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Monster Mash by Bobby 'boris' Pickett
Bobby 'boris' Pickett
Artist Biography For Bobby 'boris' Pickett
Bobby "Boris" Pickett Born Robert George Pickett February 11 1938 – April 25 2007 Was A Somerville Massachusetts-Born Musician And Actor Best Known For Singing And Co-Writing The 1962 Hit Novelty Song "Monster Mash". Pickett Performed The Track In An Impersonation Of Veteran Horror Film Stars Boris Karloff And Bela Lugosi As In The Line "Whatever Happened To My Transylvania Twist?" . Bobby Pickett Co-Wrote The Song Along With Leonard Capizzi. It Became A Million Seller As Well As Reaching Number One On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart. The Song Was Styled As Being By Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kicker 5. In Britain It Took Until October 1973 For The Tune To Become Popular But It Then Pinnacled At Number 3 In The UK Singles Chart. A Christmas Themed Follow-Up "Monster's Holiday" Was Also Released In 1962 And It Became A Minor Hit. After Releasing A Variety Of Other Halloween-Based Songs As Well As Trying His Hand At Script-Writing Bobby Died On April 25 2007 Of Leukemia. He's Deeply Missed By A Cult Audience Of Fans.
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Bobby-'boris'-Pickett - Monster Mash
"Monster Mash" Is A 1962 Novelty Song And The Best-Known Song By Bobby "Boris" Pickett. The Song Was Released As A Single On Gary S. Paxton's Garpax Records Label In October 1962 Along With A Full-Length LP Called The Original Monster Mash Which Contained Several Other Monster-Themed Tunes. The "Monster Mash" Single Reached Number One On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart On October 20 Of That Year Just In Time For Halloween. It Has Been A Perennial Holiday Favourite Ever Since. This Has Been Used In Several TV Shows Including The Following Magnum P.I. "Make It 'Til Dawn" - 2019 Stranger Things "Trick Or Treat Freak" - 2017 Parks And Recreation "One Last Ride" - 2015 "Greg Pikitis" - 2009 The Simpsons "The Great Wife Hope" - 2009 "I Love Lisa" - 1993 The Office "Costume Contest" - 2010 Freaks And Geeks "Tricks And Treats" - 1999 Cheers "Bar Wars V The Final Judgement" - 1991 Happy Days "The Evil Eye" - 1978 It's Also Been Used In The Movies Halloween III Season Of The Witch 1982 And Sweet Hearts Dance 1988 . In 1995 Monster Mash The Movie Was Released Starring Pickett As Dr. Frankenstein.
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Biography - Bobby 'boris' Pickett
Bobby "Boris" Pickett Born Robert George Pickett February 11 1938 – April 25 2007 Was A Somerville Massachusetts-Born Musician And Actor Best Known For Singing And Co-Writing The 1962 Hit Novelty Song "Monster Mash". Pickett Performed The Track In An Impersonation Of Veteran Horror Film Stars Boris Karloff And Bela Lugosi As In The Line "Whatever Happened To My Transylvania Twist?" . Bobby Pickett Co-Wrote The Song Along With Leonard Capizzi. It Became A Million Seller As Well As Reaching Number One On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart. The Song Was Styled As Being By Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kicker 5. In Britain It Took Until October 1973 For The Tune To Become Popular But It Then Pinnacled At Number 3 In The UK Singles Chart. A Christmas Themed Follow-Up "Monster's Holiday" Was Also Released In 1962 And It Became A Minor Hit. After Releasing A Variety Of Other Halloween-Based Songs As Well As Trying His Hand At Script-Writing Bobby Died On April 25 2007 Of Leukemia. He's Deeply Missed By A Cult Audience Of Fans.
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"Monster Mash" is a 1962 novelty song and the best-known song by Bobby "Boris" Pickett. The song was released as a single on Gary S. Paxton's Garpax Records label in October 1962 along with a full-length LP called The Original Monster Mash, which contained several other monster-themed tunes. The "Monster Mash" single reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on October 20 of that year, just in time for Halloween. It has been a perennial holiday favourite ever since.
This has been used in several TV shows, including the following:
Magnum P.I. ("Make It 'Til Dawn" - 2019)
Stranger Things ("Trick Or Treat, Freak" - 2017)
Parks And Recreation ("One Last Ride" - 2015, "Greg Pikitis" - 2009)
The Simpsons ("The Great Wife Hope" - 2009, "I Love Lisa" - 1993)
The Office ("Costume Contest" - 2010)
Freaks And Geeks ("Tricks And Treats" - 1999)
Cheers ("Bar Wars V: The Final Judgement" - 1991)
Happy Days ("The Evil Eye" - 1978)
It's also been used in the movies Halloween III: Season Of The Witch (1982) and Sweet Hearts Dance (1988). In 1995, Monster Mash: The Movie was released, starring Pickett as Dr. Frankenstein. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.