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Novelties

 

David Seville & the Chipmunks

• created by Ross Bagdasarian ("Seville")
• over 30 million recrods sold prior to the British Invasion
• developed a technique synchronizing tracks recorded at different speeds

Witch Doctor

(didn't chart)

The Chipmunk Song

• won 3 Grammys:
  • Best Comedy Performance
  • Best Recording for Children
  • Best Album Created for Children

Sheb Wooley

Purple People Eater

Bobby Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers

The Monster Mash

Napoleon IV

They're Coming to Take Me Away

Harry Belafonte

Banana Boat Song (Day-O)

• along with "Jamaica Farewell" (#14, 1956)
  • this song established a calypso trend that helped lay the foundation for the folk-music trend of the 60s