Bobby 'Boris' Pickett

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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 became a minor hit.


Bobby died on April 25th 2007 of Leukemia.
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  • AreYouKillingMe

    да этож Петросян в молодости!

    31 Oct 2012 Reply

  • Tr1xx

    He may have gone to another place, but we'll be hearing his magnum opus for a good while yet

    24 Sep 2012 Reply

  • Kexet1

    Irresistible Igor ;) hahah, love this album

    4 Feb 2012 Reply

  • violatress

    Whatever happened to my Transylvanian Twist?

    22 Nov 2010 Reply

  • bloody72

    pozdrowienia z Polski dla fanów Bobby'Boris'Pickett

    8 Nov 2010 Reply

  • ColdCola

    петросян в молодости

    6 Nov 2010 Reply

  • Yastrzemski

    http://www.last.fm/music/Bobby%2B%2522Boris%2522%2BPickett%2B%2526%2Bthe%2BCrypt-Kickers/+images/53793009

    2 Nov 2010 Reply

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    That's what happens when Last.fm users troll, cap man!

    2 Nov 2010 Reply

  • the_cap_man

    Jesus Christ what is with those similars?

    30 Oct 2010 Reply

  • KuhAnWand

    Mash goooood!

    29 Oct 2010 Reply

  • greene1994

    it was a fucking graveyard smash

    4 Aug 2010 Reply

  • Dunk_a_roos

    esta muy BUENA!!

    26 Oct 2009 Reply

  • Flashstep

    You guys gotta see the hilarious skit on "Mr. Show with Bob and David" that talks about monster parties as fact or fiction. <3

    11 Oct 2009 Reply

  • Cpt_Kangaroo

    The great sixties...time the jolly zombie and sweet bobby...Mash goooood...

    17 Aug 2009 Reply

  • crownanchor

    One of my fave halloween bash tunes :))

    25 Jul 2009 Reply

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    AAyyyy AAAyyyy ♥

    3 May 2009 Reply

  • dinkydauisshit

    what a gentleman

    13 Apr 2009 Reply

  • CantHearYou

    Tell them Boris sent you~

    25 Mar 2009 Reply

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    lol wut?

    7 Nov 2008 Reply

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