In 1958, Ross Bagdasarian Sr. used the last $200 he had to purchase a state-of-the-art tape recorder and crafted the blend of sped-up vocals/standard-paced music for his novelty hit “Witch Doctor.” ...

After 60 years, Alvin and the Chipmunks are, as their catchy TV theme song perpetually promises, coming on stronger than ever before. Late last year, the harmonizing rodents with a penchant for hula ...

Which Alvin and the Chipmunks gift is best? Novelty act Alvin and the Chipmunks have been rocking out since they began recording their squeaky-voiced songs in 1958. Generations continue to enjoy the ...

It started out as a clever-enough idea. In 1958, Ross Bagdasarian, a Broadway actor who’d had a pretty good role as a pianist in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 masterpiece Rear Window, started experimenting ...

"Alvin and the Chipmunks" was obviously made with the youngest of gamers in mind, but even they will find little to squeak about in this quickie film license. It's a rhythm game without rhythm, a road ...

The entertaining antics of Alvin and the Chipmunks are beloved among many youngsters today, but their curious creation in the late 1950s means that adults are also familiar with the popular singing ...