The Big Bopper wasn’t shot. Dr. Bill Bass, forensic anthropologist, announced Tuesday after conducting an autopsy on the body of J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, said the DJ turned rock star had massive fractures … “from head to toe.”

Richardson was one of the fatalities in the plane crash that also claimed the lives of Buddy Holly and Richie Valens on Feb. 3, 1959.

Richardson’s son, Jay Richardson, had the body exhumed to find out if there was any truth to rumors that a gun had been fired on the plane. Those stories started circulating after a pistol belonging to Holly was found among the wreckage. The Big Bopper’s body, also was found some distance from the wreckage.

But Dr. Bass says there’s no evidence of foul play and that The Big Bopper died immediately.

“He didn’t crawl away. He didn’t walk away from the plane,” Bass told Associated Press writer Elizabeth A. Davis in a telephone interview.

Holly’s wallet also was found many years after the crash. I don’t remember any theories that gambling was going on. It was a plane crash, man! Things get scattered.



Drinking and conniving



Jimi Hendrix’s family-run company, Electric Hendrix, LLC, is suing a company producing Hendrix Electric vodka, charging trademark infringements. You can read more about it at jimihendrix.org.



The show mustn’t go on



Another deceased rock star in the news this week was John Lennon.

The premiere of the documentary, “Three Days in the Life,” was canceled after Yoko Ono’s lawyers stepped in to warn everyone involved that Ono had never authorized a public viewing of the film.

The documentary was pieced together from raw footage shot in 1970, just prior to the breakup of The Beatles.

Even though the attempts to show the film would have been free screenings, Yoko wanted the scheduled showings shut down.

She must not be in it.



New on DVD



Speaking of things to see. Season nine of “Southpark” is now available. If you’ve never watched it or are a fan but haven’t purchased any of the previous seasons get this one.

It’s the best season ever produced of “Southpark” in my opinion and it includes their most controversial material as well, like the episode on Scientology when Tom Cruise and John Travolta and R Kelly wouldn’t come out of the closet, the Southpark version of Hurricane Katrina when the big beaver dam broke, Kenny’s feeding tube and the famous “Bloody Mary” episode. See comedycentral.com to pick up your copy or for more information.

Also new on DVD this week: Another cartoon classic … “Peter Pan” with added info and interviews. The DVD set is $29.99. (Disney)

And … “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.”

This was the first movie to make me cry since “King Kong.” I laughed so hard.

The DVD includes five deleted scenes plus a montage of deleted footage, along with coverage of the publicity tour Cohen did last year, always maintaining the Borat persona. DVD, $29.98. (20th Century Fox)



Old in the library



Here’s the 25 culturally important recordings included in the Library of Congress sound archive this week. Sound recordings are chosen every year to go into the National Recording Registry. The recordings are nominated by members of the public and a panel of music, sound and preservation experts, the library’s National Recording Preservation Board. Find out more at http://www.loc.gov/rr/record/nrpb/

• ‘‘Uncle Josh and the Insurance Agent,’’ Cal Stewart (1904).

• ‘‘Il mio tesoro,’’ John McCormack, orchestra conducted by Walter Rogers (1916).

• National Defense Test, September 12, 1924 (1924).

• ‘‘Black Bottom Stomp,’’ Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers (1926).

• ‘‘Wildwood Flower,’’ The Carter Family (1928).

• ‘‘Pony Blues,’’ Charley Patton (1929).

• ‘‘You’re the Top,’’ Cole Porter (1934).

• ‘‘The Osage Bank Robbery,’’ episode of ‘‘The Lone Ranger’’ (Dec. 17, 1937).

• Address to Congress, Dec. 8, 1941, Roosevelt (1941)

• Native Brazilian Music, recorded under the supervision of Leopold Stokowski (1942).

• ‘‘Peace in the Valley,’’ Red Foley and the Sunshine Boys (1951).

• Chopin Polonaise, op. 40, no. 1 (‘‘Polonaise militaire’’), Arthur Rubinstein (1952).

• ‘‘Blue Suede Shoes,’’ Carl Perkins (1955).

• Interviews with William ‘‘Billy’’ Bell, recorded by Edward D. Ives (1956).

• ‘‘Howl,’’ Allen Ginsberg (1959).

• ‘‘The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart,’’ Bob Newhart (1960)

• ‘‘Be My Baby,’’ The Ronettes (1963).

• ‘‘We Shall Overcome,’’ Pete Seeger (1963) recording of Pete Seeger’s June 8, 1963, Carnegie Hall concert.

• “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,’’ Rolling Stones. (1965)

• ‘‘A Change is Gonna Come,’’ Sam Cooke (1965).

• ‘‘Velvet Underground and Nico,’’ Velvet Underground (1967).

• ‘‘The Eighty-Six Years of Eubie Blake,’’ Eubie Blake (1969).

• ‘‘Burnin’ The Wailers,’’ Bob Marley and the Wailers (1973).

• ‘‘Live in Japan,’’ Sarah Vaughan (1973).

• ‘‘Graceland,’’ Paul Simon (1986).