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Pickett</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1938-02-11</span>)</span>February 11, 1938<br /><a href="/wiki/Somerville,_Massachusetts" title="Somerville, Massachusetts">Somerville, Massachusetts</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">April 25, 2007<span style="display:none">(2007-04-25)</span> (aged 69)<br /><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, California, U.S.</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Novelty_song" title="Novelty song">Novelty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">pop</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role">Singer, writer, comedian</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instrument</th><td class="infobox-data note">Vocals</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1959–2007</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Garpax_Records" title="Garpax Records">Garpax Records</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>Robert George Pickett</b> (February 11, 1938 – April 25, 2007), better known as <b>Bobby</b> "<b>Boris</b>" <b>Pickett</b>, was an American <a href="/wiki/Singer-songwriter" title="Singer-songwriter">singer-songwriter</a> and <a href="/wiki/Comedian" title="Comedian">comedian</a>. He is best known for co-writing and performing the 1962 smash hit <a href="/wiki/Novelty_song" title="Novelty song">novelty song</a> "<a href="/wiki/Monster_Mash" title="Monster Mash">Monster Mash</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-BPS_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BPS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Born in <a href="/wiki/Somerville,_Massachusetts" title="Somerville, Massachusetts">Somerville, Massachusetts</a>, Pickett watched many horror films as a result of his father's position as a local movie theater manager. He started improvising impressions of Hollywood film stars at a young age. At a turning point in his career, Pickett was a vocalist for a local <a href="/wiki/Swing_music" title="Swing music">swing</a> band called Darren Bailes and the Wolf Eaters. He would later serve in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a>. </p><p>He co-wrote his signature song, "Monster Mash", with Leonard Capizzi in May 1962 as a spoof of popular contemporary dance crazes. Pickett's performances include impersonations of <a href="/wiki/Boris_Karloff" title="Boris Karloff">Boris Karloff</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/The_Mummy_(1932_film)" title="The Mummy (1932 film)">The Mummy</a></i> (1932)) and <a href="/wiki/Bela_Lugosi" title="Bela Lugosi">Bela Lugosi</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_(1931_English-language_film)" title="Dracula (1931 English-language film)">Dracula</a></i> (1931)), and although many major labels declined to distribute the song, <a href="/wiki/Gary_S._Paxton" title="Gary S. Paxton">Gary S. Paxton</a> agreed to release it in the United States. "Monster Mash" was met with instant success and peaked at No. 1 on the US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a> for two weeks in October 1962, including Halloween. The song was <a href="/wiki/Music_recording_certification" title="Music recording certification">certified</a> <a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">gold</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">RIAA</a> on August 28, 1973.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song has since re-charted five more times—in 1970, 1973 (when it reached the Top Ten), 2021, 2022, and 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Though Pickett never achieved the same success as he did with "Monster Mash" on charts, he continued to lend his voice to further parodies and other songs throughout the rest of his life. Pickett also made appearances on television, film, and radio as a guest star, narrator, actor, and disc jockey. He released <i>Monster Mash: Half Dead in Hollywood</i>, an autobiography, in 2005. Pickett died of <a href="/wiki/Leukemia" title="Leukemia">leukemia</a> on April 25, 2007, at age 69. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bobby_Pickett&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Robert George Pickett was born in <a href="/wiki/Somerville,_Massachusetts" title="Somerville, Massachusetts">Somerville, Massachusetts</a>, on February 11, 1938.<sup id="cite_ref-BBP_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBP-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His family lived in the <a href="/wiki/Winter_Hill,_Somerville,_Massachusetts" title="Winter Hill, Somerville, Massachusetts">Winter Hill</a> neighborhood, and he attended Somerville High School.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Through his father's movie theater business, Pickett was introduced to horror films such as <i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_(1931_English-language_film)" title="Dracula (1931 English-language film)">Dracula</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Frankenstein_(1931_film)" title="Frankenstein (1931 film)">Frankenstein</a></i>, both from 1931.