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Ross Bagdasarian was his original name and he was born in 1919 in the Golden State,

Although he co-wrote Rosemary Clooney's "Come On-A My House', he’s better known for a Christmas hit that topped the charts on December 22, 1958,

Earlier that year he had also recorded a hit based on “Duel with the Witchdoctor”, a book he had just put down,

Although his voice figured prominently into all of these songs, his studio work gave his records their distinctive sound.

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