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	Ross Bagdasarian, a.k.a. David Seville
		Ross Bagdasarian was born in Fresno, California on January 27, 1919.
		The next issue by Ross was "Gotta Get To Your House", [55079] as David Seville, which was another instrumental with a talk-over, in which he repeats the lyrics, but keeps getting mixed up, "Pretty pink hair, big brown house".
		After producing many Chipmunk albums, Ross died of a heart attack on January 16, 1972 and the company passed into the hands of his son, Ross, Jr., who was responsible for the Chipmunks TV show and everything since.
	www.rockabilly.nl /artists/dseville.htm (654 words)

	Alvin and the Chipmunks
		Ross Bagdasarian created the Chipmunks by using different recording techniques that he invented at Liberty Records in Los Angeles.
		Bagdasarian and Saroyan wrote a song they called "Come On-A My House" while they were driving across New Mexico in 1939 which was used in an off-Broadway play called The Son in 1950 before it was recorded by Kay Armen.
		Ross Bagdasarian died in 1972, in Beverly Hills.
	www.loti.com /then_now/alvin_and_the_chipmunks.htm (885 words)

	The Chipmunks - Biography - AOL Music
		The man who brought the Chipmunks to life, Ross Bagdasarian, was born on January 27, 1919, in Fresno, CA.
		Bagdasarian also worked as a songwriter, reaching the charts first in 1956, as his production of Alfi and Harry's "The Trouble With Harry" hit number 44.
		Although Bagdasarian died in 1972, his son Ross Jr.
	music.aol.com /artist/the-chipmunks/12554/biography (394 words)

	Alllll-viiiiinnn! Creator's heirs regain rights and relaunch the Chipmunks Los Angeles Business Journal - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It is, of course, the chorus line from the 1958 hit "Witch Doctor," written by Ross Bagdasarian (under the stage name David Seville) and sung by a trio of proto-chipmunks, Theodore, Simon and the iconoclastic Alvin.
		Bagdasarian Productions filed a $100 million lawsuit against Universal in 2000 for breach of contract, claiming Universal buried the property and let revenue on Chipmunks-related products shrink from $4 million a year to $70,000.
		Bagdasarian saw an early draft of the script this month, penned in part by longtime "The Simpsons" contributor John Vitti, and said the movie is likely to be released 2008--the Chipmunks' 50th anniversary.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m5072/is_16_28/ai_n16359848 (817 words)

	phillyBurbs.com \| Christmas in the phillyBurbs
		Ross Bagdasarian was a novelty writer in a non-novelty world.
		Bagdasarian loved the dials and the buttons and the little gauges and lights; he truly got a kick out of playing with the technology of recording.
		Ross scattered to find a means of extending his 15 minutes of fame, and to his great credit he managed to do so within the very same year.
	www.phillyburbs.com /christmascarols/chipmunk.shtml (496 words)

	Yosemite Association - Newsroom
		Forty-eight years ago, songwriter Ross Bagdasarian was taking a drive through California's Yosemite National Park when a chipmunk scampered out in front of his car and stared him down in the way a matador might challenge a charging bull.
		With the release this week of the DVD of 1987's feature film, "The Chipmunk Adventure," Bagdasarian and Karman are also at work on a script for a new movie they hope will be ready in time to mark the Chipmunks' 50th birthday.
		The couple, who continued the legacy after the elder Bagdasarian's death in 1972, say they aren't surprised there is still an audience for the Chipmunks.
	www.yosemite.org /newsroom/clips2006/may/052206.htm (361 words)

	The Chipmunks Summary
		After first being brought to life in Bagdasarian's 1950s novelty recordings under the name David Seville and the Chipmunks, the characters were an unprecedented success, and the singing Chipmunks and their manager were given life in several animated cartoon series and motion pictures.
		The entire song was done by Bagdasarian in his normal voice, except for the "magic" words, done first in Bagdasarian's sped-up, pre-Chipmunk voice, then in a duet between his sped-up voice and his normal voice.
		After the death of Ross Bagdasarian in 1972, the Chipmunks' careers stalled until NBC showed interest in the original show and Excelsior Records released a new album of contemporary songs performed by the Chipmunks.
	www.bookrags.com /The_Chipmunks (2874 words)

	'ALVIN!' Chipmunks, David Seville are back - Boston.com
		Forty-eight years ago, songwriter Ross Bagdasarian was taking a drive through California's Yosemite National Park when a chipmunk scampered out in front of his car and stared him down in the way a matador might challenge a charging bull.
		LOS ANGELES --Forty-eight years ago, songwriter Ross Bagdasarian was taking a drive through California's Yosemite National Park when a chipmunk scampered out in front of his car and stared him down in the way a matador might challenge a charging bull.
		With the release this week of the DVD of 1987's feature film, "The Chipmunk Adventure," Bagdasarian and Karman are also at work on a script for a new movie they hope will be ready in time to mark the Chipmunks' 50th birthday.
	www.boston.com /ae/music/articles/2006/05/22/alvin_chipmunks_david_seville_are_back (412 words)

	Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Alvin and the Chipmunks
		Bagdasarian did all four voices (including the David Seville character) himself, and named his chipmunks after Liberty Records executives Si Waronker, Ted Keep and Al Bennett — Simon, Theodore and Alvin.
		Again, Bagdasarian did all four voices, with Shepard Menken (who also voiced Milo in Chuck Jones's The Phantom Tollbooth) as Crashcup.
		Five years later, his son, Ross Jr., took the Chipmunks concept out of mothballs and tried selling The Chipmunks to a new generation.
	www.toonopedia.com /alvin.htm (918 words)

	extended playhouse 9 . the chipmunks
		Ross Bagdasarian’s endearing creations were originally rendered in an unappealing anthropomorphic style before their definitive makeover for one of the best-ever animated TV series, The Alvin Show, which was much closer to The Simpsons or even Calvin and Hobbes than its reputation today allows.
		Bagdasarian Jr., who launched a 1980s version of the Chipmunks, admits “we are still trying to reach the standard he set.” Even though he does an impressive Dave Seville (an opinion seconded by Alvin’s closing remark), to many, the Chipmunks retired in 1972 when Ross Bagdasarian Sr.
		Bagdasarian Jr.’s liner notes (excerpted from his forthcoming coffee table book on the Chipmunks) are very enjoyable, but offer no insight or explanation toward the track selection.
	www.inspiracy.com /ep/ep9.html (1160 words)

	Picturing the Docks: Postcards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In 1957, a 38-year-old songwriter named Ross Bagdasarian (stage name: David Seville) was sitting in his
		One day, Bagdasarian was fooling around with a tape recorder, playing with the speeds.
		Partly as a result of this recording, Ross Bagdasarian went on to become the man behind the sixties prhenomenon (latterly revived in the eighties cartoon series),
	www.land2.uwe.ac.uk /cusp/post5.htm (263 words)

	Philadelphia Inquirer \| 10/02/2006 \| How Chipmunks were rejuvenated (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The true-life, rags-to-riches, 100 percent Hollywood story of Ross Bagdasarian begins in 1958, with the modestly successful songwriter's skipping a grocery run for his young family to plunk down his last $200 on Tape-O-Matic's "Voice of Music" reel-to-reel recorder.
		This two-track machine is so ordinary that you might find one at a garage sale today, mistake it for a retro piece of luggage, and buy it for 10 bucks.
		But with it, Bagdasarian - a former farm laborer known by his showbiz moniker David Seville - made magic, and entertainment history.
	www.philly.com /mld/inquirer/news/magazine/daily/15656846.htm (679 words)

	The Straight Dope: How were the high-pitched voices of the Chipmunks created?
		Unfortunately, we were beaten to the punch by California songwriter Ross Bagdasarian.
		Bagdasarian did all the voices himself, a tedious process that took three days and nine tape tracks in a recording studio.
		This was produced by Bagdasarian's eldest son, Ross Junior--Ross Senior, God rest his soul, kicked the bucket in 1972.
	www.straightdope.com /classics/a2_019b.html (612 words)

	The Chipmunks: Nostalgia
		The Chipmunks were the creation of Ross Bagdasarian, a songwriter whose hits included the Rosemary Clooney classic "Come On-A My House." He was also fascinated by the art of recording and began releasing singles under the name David Seville.
		This time, Bagdasarian came up with “The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late).” In the song, Bagdasarian used his David Seville persona to direct three chipmunk performers through a holiday-themed song.
		Bagdasarian retired around this time, and so did his chipmunk creations.
	www.skooldays.com /categories/music/mu1156.htm (766 words)

	'ALVIN!' The Chipmunks and David Seville are back
		24, 2006 12:00 AM LOS ANGELES (AP) - Forty-eight years ago, songwriter Ross Bagdasarian was taking a drive through California's Yosemite National Park when a chipmunk scampered out in front of his car and stared him down in the way a matador might challenge a charging bull.
		Almost 50 years later, the Chipmunks - Alvin and his brothers Simon and Theodore - are still singing - voiced now by Bagdasarian's son and his son's wife, Janice Karman.
		The couple have been the voices and the driving force behind the Alvin and The Chipmunks legacy since the death of Ross Bagdasarian Sr.
	www.azcentral.com /ent/movies/articles/0524chipmunks0524.html (415 words)

	The Alvin Show
		The records were sung by Ross Bagdasarian, who supplied the voices of David Seville and all three of the electronically altered Chipmunks.
		Bagdasarian, who originally planned to make the characters rabbits or butterflies, listened to his children and introduced Alvin, Theodore and Simon later in 1958 on "The Chipmunk Song".
		Ross Bagdasarian (1920 - 1972) was a multi-talented performer from the Armenian-American community in Fresno, California.
	www.toontracker.com /alvin/alvin.htm (786 words)