<sup id="cite_ref-Telegraph_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telegraph-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pickett served in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> from March 9, 1956, to March 13, 1959, and was stationed in <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korea</a> for an unknown period of time.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bobby_Pickett&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_music_career">Early music career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bobby_Pickett&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Early music career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An aspiring actor, Pickett began his music career as a vocalist for a local <a href="/wiki/Swing_music" title="Swing music">swing</a> band, Darren Bailes and the Wolf Eaters.<sup id="cite_ref-Telegraph_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telegraph-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During one performance, Pickett delivered a monologue in the style of <a href="/wiki/Boris_Karloff" title="Boris Karloff">Boris Karloff</a>, an impression he would use later in his career.<sup id="cite_ref-Telegraph_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telegraph-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id=""Monster_Mash"_and_commercial_success"><span id=".22Monster_Mash.22_and_commercial_success"></span>"Monster Mash" and commercial success</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bobby_Pickett&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: "Monster Mash" and commercial success"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Pickett co-wrote "<a href="/wiki/Monster_Mash" title="Monster Mash">Monster Mash</a>" with Leonard Capizzi in May 1962. The song is a spoof on the dance crazes popular at the time, including the <a href="/wiki/Twist_(dance)" title="Twist (dance)">Twist</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Mashed_Potato_(dance)" title="Mashed Potato (dance)">Mashed Potato</a>, which inspired the title. The song features Pickett's impersonations of veteran horror stars <a href="/wiki/Boris_Karloff" title="Boris Karloff">Boris Karloff</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bela_Lugosi" title="Bela Lugosi">Bela Lugosi</a> (the latter with the line "Whatever happened to my <a href="/wiki/Transylvania" title="Transylvania">Transylvania</a> Twist?"). Every major record label declined the song, but after hearing it, <a href="/wiki/Gary_S._Paxton" title="Gary S. Paxton">Gary S. Paxton</a> agreed to produce and engineer it. Among the musicians who contributed to the song are pianist <a href="/wiki/Leon_Russell" title="Leon Russell">Leon Russell</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Ventures" title="The Ventures">The Ventures</a> drummer <a href="/wiki/Mel_Taylor" title="Mel Taylor">Mel Taylor</a>. Issued on Paxton's <a href="/wiki/Garpax_Records" title="Garpax Records">Garpax Records</a>, the single became a million-seller, reaching number 1 on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a> chart for two weeks before <a href="/wiki/Halloween" title="Halloween">Halloween</a> in 1962.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Book_of_Golden_Discs_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Book_of_Golden_Discs-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was styled as being by "Bobby (Boris) Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers". </p><p>The track re-entered the U.S. charts twice, in August 1970, and again in May 1973, when it reached the #10 spot. In <a href="/wiki/Great_Britain" title="Great Britain">Britain</a> it took until October 1973 for the tune to become popular, peaking at number 3 in the <a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles Chart</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the second time, the record sold over one million copies.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Book_of_Golden_Discs_2_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Book_of_Golden_Discs_2-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The tune remains a Halloween perennial on <a href="/wiki/Radio" title="Radio">radio</a> and on <a href="/wiki/ITunes" title="ITunes">iTunes</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Further_parodies">Further parodies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bobby_Pickett&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Further parodies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Christmas" title="Christmas">Christmas</a>-themed follow-up, "Monster's Holiday", (with "Monster Motion" on the B side) was also released in 1962 and reached number 30 in December that year. "Blood Bank Blues" (with "Me and My Mummy" on the B side) did not chart. This was followed by further monster-themed recordings such as the album <i><a href="/wiki/The_Original_Monster_Mash" title="The Original Monster Mash">The Original Monster Mash</a></i> and such singles as "Werewolf Watusi" and "The Monster Swim", the latter of which made it to No. 135 on the <a href="/wiki/Bubbling_Under" class="mw-redirect" title="Bubbling Under">Bubbling Under</a> chart and was credited under "Bobby Pickett and The Rolling Bones".