Van and Schenck

One of the team's typical novelty hits was Pastafazoola, in praise of Italian food and sung in the appropriate style.

Van's hearty baritone and Schenck's high tenor harmonized well, and the team became known as "the pennant-winning battery of songland."

During World War I, they recorded humorous songs such as "I Don't Want to Get Well" which told the tale of a wounded soldier who did not want to recover, as he was comfortable in hospital and in love with a nurse.

After Schenck's death in 1930 of heart disease, Van continued to perform as a solo artist on stage, screen, and radio.

Van and Schenck gained a modern-day resurgence after their 1920 recording of Irving Berlin's "After You Get What You Want, You Don't Want It" was sampled in the soundtrack of the indie video game Pizza Tower.