Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story, and is currently being portrayed by Steve Dorsett in the 2011 UK National Tour.
Both a movie project and a stage musical about Richardson are currently in development. (See www.bigboppermovie.com and www.chantillylace.com)
The song Chantilly Lace is used in the movie True Romance.
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