Pickett asked his pal Melody what Elvis thought of his novelty song. “Well,” she told him, “he hates your record, Bobby. He thinks it’s the stupidest thing he ever heard.” Pickett could ...

Halloween is the best season for novelty holiday songs, and “Monster Mash,” Bobby “Boris” Pickett’s 1962 smash hit, has long been the gold standard. Not only did Pickett book an all-star ...

charts and news And so goes the story of the “Monster Mash,” an undying 1962 novelty song from Bobby “Boris” Pickett that has become a Halloween staple. Right alongside Michael Jackson’s ...

Bobby “Boris” Pickett, whose dead-on Boris Karloff impression propelled the Halloween anthem “Monster Mash” to the top of the charts while cementing his place as one of pop music’s most ...

Bobby "Boris" Pickett was one-half of the minds behind "Monster Mash," but that's barely half his life story Every Halloween, Robert George Pickett rises from the grave. (Figuratively.) The song ...

“Monster Mash” by Bobby “Boris” Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers is one of those songs that has grown into something much larger than just a single released in 1962—with enduring ...

Ever since the song topped the charts in 1962, its Somerville co-creator and vocalist Bobby “Boris” Pickett has been hailed as the Guy Lombardo of Halloween and “Monster Mash” has become ...

NEW YORK — Bobby “Boris” Pickett, whose dead-on Boris Karloff impression propelled the Halloween anthem “Monster Mash” to the top of the pop charts in 1962, making him one of pop music ...

The big influence was the dance fad at the time that brought songs about dances such as The Twist and Mashed Potato to the top of the charts. Bobby Pickett was an aspiring actor looking for work ...

Bobby “Boris” Pickett, whose dead-on Boris Karloff impression propelled the Halloween anthem “Monster Mash” to the top of the charts while cementing his place as one of pop music’s most ...