Bobby Pickett

Biography

Bobby "Boris" Pickett was a musician and actor born on February 11, 1938, in Somerville, Massachusetts. He is best known for co-writing and performing the 1962 hit novelty song "Monster Mash", which became a million seller and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. A Christmas follow-up, "Monster's Holiday", was also released in 1962, and he later served in the US Army before passing away from leukemia at age 69 in 2007.