Bobby Pickett
Sign in to saveAmerican musician and novelty hit record artist (1938-2007)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1938-02-11
- Died
- 2007-04-25
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Monster Mash
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 31,122
- Total plays
- 116,885
Tags
popoldieshalloween60srock
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. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Bobby+%2
Key dates
- Born
- 11 February 1938
- Died
- 25 April 2007
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bobby
- Family name
- Pickett
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Somerville
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
Connections
Categories
1938 births2007 deaths20th-century American male singers20th-century American singersAmerican male comediansAmerican novelty song performersComedians from MassachusettsDeaths from leukemia in CaliforniaMusicians from Somerville, MassachusettsRCA Victor artistsSingers from MassachusettsUnited States Army soldiers