Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer. He was best known to music fans as Napoleon XIV, who achieved one-hit wonder status with the Top 5 hit novelty song "They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" in 1966. He began his recording career in 1956 when he cut the single "Puppy Love"/"The Chosen Few" for the Vik Records subsidiary of RCA Victor. Later, he took the name Napoleon XIV, signed with Warner Bros. Records and released the song "They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" in 1966 that would make him well known in the music world. It reached #3 in the United States and #4 in the U.K. He went on to release numerous novelty songs for the rest of his career. He also worked as an agent who booked various performers.
Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer. He was best known to music fans as Napoleon XIV, who achieved one-hit wonder status with the Top 5 hit novelty song "They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" in 1966. He began his recording career in 1956 when he cut the single "Puppy Love"/"The Chosen Few" for the Vik Records subsidiary of RCA Victor. Later, he took the name Napoleon XIV, signed with Warner Bros. Records and released the song "They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" in 1966 that would make him well known in the music world. It reached #3 in the United States and #4 in the U.K. He went on to release numerous novelty songs for the rest of his career. He also worked as an agent who booked various performers.
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