Spooky Tunes - Sources and Notes

Tim Gavin
Oct 22, 2020
1 min read

This episode is all about some loosely connected histories of Halloween Songs. I dive into shock rock and some of its origins, great music to hear around Halloween, and some pop music that fits this time of year nicely too. I'm heading to a new home and a new town soon so I will be taking a small break from doing this podcast after the next episode, which will have a short music meeting on it. I'm hoping to get back to making new episodes when I'm all settled in. Not giving a specific date so I don't jinx myself.

Sources

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jun/12/alice-cooper-i-realised-rock-needed-a-villain-super-duper-alice-cooper-documentary

https://books.google.com/books?id=-w-uGwm_LhcC&pg=PA415&dq=Screamin%27+Jay+Hawkins

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/arthur-brown-on-shock-rock-hendrix-close-calls-with-fire-w463039

https://www.allmusic.com/song/i-put-a-spell-on-you-mt0052498908

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2009/1030/the-origin-of-that-terrible-monster-mash-song

https://www.billboard.com/articles/chartbeat/474395/50-years-of-monster-mash-the-story-behind-the-halloween-hit

https://web.archive.org/web/20190510134941/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/rmm4ar/monster-mash-investigation-2014

http://knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=167

https://web.archive.org/web/20140605102501/http://metallicaworld.co.uk/Band%20History.htm

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mercyful-fate-mn0000343954

https://thevogue.com/artists/misfits/