Music might not be the first thing you think of when someone mentions talk show host and entrepreneurial powerhouse Merv Griffin, but he earns more in royalties from his television themes than most musicians do from their whole catalog. Born in San Mateo, CA, Griffin got his start writing songs, entering talent shows, singing on San Francisco's KFRC radio, and touring with Freddy Martin and His Orchestra. His first big hit with Martin was the novelty song "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts," which reached Number One on the charts in 1950 and sold over three million copies. "...