Top Songs By Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
About Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
Hometown
Somerville, MA, United States
Formed
February 11, 1938
Genre
Pop
Bobby “Boris” Pickett was an actor, playwright, comedian, disc jockey, singer, and songwriter best known for writing the Halloween novelty classic “Monster Mash.”
∙ The Crypt-Kickers featured the piano playing of Leon Russell, who went on to a successful solo career, including writing the 1970 standard “A Song For You.”
∙ “Monster Mash” hit the Billboard Hot 100 three different times, reaching No. 1 in 1962, No. 91 in 1970, and No. 10 in 1973.
∙ Pickett wrote and produced the 1967 stage play I’m Sorry The Bridge Is Out, You’ll Have To Spend The Night, which was later adapted as the cult film Monster Mash: The Movie.
∙ In 2004, he released “Monster Slash,” a song that protested the Bush administration’s environmental policies, with proceeds benefiting the Defenders Of Wildlife Action Fund.
∙ Legendary DJ Dr. Demento devoted an episode of his radio show to Pickett’s life and career after his death in 2007.
Members of Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers include, or have included, Johnny MacRae and Bobby "Boris" Pickett.
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