details for The Chipmunk Song - Canned Heat & The Chipmunks

Assumed/incorrect titles:
• Christmas Boogie

Written by:
• Ross Bagdasarian

Recorded:
• October 15, 1968

Released:
• 1968

Available on (*):
• 1968 45 rpm single Christmas Blues (Liberty 56079, October, 1968; mono, fades out)
• 1992 CD Legends Of Christmas Past, A Rock n' R&B Holiday Collection (EMI E2-99987; stereo, full ending)

Cover of song originally by:
• David Seville & The Chipmunks

General type of music:
• blues

Topics (not including words that are part of the title):
• Christmas
• music

Alternate versions:
• The stereo version lasts several seconds longer and lets the music come to a full ending, whereas the original mono single version fades out before this.

Chart information:
• B-side of "Christmas Boogie" (single #18 (Christmas chart) 1968)

general information about Canned Heat & The Chipmunks

Also credited as:
• Canned Heat

Common misspellings:
• Canned Heat w/ The Chipmunks

General type of music:
• blues

Group formed:
• 1966

Group disbanded:
• early 1970s

Group members:
• Bob "The Bear" Hite
• Al "Blind Owl" Wilson
• others

Based in:
• Los Angeles, CA

Also recorded with:
• The Chipmunks

interesting facts (click to see playlist of show on which fact was mentioned, if applicable):
• Dr. Demento worked as a roadie for Canned Heat for a short time in the 1960s.

* Note that it may be available on other releases or formats than are listed, and some releases listed may not be currently available. Generally the first release is listed, along with a commonly available release (for items that aren't out of print), and any Dr. Demento compilations on which it has appeared. Albums may be out of print in their original format but still available in another format. We suggest checking various online stores or the artist's web site (if applicable) to determine current availability.