Spike Jones

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.

Known For

What's My Line?

Burke's Law

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Oscars

The Jack Benny Program

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

This Is Your Life

All Movies (14)

• The Spike Jones Story1988 · as Self
• DTV: Golden Oldies1984 · as Self
• Fireman Save My Child1954 · as Lt. 'Mac' McGinty
• Screen Snapshots: Spike Jones in Hollywood1953 · as Self
• The Spike Jones Show1952 · as Self
• Variety Girl1947 · as Spike Jones
• Ladies' Man1947 · as Spike Jones - City Slicker Band Leader
• Breakfast in Hollywood1946 · as Spike Jones
• Bring on the Girls1945 · as Spike Jones
• Meet the People1944 · as Spike Jones (uncredited)
• Thank Your Lucky Stars1943 · as Self
• Blacksmith Song1942
• Pass the Biscuits, Mirandy1942 · as Lead Hillbilly in Flat Hat
• Clink! Clink! Another Drink1942 · as Spike Jones

All TV Shows (10)

• Burke's Law1963 · as Duke of Epsom
• Club Oasis1957 · as Host
• The Dinah Shore Chevy Show1956 · as Self
• The Spike Jones Show1954
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• This Is Your Life1952 · as Self
• The Jack Benny Program1950 · as Spike Jones
• The Colgate Comedy Hour1950 · as Self
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self