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home | newest check | boards | help index | log | ps | userlogin | send sysop | slog | status forward | bcm news | users | version | remove cookieKF5JRV > TODAY 20.10.26 17:11l 18 Lines 1571 Bytes #7 (0) @ WW BID : 33484_KF5JRV Subj: Today in History - Oct 20 Path: JH4XSY<N3HYM<W9GM<KE0GB<KF5JRV Sent: 261020/0809Z 33484@KF5JRV.#NWAR.AR.USA.NA BPQ6.0.24 On October 20, 1962, the quirky and spooky song 窶廴onster Mash窶� hits No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, just in time for Halloween. The self-described 窶徃raveyard smash窶� becomes a literal smash hit, spending the last two weeks of October at the top of the charts窶蚤nd remaining a beloved Halloween classic decades later. The song was a toss-off idea by Bobby 窶廝oris窶� Pickett, a lifelong fan of legendary horror film actor Boris Karloff who started doing Karloff impersonations at talent competitions. After deciding to pursue an acting career in California, he teamed up with a friend, singer Leonard Capizzi, to make a novelty song featuring Pickett窶冱 Karloff voice. In less than an hour, Pickett and Capizzi recorded 窶廴onster Mash窶� with a band they called The Crypt-Kickers. Pickett brought the recording to a record producer, who took it to four labels窶蚤nd was rejected at each. Then, a radio station played the song, and 窶廴onster Mash窶� became a hit. London Records gave Pickett a deal after an initial rejection, but the song proved controversial. BBC Radio banned it, saying it was 窶徼oo morbid窶� to play on the air. 窶廴onster Mash窶� hit the Billboard charts three times, starting with its original debut in 1962. It re-charted in August 1970 then again in May 1973. Pickett released two more songs that were sequels of sorts: 窶廴onster窶冱 Holiday,窶� which hit No. 30 in December 1962, and 窶廨raduation Day,窶� which hit No. 80 in June 1963. 73 de Scott KF5JRV Pmail: KF5JRV@KF5JRV.#NWAR.AR.USA.NA Email KF5JRV@gmail.com
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