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Spike Jones

Dec 14, 1911 - May 01, 1965 (53 years old) in Long Beach, California, USA

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.

Known For

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What's My Line?
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The Colgate Comedy Hour
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The Jack Benny Program
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The Oscars
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Burke's Law
Duke of Epsom
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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
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This Is Your Life
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Ladies' Man
Spike Jones - City Slicker Band Leader
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The Spike Jones Show
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Variety Girl
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