Born: 1911-12-14 in Long Beach, California, USA
Died: 1965-05-01
Biography:
Lindley Armstrong "Spike" Jones (December 14, 1911 – May 1, 1965) was an American musician and bandleader specializing in spoof arrangements of popular songs and classical music. Ballads receiving the Jones treatment were punctuated with gunshots, whistles, cowbells, hiccups, burps, and outlandish and comedic vocals. Jones and his band recorded under the title Spike Jones and His City Slickers from the early 1940s to the mid-1950s, and toured the United States and Canada as "The Musical Depreciation Revue". Description above from the Wikipedia article Spike Jones, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as:
The Spike Jones Story - 1988-01-01
Fireman Save My Child - 1954-05-02
Screen Snapshots: Spike Jones in Hollywood - 1953-01-22
The Spike Jones Show - 1952-02-03
Variety Girl - 1947-08-29
Ladies' Man - 1947-02-07
Breakfast in Hollywood - 1946-02-26
Bring on the Girls - 1945-03-30
Meet the People - 1944-06-01
Thank Your Lucky Stars - 1943-09-25
Blacksmith Song - 1942-08-24
Pass the Biscuits, Mirandy - 1942-05-27
Clink! Clink! Another Drink - 1942-01-01