The Five Blobs were an American

United States

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 group of studio musicians put together in 1958 by session leader Bernie Nee

Bernie Knee

Bernie Knee was a singer/musician. He recorded with Carole King songs by Jack Keller and also the classic '60s exercise song "Chicken Fat", and was the Five Blobs in a recording of the theme from The Blob...

. The ensemble was assembled in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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, California for the express purpose of recording "The Blob", the title song for the Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen

Terrence Steven "Steve" McQueen was an American movie actor. He was nicknamed "The King of Cool." His "anti-hero" persona, which he developed at the height of the Vietnam counterculture, made him one of the top box-office draws of the 1960s and 1970s. McQueen received an Academy Award nomination...

 film The Blob

The Blob

The Blob is an independently made 1958 American horror/science-fiction film that depicts a giant amoeba-like alien that terrorizes the small community of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania...

. Written by Burt Bacharach

Burt Bacharach

Burt F. Bacharach is an American pianist, composer and music producer. He is known for his popular hit songs and compositions from the mid-1950s through the 1980s, with lyrics written by Hal David. Many of their hits were produced specifically for, and performed by, Dionne Warwick...

 and Mack David

Mack David

Mack David was an American lyricist and songwriter, best known for his work in film and television, with a career spanning from the early 1940s through the early 1970s. Mack was credited with writing lyrics and/or music for over one thousand songs...

 (Hal David

Hal David

Harold Lane "Hal" David is an American lyricist. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York. David is best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach.-Career:...

's brother), the tune featured a prominent saxophone

Saxophone

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 part. The single was released on Columbia Records

Columbia Records

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 and became a hit, peaking at No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100

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 and hitting the Top Ten on the regional LA charts.. The single's B side

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 consisted of a song entitled "Saturday Night in Tiajuana" [sic] credited to Bacharach. The song is said to be a cult favorite and is featured on many Halloween

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-themed compilations and playlists.

Bernie Nee was not listed on any of the promotional materials for the film or the record. In protest to this, he released an advertisement showcasing his name, whereupon he was terminated from Columbia.

Nee signed onto Joy Records

Joy Records

Joy Records was a New York record label and was owned by Hal and Mariam Weiss. It began in 1958 and finished 1965 after releasing 80 or so singles...

, where The Five Blobs released two 45s in 1959: "From the Top of Your Guggle (to the Bottom of Your Zooch)" b/w "Rockin' Pow Wow," and "Juliet" b/w "Young and Wild."