b. Robert George Pickett, 11 February 1938, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA, d. 25 April 2007, Los Angeles, California, USA. Bobby ‘Boris' Pickett (And The Crypt-Kickers) recorded the US number 1 ‘Monster Mash' in 1962, a song which has remained alive for decades due to perennial radio airplay each Halloween. Pickett moved to Los Angeles in 1961, upon his release from military service, hoping to become an actor. Instead, he joined a singing group called the Cordials. Pickett, an avowed fan of actor Boris Karloff, worked an impression of the horror film star into some of the gro...