<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1973, Pickett rerecorded "Me and My Mummy" for a Metromedia 45, but it did not chart. Another of Pickett's songs, "Graduation Day", made number 80 in June 1963. </p><p>In 1975, Pickett recorded a novelty <a href="/wiki/Parody" title="Parody">spoof</a> on <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek" title="Star Trek">Star Trek</a></i> called "Star Drek" with Peter Ferrara, again performing some of the various voices, which was played on <a href="/wiki/Dr._Demento" title="Dr. Demento">Dr. Demento</a>'s radio show for many years. He also performed a duet with Ferrara in 1976 titled "King Kong (Your Song)" spoofing the <a href="/wiki/King_Kong_(1976_film)" title="King Kong (1976 film)"><i>King Kong</i> remake</a> released that year. </p><p>In October 1984, Easy Street Records<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> released "Monster Rap", which lyrically continues the story of "Monster Mash" and features vocals by Bobby Payne as a monster who speaks in <a href="/wiki/Rap" class="mw-redirect" title="Rap">rap</a> form and Pickett reprising his roles as the mad scientist and Dracula.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1993, Pickett wrote and performed "It's Alive", another sequel of sorts to the original "Mash" song. It did not chart but was played occasionally on the Demento show. </p><p>In 2004 and 2005, Pickett provided vocals for two Flash cartoons, "Monster Slash" and "Climate Mash", featuring new versions of his hit single. The cartoons protested inaction on the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> government's part towards <a href="/wiki/Deforestation" title="Deforestation">deforestation</a> and <a href="/wiki/Climate_change" title="Climate change">global warming</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Record_label_venture">Record label venture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bobby_Pickett&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Record label venture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1962, it was reported in the December 1 issue of <i>Cashbox</i> that Pickett along with Ned Ormand and R.B. Chris Christensen had formed Nico Records. Christensen had been a partner and professional manager in <a href="/wiki/Buck_Owens" title="Buck Owens">Buck Owens'</a> Bluebook Music Publishing co.<sup id="cite_ref-cashbox_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cashbox-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They had acquired an instrumental from the Daco label which was to be their first release. The instrumental was by <a href="/wiki/The_Revels" title="The Revels">The Revels</a> of "<a href="/wiki/Church_Key" title="Church Key">Church Key</a>" and "Six Pak" fame.<sup id="cite_ref-cashbox_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cashbox-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Film_and_writing">Film and writing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bobby_Pickett&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Film and writing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1967, Pickett and television author Sheldon Allman wrote the musical <i>I'm Sorry the Bridge Is Out, You'll Have to Spend the Night</i>. It has been produced by local theaters around the United States. They followed it with another musical, <i>Frankenstein Unbound</i>. In 1995, the co-writers of Pixar's <i><a href="/wiki/Toy_Story" title="Toy Story">Toy Story</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Joel_Cohen_(writer)" title="Joel Cohen (writer)">Joel Cohen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alec_Sokolow" title="Alec Sokolow">Alec Sokolow</a>, produced a movie of it, originally titled <i>Frankenstein Sings</i>, but later released in the United States as <i><a href="/wiki/Monster_Mash_(1995_film)" title="Monster Mash (1995 film)">Monster Mash: The Movie</a></i>. Pickett starred in it with <a href="/wiki/Candace_Cameron" class="mw-redirect" title="Candace Cameron">Candace Cameron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Walker" title="Jimmie Walker">Jimmie Walker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mink_Stole" title="Mink Stole">Mink Stole</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Kassir" title="John Kassir">John Kassir</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sarah_Douglas_(actress)" title="Sarah Douglas (actress)">Sarah Douglas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Crivello" title="Anthony Crivello">Anthony Crivello</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adam_Shankman" title="Adam Shankman">Adam Shankman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Carrie_Ann_Inaba" title="Carrie Ann Inaba">Carrie Ann Inaba</a>. On ABC-TV, he appeared on a segment of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Long,_Hot_Summer_(TV_series)" title="The Long, Hot Summer (TV series)">The Long Hot Summer</a></i>, with <a href="/wiki/Roy_Thinnes" title="Roy Thinnes">Roy Thinnes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nancy_Malone" title="Nancy