Montegut in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

"Hello Baby!"

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, February 19, 2016

1. Hello Baby! Marker

Inscription. J.P. Richardson, Jr., better known as the "Big Bopper" lived 1 mile south of this site in the 1950s in a garage apartment on Arcement Street near the intersection at French Street. In 1952, Richardson married Adrianne Joy Fryou, a native of the Bourg-Montegut community.

While working as a disc jockey for KTRM in Beaumont, Texas, he wrote hundreds of songs including "Chantilly Lace" and "The Big Bopper's Wedding", "White Lightin" (A No. 1 country hit recorded by George Jones) and "Running Bear" (Recorded by Johnny Preston, it reached No. 1 on the pop charts several months after Richardson's death). Richardson was a major influence in the early days of Rock 'N' Roll, and was the first star to video tape his performances - a precursor to current-day music videos.

The Big Bopper died in a plane crash on February 3, 1959, with fellow Rock 'N' Roll legends Buddy Holly and Richie Valens. His musical legacy and his big personality will live forever.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Communications • Disasters • Entertainment. A significant historical date for this entry is February 3, 1959.

Location. 29° 28.948′ N, 90° 33.259′ W. Marker is in Montegut, Louisiana, in Terrebonne Parish. It is at the intersection of Montegut Rd. (

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State Highway 55) and Dolphin Street, on the left when traveling south on Montegut Rd.. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Montegut LA 70377, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Acadiana — Cajun Country

and specifically in Bayou Country. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

Acadia,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sacred Heart Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Montegut School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Saint Joseph Church (approx. 2½ miles away); Bouverans Plantation House (approx. 10.7 miles away); Holy Savior Cemetery (approx. 11.3 miles away); La Butte (approx. 11.4 miles away); Residence Plantation (approx. 11.4 miles away); Lockport (approx. 11½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montegut.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, February 19, 2016

2. Hello Baby! Marker

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