Complex sentence: Alvin and the Chipmunks, originally David Seville and the Chipmunks or simply The Chipmunks, is an American animated music group created by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., for a novelty record in 1958.
Split into simpler sentences: Alvin and the Chipmunks were originally David Seville and the Chipmunks or simply the Chipmunks. They are an American animated music group created by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. for a novelty record in 1958.