Malone">Nancy Malone</a>, on January 26, 1966. </p><p>In 1962 or 1963, Pickett also hosted a weekly <a href="/wiki/Disc_jockey" title="Disc jockey">disc jockey</a> show on <a href="/wiki/KRLA" title="KRLA">KRLA</a> in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>. </p><p>In 1965, he appeared in several episodes of the sitcom <i><a href="/wiki/Petticoat_Junction" title="Petticoat Junction">Petticoat Junction</a></i> as either Walter Thorp or Stonewall Jackson. </p><p>Pickett appeared in films in several classic genres: beach movie, <i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_a_Bikini_World" title="It's a Bikini World">It's a Bikini World</a></i> (1967); biker, <i><a href="/wiki/Chrome_and_Hot_Leather" title="Chrome and Hot Leather">Chrome and Hot Leather</a></i> (1971); horror, <i>Deathmaster</i> (1972) and the sci-fi comedy film, <i><a href="/wiki/Lobster_Man_from_Mars" title="Lobster Man from Mars">Lobster Man from Mars</a></i> (1989). </p><p>Pickett appeared in such roles as Archie Bunker as part of a stage comedy revue about television, presented in Boston, titled <i>Don't Touch That Dial</i>. </p><p>In 1991, he appeared as a guest on the television show <i><a href="/wiki/Beyond_Vaudeville" title="Beyond Vaudeville">Beyond Vaudeville</a></i>. </p><p>In 2004, Pickett served as the narrator of the children's film <i><a href="/wiki/Spookley_the_Square_Pumpkin" title="Spookley the Square Pumpkin">Spookley the Square Pumpkin</a></i>. </p><p>In 2005, Pickett published his autobiography through <a href="/wiki/Trafford_Publishing" title="Trafford Publishing">Trafford Publishing</a>, titled <i>Monster Mash: Half Dead in Hollywood</i>. </p><p>For many years, Pickett performed for Barry Scott's radio show <a href="/wiki/The_Lost_45s" title="The Lost 45s">The Lost 45s</a> during its annual Halloween show in the Boston area. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death">Death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bobby_Pickett&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On April 25, 2007, Pickett died in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, California, from <a href="/wiki/Leukemia" title="Leukemia">leukemia</a> at age 69.<sup id="cite_ref-FNM_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FNM-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The May 13, 2007, episode of the <a href="/wiki/Dr._Demento" title="Dr. Demento">Dr. Demento</a> show featured a documentary retrospective of Pickett's work. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 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.cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/27/arts/music/27pickett.html">"Bobby Pickett, 69; Scored 'Monster' Hit"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a>. April 27, 2007<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2007-07-21</span></span>. <q>Bobby (Boris) Pickett, whose Boris Karloff impression propelled the Halloween novelty song <i>Monster Mash</i> to the top of the charts in 1962, making him one of pop music's most enduring one-hit wonders, died Wednesday in Los Angeles. He was 69. His longtime manager, Stuart Hersh, said the cause was leukemia.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=Bobby+Pickett%2C+69%3B+Scored+%27Monster%27+Hit&rft.date=2007-04-27&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2007%2F04%2F27%2Farts%2Fmusic%2F27pickett.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABobby+Pickett" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/">"Gold & Platinum"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/RIAA" class="mw-redirect" title="RIAA">RIAA</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2023-09-15</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=RIAA&rft.atitle=Gold+%26+Platinum&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.riaa.com%2Fgold-platinum%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABobby+Pickett" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFZellner2023" class="citation web cs1">Zellner, Xander (2023-11-07). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/thriller-monster-mash-ghostbusters-hot-100-halloween-1235465448/">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>'Thriller,' 'Monster Mash' & 'Ghostbusters' Return to Hot 100 After Halloween"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2024-10-09</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Billboard&rft.atitle=%E2%80%98Thriller%2C%E2%80%99+%E2%80%98Monster+Mash%E2%80%99+%26+%E2%80%98Ghostbusters%E2%80%99+Return+to+Hot+100+After+Halloween&rft.date=2023-11-07&rft.aulast=Zellner&rft.aufirst=Xander&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Fmusic%2Fchart-beat%2Fthriller-monster-mash-ghostbusters-hot-100-halloween-1235465448%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABobby+Pickett" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-BBP-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-BBP_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJames" class="citation web cs1">James, Gary. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.classicbands.com/BobbyBorisPickettInterview.html">"Gary James' Interview with Bobby "Boris" Pickett"</a>. <i>ClassicBands.