Primo Scala and His Banjo And Accordion Band along with The Keynotes introduced "I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Cocoanuts" (Fred Heatherton) in 1949. The songwriting credit was a pseudonym for Harold Box, Desmond Cox and Lewis Ilda. The title refers to the coconut toss a fairs.

The next year Freddy Martin and his Orchestra with vocals by Merv Griffin and The Ensemble's "I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts" single peaked at number eight on Billboard. Freddy Martin was musical director for Elvis Presley's first attempt at Las Vegas success. Merv Griffin was a celebrated Emmy Award winning talk show host, owner of The Beverly Hilton Hotel, media mogul and created the game shows "Jeopardy" and "Wheel Of Fortune".