Claimed he got the idea for his hit "The Witch Doctor" from the title of a book he was reading, "Duel with a Witch Doctor" by Jan De Hartog.
Cousin of author William Saroyan, with whom he collaborated on the song "Come On-a My House," Rosemary Clooney's all-time biggest hit.
Father of Carol Bagdasarian.
Father of Ross Bagdasarian Jr..
Got the idea for the 1958 hit "The Chipmunk Song" ("Christmas, Don't Be Late") from his youngest son, Adam, who began asking when Christmas was coming ... in July! Bagdasarian began to wonder whether other children were thinking the same thing, and these thoughts evolved into what's become a Yuletide classic and a number one hit when it was released.
Named the Chipmunks after executives at Liberty Records, who released Seville's and the Chipmunks' albums. Alvin was named for company president Alvin Bennett, Simon for company vice-president/record producer Si Waronker, and Theodore for recording engineer Ted Keep.
Of Armenian descent.
Singer. a.k.a. David Seville of Alvin and the Chipmunks.
Took the professional name of David Seville because he'd been stationed in Seville, Spain, during World War II and liked the area.