Dickie Jones
Richard Percy Jones (February 25, 1927 – July 7, 2014), known as Dick Jones or Dickie Jones, was an American actor and singer who achieved success as a child performer and as a young adult, especially in B-Westerns. In 1938, he played Artimer "Artie" Peters, nephew of Buck Peters, in the Hopalong Cassidy film The Frontiersman. He is also known as the voice of Pinocchio in Walt Disney's film of the same name. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Scurry County (county in Texas, United States), Died July 7, 2014 (Northridge (neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, songwriter
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | PBS-042395 | 10-in. | 1/22/1940 | Give a little whistle | Jiminy Cricket ; Pinocchio [Fictitious character] | Dubbed recording from film: Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Victor | PBS-042396 | 10-in. | 1/22/1940 | Hi diddle dee dee | J. Worthington Foulfellow ; Pinocchio [Fictitious character] | Dubbed recording from film: Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Victor | PBS-042397 | 10-in. | 1/22/1940 | I've got no strings | Marionettes ; Pinocchio [Fictitious character] | Dubbed recording from film: Male vocal solo, with female vocal ensemble and orchestra | vocalist | |
| Victor | PBS-042398 | 10-in. | 1/22/1940 | Finale (Turn on the old music box & When you wish upon a star) | Jiminy Cricket ; Pinocchio [Fictitious character] | Dubbed recording from film: Male vocal duet, with vocal ensemble and orchestra | vocalist | |
| Columbia | RHCO4339 | 10-in. | 11/14/1950 | You're that to me | Floyd Tillman | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jones, Dickie," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112303.
Jones, Dickie. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112303.
"Jones, Dickie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
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LCNAR: Jones, Dickie, 1927-2014 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2004020517
Wikidata: Dickie Jones - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2707376
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/46467732
MusicBrainz: Dickie Jones - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0ab68052-47aa-431c-b506-1f893ec94364
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