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2015-08-26</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ClassicBands.com&rft.atitle=Gary+James%27+Interview+with+Bobby+%22Boris%22+Pickett&rft.aulast=James&rft.aufirst=Gary&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.classicbands.com%2FBobbyBorisPickettInterview.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABobby+Pickett" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGuha2007" class="citation news cs1">Guha, Auditi (October 31, 2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pjstar.com/article/20071031/NEWS/310319971">"Bobby "Boris" Pickett Remembered on Our First Halloween Without Him"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Journal_Star_(Peoria)" title="Journal Star (Peoria)">Journal Star</a></i>. Peoria, Illinois<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 25,</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+Star&rft.atitle=Bobby+%22Boris%22+Pickett+Remembered+on+Our+First+Halloween+Without+Him&rft.date=2007-10-31&rft.aulast=Guha&rft.aufirst=Auditi&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pjstar.com%2Farticle%2F20071031%2FNEWS%2F310319971&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABobby+Pickett" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Telegraph-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Telegraph_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Telegraph_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Telegraph_6-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-bobby-pickett/158404545/">"Bobby Pickett"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Daily_Telegraph" title="The Daily Telegraph">The Daily Telegraph</a></i>. April 28, 2007. p. 29 – via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Daily+Telegraph&rft.atitle=Bobby+Pickett&rft.pages=29&rft.date=2007-04-28&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Farticle%2Fthe-daily-telegraph-bobby-pickett%2F158404545%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABobby+Pickett" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation report cs1">Robert Pickett, 11 February 1938 (Report). Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem. <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Veterans_Affairs" title="United States Department of Veterans Affairs">United States Department of Veterans Affairs</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=report&rft.btitle=Robert+Pickett%2C+11+February+1938&rft.series=Beneficiary+Identification+Records+Locator+Subsystem&rft.pub=United+States+Department+of+Veterans+Affairs&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABobby+Pickett" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-The_Book_of_Golden_Discs-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-The_Book_of_Golden_Discs_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMurrells1978" class="citation book cs1">Murrells, Joseph (1978). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/150"><i>The Book of Golden Discs</i></a> (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 150. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0214204807" title="Special:BookSources/978-0214204807"><bdi>978-0214204807</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Book+of+Golden+Discs&rft.place=London&rft.pages=150&rft.edition=2nd&rft.pub=Barrie+and+Jenkins+Ltd&rft.date=1978&rft.isbn=978-0214204807&rft.aulast=Murrells&rft.aufirst=Joseph&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fbookofgoldendisc00murr%2Fpage%2F150&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABobby+Pickett" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRoberts2006" class="citation book cs1">Roberts, David (2006). <i>British Hit Singles & Albums</i> (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 426. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1904994008" title="Special:BookSources/978-1904994008"><bdi>978-1904994008</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=British+Hit+Singles+%26+Albums&rft.place=London&rft.pages=426&rft.edition=19th&rft.pub=Guinness+World+Records+Limited&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=978-1904994008&rft.aulast=Roberts&rft.aufirst=David&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABobby+Pickett" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-The_Book_of_Golden_Discs_2-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-The_Book_of_Golden_Discs_2_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMurrells1978" class="citation book cs1">Murrells, Joseph (1978). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/333"><i>The Book of Golden Discs</i></a> (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. ≠<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/333">333</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0214204807" title="Special:BookSources/978-0214204807"><bdi>978-0214204807</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Book+of+Golden+Discs&rft.place=London&rft.pages=%E2%89%A0333&rft.edition=2nd&rft.pub=Barrie+and+Jenkins+Ltd&rft.date=1978&rft.isbn=978-0214204807&rft.aulast=Murrells&rft.aufirst=Joseph&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fbookofgoldendisc00murr%2Fpage%2F333&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABobby+Pickett" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.musicvf.com/Bobby+Pickett+and+the+Rolling+Bones.art">"Bobby Pickett and The Rolling Bones - Top Songs / Chart Singles"</a>. <i>musicvf.