Alan Sherman, as I recall, was a comedy writer who used to play piano and sing these songs at Hollywood parties with no thought of making a career of it. Someone, probably a record producer who knew an opportunity when he saw it, convinced him to do a record. The rest, as they say......led to this thread.

Spike Jones, on the other hand, was a talented musician who simply had a demented approach with an equally talented stable of players. You have to be really good to be that bad.