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 76-100 of 117 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | D9VB-0502 | 10-in. | 1/6/1949 | Knock knock (who's there?) | City Slickers ; Sir Frederick Gas ; I. W. Harper and the Four Fifths ; Spike Jones ; Dick Morgan ; Freddy Morgan ; George Rock ; Doodles Weaver | Vocal ensemble, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Victor | D9VB-0503 | 10-in. | 1/6/1949 | Ya wanna buy a bunny? | City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; George Rock | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | H409 | 10-in. | 8/4/1941 | Midnight patrol | Lone Star Boys ; Dick Reinhart | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Columbia | H410 | 10-in. | 8/4/1941 | Be my darlin' | Lone Star Boys ; Dick Reinhart | String band, with vocal duet (female-male) | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Columbia | H411 | 10-in. | 8/4/1941 | Ft. Worth jail | Lone Star Boys ; Dick Reinhart | String band, with vocal duet (female-male) | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Columbia | H412 | 10-in. | 8/4/1941 | Little girl of my dreams | Lone Star Boys ; Dick Reinhart | String band, with vocal duet (female-male) | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Columbia | H413 | 10-in. | 8/4/1941 | Rooky toody | Lone Star Boys ; Dick Reinhart | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Columbia | H415 | 10-in. | 8/4/1941 | I don't care | Lone Star Boys ; Dick Reinhart | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Columbia | H416 | 10-in. | 8/4/1941 | Cherokee rose | Lone Star Boys ; Dick Reinhart | String band, with vocal duet (female-male) | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Columbia | H655 | 10-in. | 2/20/1942 | Born to lose | Ted Daffan's Texans | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Columbia | H658 | 10-in. | 2/20/1942 | Bluest blues | Ted Daffan's Texans | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Columbia | H659 | 10-in. | 2/20/1942 | No letter today | Ted Daffan's Texans | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Columbia | H660 | 10-in. | 2/20/1942 | Time won't heal my broken heart | Ted Daffan's Texans | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Columbia | H661 | 10-in. | 2/20/1942 | Long John | Ted Daffan's Texans | String band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Columbia | H662 | 10-in. | 2/20/1942 | Look who's talkin' | Ted Daffan's Texans | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Decca | DLA 935 | 10-in. | 9/17/1937 | When that midnight choo choo train leaves for Alabam' | The Foursome | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | DLA 1080 | 10-in. | 11/15/1937 | Sweet Georgia Brown | The Foursome | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | DLA 1081 | 10-in. | 11/15/1937 | My honey's lovin' arms | The Foursome | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | DLA 1082 | 10-in. | 11/15/1937 | Chinatown, my Chinatown | The Foursome | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | DLA 1083 | 10-in. | 11/15/1937 | Blue (And broken hearted) | The Foursome | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | DLA 1280 | 10-in. | 4/23/1938 | The old oaken bucket | Pinky Tomlin | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | DLA 1281 | 10-in. | 4/23/1938 | Smiles | Pinky Tomlin | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | DLA 1282 | 10-in. | 4/23/1938 | Red wing | Pinky Tomlin | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | DLA 1283 | 10-in. | 4/23/1938 | Red River valley | Pinky Tomlin | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | DLA 1850 | 10-in. | 7/29/1939 | Zing! Went the strings of my heart | Judy Garland | instrumentalist, drums |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jones, Spike," accessed May 1, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104407.
Jones, Spike. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 1, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104407.
"Jones, Spike." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 May 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Spike Jones
Discogs: Spike Jones
Allmusic: Spike Jones
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IMDb: Spike Jones
Britannica: Spike Jones
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Jones, Spike, 1911-1965 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83196091
Wikidata: Spike Jones - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q622636
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/71578416
MusicBrainz: Spike Jones - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/469766dd-1b1b-4c66-af3d-d443e6d49be0
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