Ross Bagdasarian

Birthday: 27 January 1919, Fresno, California, USA

Birth Name: Ross Sipan Bagdasarian

Composer, prolific songwriter ("Come On-a My House", "Witch Doctor", "Chipmunk Song"), author, actor, producer, impressionist, educated at Coll. Writer, and has made many records. He joined ASCAP in 1951, and specialized in catchy, hummable melodies. Some of his other popular-song compositions include "Armen's Theme"; "Safari"; "Freddy, Freddy"; "Copyright 1960"; "Medicore"; "Sack Time"; "A Little Beauty"; "The Prom"; "Bagdad Express"; "Little Brass Band"; "Maria from Madrid"; "Gotta Get to Your House"; "The Donkey and the School Boy", and many more. Show less «

On how his breakthrough hit, "Witch Doctor," came to be recorded, 1958: "When the tape was moving at...Show more »

On how his breakthrough hit, "Witch Doctor," came to be recorded, 1958: "When the tape was moving at half-speed, I said 'ting tang' and then I remembered an uncle who had moved to the state of Washington and I sputtered 'walla walla' topped off with a resounding 'bing bang.'" Show less «

Every time I write a song I keep a mental picture of a housewife with her hands in soapy weather, li...Show more »

Every time I write a song I keep a mental picture of a housewife with her hands in soapy weather, listening to the radio. I try to figure out how to get her hands out of the dishwater to turn up the volume, to hear my song. Show less «

On his initial success with the Chipmunks, 1958: "It was a wonderful sight to see stacks of my recor...Show more »

On his initial success with the Chipmunks, 1958: "It was a wonderful sight to see stacks of my records piled high on a cigar store counter and selling as fast as the clerk could take the money." Show less «

Ross Bagdasarian

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