| Graveyard Groove: The Haunted History of Monster Music from "Monster Mash" to Horror Punk Contributor(s): Acord, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 1725917467 ISBN-13: 9781725917460 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $9.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | History & Criticism - General - Music | Genres & Styles - Rock |
| Dewey: 781.66 |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.49 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the mid-1950s, a new genre of novelty music emerged that mixed humor and horror. The result: Monster Music Suddenly, jukeboxes were filled with songs about Frankenstein, Dracula, the Wolf Man, creatures from outer space and a multitude of supernatural terrors. The genre reached its peak in 1962 with Bobby "Boris" Pickett's smash "Monster Mash," but there are many more songs worthy of rediscovery -- and Monster Music still lives on today, thanks to the influence of punk pioneers like The Cramps and The Misfits. Here is the complete, untold story of Monster Music -- the genre that refused to die |