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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 26-50 of 117 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | PBS-072237 | 10-in. | 4/7/1942 | Little Bo-Peep has lost her jeep | City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Del Porter ; Willie Spicer | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and "Collidophone" | instrumentalist, drums, leader | |
| Victor | PBS-072238 | 10-in. | 4/7/1942 | Come, Josephine, in my flying machine | Boys in the Back Room ; City Slickers ; King Jackson ; Spike Jones | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | PBS-072239 | 10-in. | 4/7/1942 | Pass the biscuits, Mirandy | City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Del Porter | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | PBS-072524 | 10-in. | 7/28/1942 | Hotcha cornia (Black eyes) | City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Willie Spicer | Jazz/dance band, with sneezaphone (sound effects) | leader, instrumentalist, drums, arranger | |
| Victor | PBS-072525 | 10-in. | 7/28/1942 | Der Fuehrer's face | City Slickers ; Carl Grayson ; Spike Jones ; Willie Spicer | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and birdaphone (sound effects) | instrumentalist, drums, leader | |
| Victor | PBS-072526 | 10-in. | 7/28/1942 | Oh! By jingo! (Oh! By gee! By gosh, by gum, by juv) | Boys in the Back Room ; City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Del Porter ; Willie Spicer | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo, male vocal ensemble, and anvilaphone (sound effects) | leader, instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | PBS-072527 | 10-in. | 7/28/1942 | The sheik of Araby | City Slickers ; Carl Grayson ; Spike Jones ; Del Porter ; Willie Spicer | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet and hiccuphone (sound effects) | leader, instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | PBS-072528 | 10-in. | 7/28/1942 | I wanna go back to West Virginia | Boys in the Back Room ; City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Del Porter ; Willie Spicer | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo, male vocal ensemble, and trainaphone (sound effects) | leader, instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-457 | 10-in. | 2/11/1947 | Ugga ugga boo ugga boo boo ugga | Ding Bell ; City Slickers ; Spike Jones | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | D4AB-1057 | 10-in. | 11/29/1944 | Holiday for strings | City Slickers ; Spike Jones | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Victor | D4AB-1058 | 10-in. | 11/29/1944 | Leave the dishes in the sink, ma | City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Del Porter | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader, songwriter | |
| Victor | D5VB-1010 | 10-in. | 1/13/1945 | A serenade to a jerk | City Slickers ; Spike Jones | Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Victor | D5VB-1011 | 10-in. | 1/13/1945 | Chloe | City Slickers ; Spike Jones | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Victor | D5VB-1012 | 10-in. | 1/13/1945 | Drip, drip, drip (sloppy lagoon) | City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Del Porter | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Victor | D5VB-1127 | 10-in. | 9/10/1945 | That old black magic | City Slickers ; Carl Grayson ; Spike Jones | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | D5VB-1128 | 10-in. | 9/10/1945 | You always hurt the one you love | City Slickers ; Carl Grayson ; Red Ingle ; Spike Jones | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | D5VB-1129 | 10-in. | 9/10/1945 | The blue Danube | Boys in the Back Room ; City Slickers ; Carl Grayson ; Spike Jones ; Del Porter | Male vocal duet, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble | leader, arranger | |
| Victor | D5VB-1130 | 10-in. | 9/10/1945 | Liebestraum | City Slickers ; Red Ingle ; Spike Jones ; Dick Morgan | Male vocal solo, with narration and instrumental ensemble | leader, arranger | |
| Victor | D5VB-1131 | 10-in. | 9/10/1945 | Hawaiian war chant (Ta-hu-wa-hu-wai) | Spike Jones ; Wacky Wakakians | Instrumental ensemble, with vocal chorus, narration, sound effects, and vocal solos | leader | |
| Victor | D5VB-1134 | 10-in. | 9/27/1945 | The little girl's dream | City Slickers ; Spike Jones | Vocal solos, with vocal chorus, sound effects, and instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | D5VB-1135 | 10-in. | 9/28/1945 | Land of the sugar plum fairy | City Slickers ; Spike Jones | Vocal solos, with vocal chorus, sound effects, and instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | D5VB-1136 | 10-in. | 9/28/1945 | The fairy ball | City Slickers ; Spike Jones | Vocal solos, with vocal chorus, sound effects, and instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | D5VB-1137 | 10-in. | 9/28/1945 | The mysterious room | City Slickers ; Spike Jones | Vocal solos, with vocal chorus, sound effects, and instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | D5VB-1138 | 10-in. | 9/29/1945 | Back to the fairy ball | City Slickers ; Spike Jones | Vocal solos, with vocal chorus, sound effects, and instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | D5VB-1139 | 10-in. | 9/29/1945 | End of the little girl's dream | City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Susan Scott | Vocal solos, with vocal chorus, sound effects, and instrumental ensemble | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jones, Spike," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104407.
Jones, Spike. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104407.
"Jones, Spike." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 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
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/71578416
MusicBrainz: Spike Jones - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/469766dd-1b1b-4c66-af3d-d443e6d49be0
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