Spike Jones
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". |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 14, 1911 (Long Beach), Died May 1, 1965 (Beverly Hills)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: drums, leader, arranger, songwriter, washboard, vocalist
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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 117 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | D6VB-2024 | 10-in. | 2/11/1946 | I dream of Brownie with the light blue jeans | Barefooted Pennsylvanians ; City Slickers ; Carl Grayson ; Spike Jones | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble | leader, songwriter | |
| Victor | D6VB-2025 | 10-in. | 2/11/1946 | Mother Goose medley | Dr. Horatio Q. Birdbath ; City Slickers ; Spike Jones | Animal sound effects, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble | leader, songwriter | |
| Victor | D6VB-2026 | 10-in. | 2/11/1946 | The glow worm | Aileen Carlisle ; City Slickers ; Red Ingle ; Spike Jones | Female-male vocal duet, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble | leader, arranger | |
| Victor | D6VB-2027 | 10-in. | 2/11/1946 | Old MacDonald had a farm | City Slickers ; Spike Jones | Vocal chorus, with instrumental ensemble | leader, songwriter | |
| Victor | D6VB-2063 | 10-in. | 5/6/1946 | Jones polka | City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Mickey Katz | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter, leader | |
| Victor | D6VB-2064 | 10-in. | 5/6/1946 | Laura | City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Other Orchestra [Spike Jones] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo, sound effects, and comic interjections | leader | |
| Victor | D6VB-2065 | 10-in. | 5/6/1946 | Minka | Spike Jones ; Other Orchestra [Spike Jones] ; George Rock | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Victor | D6VB-2066 | 10-in. | 5/6/1946 | Lassus trombone | Spike Jones ; Eddie Kusby ; Other Orchestra [Spike Jones] | Jazz/dance band, with trombone solo | leader | |
| Victor | D6VB-2067 | 10-in. | 5/6/1946 | When Yuba plays her rumba on the tuba | Spike Jones ; Other Orchestra [Spike Jones] | Jazz/dance band, with tuba solo | leader | |
| Victor | D6VB-2163 | 10-in. | 9/28/1946 | The Jones laughing record | City Slickers ; Spike Jones | Laughter, with trombone and piano | leader | |
| Victor | D6VB-2175 | 10-in. | 10/7/1946 | My pretty girl | City Slickers ; Spike Jones | Male vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band and whistling | leader | |
| Victor | D7VB-0357 | 10-in. | 3/24/1947 | The man on the flying trapeze | City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Doodles Weaver | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader, arranger | |
| Victor | D7VB-0455 | 10-in. | 2/10/1947 | Love in bloom | City Slickers ; Spike Jones | Chorus, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | D7VB-0456 | 10-in. | 2/10/1947 | Blowing bubble gum | City Slickers ; Spike Jones | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | D7VB-1113 | 10-in. | 10/30/1947 | Down in jungle town | City Slickers ; Head Hunters ; Spike Jones ; Paul Judson ; Freddy Morgan | Male vocal duet, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | D7VB-1140 | 10-in. | 11/5/1947 | People are funnier than anybody | City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Dick Morgan ; Freddy Morgan | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums, washboard | |
| Victor | D7VB-1163 | 10-in. | 11/13/1947 | I'm getting sentimental over you | Barefooted Pennsylvanians ; City Slickers ; Spike Jones | Male vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | D7VB-1303 | 10-in. | 7/15/1947 | Pop corn sack | City Slickers ; Spike Jones | Male vocal ensemble, with comic dialogue and instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | D7VB-1304 | 10-in. | 7/15/1947 | Our hour (the puppy love song) | City Slickers ; Spike Jones | Vocal ensemble, with instrumental ensemble, sound effects, and vocal solos | leader | |
| Victor | D7VB-1367 | 10" | 10/7/1947 | My old flame | City Slickers ; Paul Frees ; Spike Jones ; Paul Judson | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | D7VB-1368 | 10-in. | 10/7/1947 | William Tell overture | City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Doodles Weaver | Comic monologue with instrumental ensemble and sound effects | arranger, leader | |
| Victor | D7VB-2341 | 10-in. | 12/4/1947 | I kiss your hand madame | Ben Ghost Singers ; City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Paul Judson | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | D7VB-2342 | 10-in. | 12/4/1947 | All I want for Christmas (is my two front teeth) | City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; George Rock | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | D7VB-2409 | 10-in. | 12/23/1947 | Happy New Year | City Slickers ; Spike Jones | Instrumental ensemble, with vocal refrain | leader, vocalist, arranger | |
| Victor | D9VB-0501 | 10-in. | 1/6/1949 | MacNamara's band | City Slickers ; I. W. Harper and the Four Fifths ; Spike Jones | Male vocal group with jazz/dance band | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jones, Spike," accessed April 30, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104407.
Jones, Spike. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 30, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104407.
"Jones, Spike." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 30 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Jones, Spike, 1911-1965 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83196091
Wikidata: Spike Jones - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q622636
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MusicBrainz: Spike Jones - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/469766dd-1b1b-4c66-af3d-d443e6d49be0
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