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He Did the Monster Mash

October 30th, 2007

A Salute to Bobby Pickett

It’s time for the Monster Mash again. Of course YouTube has hundreds of Monster Mash interpretations; one of my votes is for a 2005 performance of the 1962 hit by the song’s creator, Bobby Pickett, and his seasoned band The Cryptkickers.

Pickett, who died in April 2007, won three gold records for Monster Mash. The song hit the Billboard Top 100 in 1962, 1970 and 1973, selling more than one million copies. Among his movie credits are: Monster Mash, Lobster Man from Mars, It’s a Bikini World, and Boogie with the Undead.

He toured and played the song for decades. His tour bus broke once down outside Frankenstein, Missouri at a 1973 Halloween show.

Elvis Presley reputedly called The Monster Mash the “dumbest thing” he ever heard. Pickett was likely not concerned. He said when he heard the song he just heard the “ka-ching!” of the cash register!

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