The 1st Annual Grammy Awards were held on May 4,1959. They recognized musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1958. Two separate ceremonies were held simultaneously on the same day;the first hotel in Beverly Hills,California,and the second in the Park Sheraton Hotel in New York City. Ella Fitzgerald,Count Basie,Domenico Modugno,Ross Bagdasarian,and Henry Mancini,each won 2 awards.
Alvin and the Chipmunks,originally David Seville and the Chipmunks and billed for their first two decades as the Chipmunks,are an American animated virtual band and media franchise first created by Ross Bagdasarian for novelty records in 1958. The group consists of three singing animated anthropomorphic chipmunks named Alvin,Simon,and Theodore.
David "Dave" Seville is a fictional character,the adoptive father and producer and manager of the fictional singing group Alvin and the Chipmunks. The character was created by Ross Bagdasarian Sr.,who had used the name "David Seville" as his stage name prior to the creation of the Chipmunks,while writing and recording novelty records in the 1950s. 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 ",which would introduce both Alvin and the Chipmunks as a singing group and Bagdasarian's music producer "Dave". Bagdasarian would go on to create The Alvin Show,based on the Alvin and the Chipmunks group,where he voiced the semi-fictional character David Seville,based largely on himself,with Alvin based on Ross's sometimes rebellious son Adam.
Ross S. Bagdasarian,known professionally by his stage name David Seville,was an American singer,songwriter,record producer,and actor,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" and "The Chipmunk Song ",which both became Billboard number-one singles. He produced and directed The Alvin Show,which aired on CBS in 1961–62.
The Alvin Show is an American animated television series that aired on CBS in the early 1960s. This was the first series to feature the singing characters Alvin and the Chipmunks. The Alvin Show aired for one season,from October 4,1961,to September 12,1962 and was originally sponsored by General Foods through its Jell-O gelatin and Post Cereal brands. Although the series was created in color,it was initially telecast in black and white. It was later rebroadcast in color from 1962-65 for Saturday mornings on CBS and again Saturday mornings on NBC in 1979.
A Chipmunk Christmas is a 1981 animated Christmas television special based on characters from Alvin and the Chipmunks. Produced by Bagdasarian Productions in association with Chuck Jones Enterprises,it first aired on NBC December 14,1981,nine years after the death of Alvin and the Chipmunks creator Ross Bagdasarian Sr.. This was the first time that Alvin,Simon and David Seville were voiced by Ross Bagdasarian Jr. and the first time that Theodore was voiced by Janice Karman.
Chipmunk Punk is an album by the Chipmunks,as well as being the first album released by Ross Bagdasarian Jr.,after he took over the voices of the Chipmunks after the death of his father in 1972. Despite the title of the album,none of the songs listed are considered to be in the style of real punk rock music. It was released in June 1980. The album peaked at No. 34 on the Billboard 200. It was certified gold by the RIAA on October 14,1980,becoming the Chipmunks' first gold record. In 2005,it was re-released on CD,although the CD was only available through the official Chipmunks website. In Canada,the album reached No. 59.
Greatest Hits:Still Squeaky After All These Years is a 1999 music album by Alvin and the Chipmunks,released by Capitol Records,and containing 17 tracks,including the newly recorded bonus track "A Chat with Alvin". The album was remastered and re-issued in 2007 by Capitol Records,containing 26 tracks and omitting " A Chat with Alvin". The album's subtitle parodies Paul Simon's 1975 album Still Crazy After All These Years.
"The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" is a novelty Christmas song written by Ross Bagdasarian (under the stage name of David Seville) in 1958. Bagdasarian sang and recorded the song,varying the tape speeds to produce high-pitched "chipmunk" voices,with the vocals credited to Alvin and the Chipmunks,Seville's cartoon virtual band. The song won three Grammy Awards in 1958,for Best Comedy Performance,Best Children's Recording,and Best Engineered Record (non-classical);it was also nominated for Record of the Year.
Sing Again with The Chipmunks is Alvin and the Chipmunks' second album,released by Liberty Records in January 1960. The album follows the same format as their first album,and contains the group's fifth and sixth singles—"Alvin's Orchestra" and "Comin' 'Round the Mountain". Since its initial release,Sing Again with The Chipmunks has appeared twice on CD;both releases utilized the revised 1961 cover artwork,minus the song lyrics printed on the original back cover.
The Alvin Show is a music album by Alvin and the Chipmunks. It is the soundtrack album to the Chipmunks' first animated television series The Alvin Show. Upon the release of the album,the Chipmunks' first three albums were reissued with revised album cover art that utilized the cartoon redesigns of the characters.
"Alvin's Harmonica" is a song from the fictional musical group,Alvin and the Chipmunks,which also features additional vocals by Ross Bagdasarian,Sr. who plays David Seville in the song. The song was released as the second single from the group's debut album,Let's All Sing with the Chipmunks in 1958. Like "Witch Doctor" and "The Chipmunk Song",it was adapted as one of the musical segments featured in The Alvin Show.
The Chipmunks Sing the Beatles Hits is a tribute album of Alvin and the Chipmunks singing the hits of the Beatles. It was originally released in 1964 by Liberty Records on vinyl record,and consists of Chipmunk renditions of early Beatles hits.
Alvin and the Chipmunks is a 2007 American live-action/animated jukebox musical comedy film directed by Tim Hill from a screenplay by Jon Vitti,Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi,based on the characters of the same name created by Ross Bagdasarian Sr.. The film stars Jason Lee,David Cross and Cameron Richardson,while Justin Long,Matthew Gray Gubler and Jesse McCartney voice the titular Chipmunks. The film follows the Chipmunks,who move in with struggling songwriter Dave Seville after they lose their home. When Dave discovers they have rare singing talent,he has them perform in front of JETT Records executive Ian Hawke,who then plans to trick them into living with him to profit off their success with a world tour.
The Chipmunk Songbook is an album by Alvin and the Chipmunks with David Seville. It was released on January 1,1962,by Capitol / Liberty
Christmas with The Chipmunks is the name given to four different Christmas music albums by Alvin and the Chipmunks. These albums were released individually in 1962,1963,2007 and 2008.
This is the complete discography of the fictional music group Alvin and the Chipmunks.
Solid Gold Chipmunks is a 30th anniversary compilation music album by Alvin and the Chipmunks,released in 1988 on LP and cassette by Chipmunk Records
Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks is a computer-animated musical comedy television series created by Janice Karman. Produced by Bagdasarian Productions and Technicolor Animation Productions with the participation of M6,it features Alvin and the Chipmunks and the Chipettes and marks their first television appearance together since 1990. First announced by Bagdasarian Productions in 2010,a promotional trailer for the series was posted on YouTube.
Bagdasarian Productions is an American production company founded by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1919-1972) on February 20,1961. The company holds the rights to Alvin and the Chipmunks and related intellectual property assets. The company is currently owned and operated in by Ross Bagdasarian Jr. and Janice Karman. The company has co-produced many television series,specials,and films and initiated multiple lawsuits to protect the characters.
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