Music News & Notes

Big Bopper To The Hall?

Jay P. Richardson, the son of the Big Bopper, has started a campaign to get his father inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

"The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame lists Chantilly Lace as one of the 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll," says Jay, "but Dad hasn't been inducted with Buddy and Ritchie."

"Dad deserves this recognition not because of his death or because he wrote three songs that topped the charts but because he is now recognized as the innovator of the music video."

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Wango Twango

Ted Nugent is finally making it into The Hall. Not the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but the National Bowhunters Hall of Fame. He's set to receive duel honors in bowhunting and literary excellence at the group's February 6 show in Las Vegas.

“I started twanging the one-string ‘bout the same time as the 6-string,” Nugent said. “There was some sort of bow & arrow in my hands as young as six or seven, I’m sure. Got my first guitar around the same time and both have remained my favorite weapons to date!”

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Bruce Springsteen's Atop Album Chart

Coming off an electrifying Super Bowl performance, Bruce Springsteen's new album, "Working on a Dream," dethroned Taylor Swift's "Fearless" from atop the Billboard Charts after an eight-week reign. The Columbia set has sold 224,000 copies in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan, giving the Boss his ninth #1 album on the chart.

Springsteen is now tied with the Rolling Stones for the third most #1 albums. Only the Beatles (with 19), Elvis Presley (10) and Jay-Z (also 10) have more.