Spike Jones

Bandleader, Musical Artist

1911 – 1965

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Who was Spike Jones?

Lindley Armstrong "Spike" Jones was an American musician and bandleader specializing in performing satirical arrangements of popular songs. Ballads and classical works receiving the Jones treatment would be punctuated with gunshots, whistles, cowbells, and outlandish vocals. Through the 1940s and early 1950s, the band recorded under the title Spike Jones and his City Slickers and toured the United States and Canada under the title The Musical Depreciation Revue.

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Born
Dec 14, 1911
Long Beach
Also known as
  • Lindley Armstrong Jones
  • Jones, Spike
Children
Religion
  • Catholicism
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Died
May 1, 1965
Beverly Hills

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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