A Scrap Metal Merchant from Shildon leading a campaign to get JP Richardson aka “The Big Bopper” inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? This may sound like an unikely proposition until you meet John Cumberland and sit down and talk to him about what has become a major focus of his life over recent years. John’s engaging personality and dogged determination combined with the enticing story of the Big Bopper may just be enough to pull this off….

In addition to promoting his Big Bopper campaign, John runs Junkyard Dawg Studio where you will find a couple of our UK Custom Built Guitars : a Classic JB and a Classic T.

An engaging and talented songwriter – check John out in our Blog Article and on his Bopper and Me and Junkyard Dawg Studio websites.