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" Witch Doctor " is a 1958 American novelty song written and performed by Ross Bagdasarian, under his stage name David Seville. It became a number one hit and rescued Liberty Records from near-bankruptcy.
Toonage. Toonage is the debut studio album by Danish band Cartoons, released on 24 September 1998. [ 1 ] The album includes the group's biggest hit " Witch Doctor ", a cover version of Ross Bagdasarian 's novelty song from 1958. The single reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart.
Cartoons, also known as Cartoons DK, are a Danish Eurodance band, best known for their song "DooDah" and their cover of the 1958 novelty song "Witch Doctor", both hits released in 1998. The group wears outlandish plastic costumes and wigs in live performances as caricatures of 1950s American rock and roll stars.
I'm Your Witchdoctor. "I'm Your Witchdoctor" is a 1965 single by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers composed by Mayall, produced by Jimmy Page, and issued on the Immediate label. The exact date or London studio for the recording session has not been determined, but in all likelihood it was recorded at IBC Studios in August 1965 after Page was ...
Ross S. Bagdasarian[a] (/ bæɡdəˈsɛəriən /; January 27, 1919 – January 16, 1972), known professionally by his stage name David "Dave" Seville, [3] was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor of Armenian descent best known for creating the cartoon band Alvin and the Chipmunks. Initially a stage and film actor, he rose to prominence in 1958 with the songs "Witch Doctor ...
One of the records, recorded in 1958 under the David Seville stage name, was "Witch Doctor", featuring a sped-up high-pitched vocal technique. Bagdasarian would later use that technique in "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)", which would introduce both Alvin and the Chipmunks as a singing group and Bagdasarian's music producer "Dave".
Biography. Lang was born in Halifax, England, on 19 January 1925. [2] He and his band appeared on Six-Five Special, the first BBC Television show for teenagers, from 1957. [2] In 1958, his cover version of "Witch Doctor" reached the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart. [3] Lang played trombone on the song "Revolution 1" on the Beatles ' 'White Album ...
Witch doctor. A witch doctor (also spelled witch-doctor) was originally a type of healer who treated ailments believed to be caused by witchcraft. [1] The term is now more commonly used to refer to healers, particularly in regions which use traditional healing rather than contemporary medicine.