{"id":2448,"date":"2015-10-22T07:15:28","date_gmt":"2015-10-22T12:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keenerpodcast.com\/?p=2448"},"modified":"2015-10-21T12:31:45","modified_gmt":"2015-10-21T17:31:45","slug":"tbt-with-the-monster-mash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keener13.org\/?p=2448","title":{"rendered":"#TBT With The Monster Mash"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Monster_Mash_medium\"<\/a>By Bobby “Boris” Berry<\/p>\n

It is, I believe, the all-time novelty record<\/strong><\/a>, and has been for more than 50 years. (Or at least since streaking<\/strong><\/a> ceased being a craze on college campuses!)<\/p>\n

Released in late August of 1962, it caught on in a flash and by the week of October 20-27th, the “Monster Mash (was) the hit of the land<\/a><\/strong>“.\u00a0Bobby “Boris” Pickett<\/a><\/strong> and the Crypt Kicker 5 were Number One!<\/p>\n

“The Monster Mash<\/strong><\/a>“, was the graveyard smash based, in part, on DeeDee Sharp’s “Mashed Potato Time” and on producer\/co-writer Gary Paxton’s<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0“Alley Oop<\/a><\/strong>” by the Hollywood Argyles.\u00a0 And in addition to Bobby’s spot-on imitations of Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi<\/strong><\/a>, sharp ears will recognize\u00a0 Darlene Love and The Blossoms<\/strong><\/a> sing the background vocals!<\/p>\n

It’s ThrowBack Thursday on Keener. Tell them Boris sent you<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n