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 12,</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=musicvf.com&rft.atitle=Bobby+Pickett+and+The+Rolling+Bones+-+Top+Songs+%2F+Chart+Singles&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.musicvf.com%2FBobby%2BPickett%2Band%2Bthe%2BRolling%2BBones.art&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABobby+Pickett" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://top40weekly.com/bubbling-under/">"US Hot 100 Bubbling Under"</a>. <i>Top40Weekly.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 12,</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Top40Weekly.com&rft.atitle=US+Hot+100+Bubbling+Under&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftop40weekly.com%2Fbubbling-under%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABobby+Pickett" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRubin1984" class="citation news cs1">Rubin, Neal (October 31, 1984). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/york-daily-record-monster-mash-compose/158406671/">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>"Monster Mash" Composer Is Musical Mr. October"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/York_Daily_Record" title="York Daily Record">York Daily Record</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit</a>. p. 13 – via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=York+Daily+Record&rft.atitle=%22Monster+Mash%22+Composer+Is+Musical+Mr.+October&rft.pages=13&rft.date=1984-10-31&rft.aulast=Rubin&rft.aufirst=Neal&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Farticle%2Fyork-daily-record-monster-mash-compose%2F158406671%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABobby+Pickett" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-cashbox-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-cashbox_15-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cashbox_15-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/cashbox24unse_10/page/n31?q=%22The+Revels%22Church+Key%22">"Pickett A Partner In New Disk Firm"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Cashbox_(magazine)" title="Cashbox (magazine)">Cashbox</a></i>. December 1, 1962. p. 30B.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Cashbox&rft.atitle=Pickett+A+Partner+In+New+Disk+Firm&rft.pages=30B&rft.date=1962-12-01&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fcashbox24unse_10%2Fpage%2Fn31%3Fq%3D%2522The%2BRevels%2522Church%2BKey%2522&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABobby+Pickett" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSachs1960" class="citation magazine cs1">Sachs, Bill (December 26, 1960). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=nB0EAAAAMBAJ&q=%22R.+B.+Chris+Christensen%22&pg=PA36">"Folk Talent and Tunes"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="Billboard Magazine">Billboard</a></i>. p. 36.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Billboard&rft.atitle=Folk+Talent+and+Tunes&rft.pages=36&rft.date=1960-12-26&rft.aulast=Sachs&rft.aufirst=Bill&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DnB0EAAAAMBAJ%26q%3D%2522R.%2BB.%2BChris%2BChristensen%2522%26pg%3DPA36&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABobby+Pickett" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMarcus2015" class="citation book cs1">Marcus, Greil (20 October 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=0XWhCgAAQBAJ&q=%22The+Revels%22Church+Key%22Six+Pak%22&pg=PA403"><i>Real Life Rock: The Complete Top Ten Columns, 1986-2014</i></a>. p. 403. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780300218596" title="Special:BookSources/9780300218596"><bdi>9780300218596</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 26,</span> 2020</span>. <q>9. <i>The Exiles</i>, directed by Kent McKenzie (Milestone) and Revels, <i>Intoxica!</i> (Sundazed)</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Real+Life+Rock%3A+The+Complete+Top+Ten+Columns%2C+1986-2014&rft.pages=403&rft.date=2015-10-20&rft.isbn=9780300218596&rft.aulast=Marcus&rft.aufirst=Greil&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D0XWhCgAAQBAJ%26q%3D%2522The%2BRevels%2522Church%2BKey%2522Six%2BPak%2522%26pg%3DPA403&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABobby+Pickett" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FNM-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FNM_18-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130815121639/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,268765,00.html">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>'Monster Mash' Singer Bobby 'Boris' Pickett Dies at 69"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Fox_News" title="Fox News">Fox News</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a>. 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