	Alvin and the Chipmunks to the Big Screen - ComingSoon.net
		Producers are Ross Bagdasarian, Jr., and Janice Karman.
		The squeaky-voiced trio and Dave Seville made recording, broadcasting and merchandising history, selling 43 million albums (winning several Grammys in the process), starring in their own animated primetime series, numerous primetime specials, and number one network Saturday Morning shows seen in over 100 countries in 40 languages.
		Janice Karman, president of Bagdasarian Production, added: "It's great to see the characters Ross' dad created almost 50 years ago continue to be presented in so many new ways.
	comingsoon.net /news/topnews.php?id=6388 (374 words)

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		It wasn't until after he heard the Chipmunks singing one of his songs, that he was able to sell it and make some money, securing singing careers, as well as their financial future.
		The voice of Dave was done by Ross Bagdasarian: The creator of the Chipmunks, as well as their voice actor.
		After Bagdasarian died, a decade later, his son, Ross Bagdasarian Jr., with the help of his wife, Janice Karman, brought the Chipmunks back to life.
	www.angelfire.com /ca/albrit/dave.htm (145 words)

	TV ACRES: Chipmunks - Alvin & the Chipmunks (Ross Bagdaserian)
		In 1983 the Chipmunks returned to NBC in an updated Saturday morning cartoon produced by Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.
		TRIVIA NOTE: The Chipmunk's unique sound was created by recording the voice of Bagdasarian at a slow speed and then playing it back twice as fast.
		Originally, Bagdasarian was going to use rabbits or butterflies as characters to match the high pitch electronic voices that he created until his children (Carol, Ross, and Adam) agreed that the speeded up voices sounded more like chipmunks.
	www.tvacres.com /rodents_chipmunks_alvin.htm (320 words)

	David Seville and the Chipmunks Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Ross Bagdasarian was born in Fresno, California in 1919.
		Ross Bagdasarian died in early 1972, in Beverly Hills.
		His son, Ross Bagdasarian, Jr., revived the Chipmunks in 1980 and two more albums were released, including Chipmunk Punk.
	www.tsimon.com /chipmunk.htm (637 words)

	Ross Bagdasarian - Armeniapedia.org
		Ross Bagdasarian (January 27, 1919 – January 16, 1972), pianist, songwriter, actor, and record producer was born in Fresno, California.
		Bagdasarian also appeared in minor film parts, including Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window, in which he plays an obsessed piano-playing songwriter.
		After Bagdasarian's death in 1972 from a heart attack at the age of only 52, his son, Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.
	www.armeniapedia.org /index.php?title=Ross_Bagdasarian (287 words)

	The Chipmunks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Chipmunks are a fictional musical group, created by Ross Bagdasarian in 1958.
		In reality, David Seville was Ross Bagdasarian's stage name, and the Chipmunks themselves are named after the executives of their original record label, Liberty Records: Alvin Bennett (the president), Simon Waronker (the founder and owner), and Theodore Keep (the chief engineer).
		This process was not entirely new; Bagdasarian had also used it for a previous novelty song project "The Witch Doctor", but it was so unusual and well executed it earned the "trio" two Grammy Awards for engineering.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alvin_and_the_Chipmunks (3327 words)

	Animation Magazine \| Fox to Make Chipmunks Feature (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The project was announced today by 20th Century Fox Animation president Chris Meledandri, Fox 2000 Pictures president Elizabeth Gabler and Ross Bagdasarian Jr., son of the late Chipmunks creator, Ross Bagdasarian Sr.
		Bagdasarian conceived Alvin and the Chipmunks in 1958.
		The squeaky-voiced trio sold 43 million albums and won several Grammys before going on to star in their own animated primetime series and specials and Saturday Morning shows seen in more 100 countries in 40 languages.
	www.animationmagazine.net /article.php?article_id=2957 (272 words)

	Comic Book Resources - Comic Book News, Reviews and Commentary - Updated Daily!
		Eager to capitalize on this unique gimmick, Bagdasarian followed this up with 1958’s “The Chipmunk Song (Please Christmas Don’t Be Late)”, a song inspired by his own son Adam’s obsession with holiday gifts.
		Bagdasarian, through his persona of fussy and impatient “David Seville”, became the trio’s mentor, ward and manager, an integral part of the recorded act.
		Ross Bagdasarian died on January 16, 1972, but his son, Ross Jr.
	www.comicbookresources.com /columns/oddball/index.cgi?date=2002-12-05 (1737 words)

	Ross Bagdasarian
		The resulting treble chirp sounded to Bagdasarian like chipmunks singing; from this experiment was born the band Alvin and the Chipmunks, an oddball trio which covered pop songs with helium-inflated barbershop harmonies.
		His first novelty single, "The Christmas Song", was an instant success, and the group was soon transformed into a popular series of children's cartoons and films.
		After Bagdasarian's death, his son took over the franchise.
	www.nndb.com /people/374/000062188 (156 words)

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