This “Stand Out Single” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in October 1962, just in time for Halloween.
“Monster Mash” / “Monsters’ Mash Party” by Bobby “Boris” Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers is one of the most famous novelty singles of the 1960s and arguably the most enduring Halloween record ever made. “Monster Mash” was written by Bobby Pickett and Leonard Capizzi, with Gary S. Paxton producing, and was released on Paxton’s Garpax label in 1962.
Elton John’s career total to 68 Billboard Hot 100 entries, a run that began with “Border Song,” which marked his Billboard chart debut on Aug. 15, 1970.
Sir Elton John, born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on March 25, 1947, in Pinner, Middlesex, England, is a legendary British singer, songwriter, and pianist. Raised in a council house by his maternal grandparents, Elton displayed a prodigious talent for music from an early age, learning to play the piano by ear at just four years old. His parents recognized his musical gift and encouraged his pursuits. He later attended the Royal Academy of Music on a scholarship but dropped out at 17 to pursue a career in music.
Winchester Cathedral
You’re bringing me down
You stood and you watched as
My baby left town
When I was young before I had cassettes, the only good way of making a playlist of songs was to stack 45s on the turntable. I would arrange for them to play my favorite songs in my favorite order. These posts are about records I had in my stacks.
