No, unbelievably it's true...
The Banana Splits'
bubblegum pop rock and roll was provided by studio professionals, including
Joey Levine ("I Enjoy Being a Boy", "It's a Good Day for a Parade");
Al Kooper ("You're the Lovin' End");
Barry White ("Doin' the Banana Split");
Gene Pitney ("Two Ton Tessie") and
Jimmy Radcliffe, who provided his songs ("
I'm Gonna Find a Cave", "Soul", "Don't Go Away Go-Go Girl", "Adam Had 'Em" and "The Show Must Go On") but did not contribute vocals to Splits recordings.
The music director was music publisher
Aaron Schroeder, while production duties were mainly handled by David Mook. When a heavier R&B vocal was needed, the music producers usually turned to singer
Ricky Lancelotti, who was billed in the show credits under his stage name Rick Lancelot. Lancelotti went on to record several songs with
Frank Zappa. In 1968, The Banana Splits released an album on
Decca Records titled
We're the Banana Splits.