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Lindley Armstrong "Spike" Jones (December 14, 1911 – May 1, 1965) [1] was an American musician, bandleader and conductor specializing in spoof arrangements of popular songs and classical music.
The Spike Jones Show was the name of several separate American comedy and variety series that aired on NBC and CBS in the 1950s and 1960s. The series was presented by actor and musician Spike Jones , his wife, musician Helen Grayco and their band, The City Slickers . [ 1 ]
Spike Jones in Stereo (also known as Spike Jones in Hi-Fi and A Spooktacular in Screaming Sound) (1959) is a comedy album by musical-satirist Spike Jones.Unlike his previous recordings, which make fun of genres such as Christmas and classical music, Spike Jones in Stereo is a send up of everything horror.
Jad Paul (June 16, 1916 – December 29, 2008) was an American musician, most noted for being one of the original members of Spike Jones' band "The City Slickers". He was also noted for his banjo playing. [1]
Spike Spends Saturday With... No Yes Yes Himself Documentary series 2010–2012 The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret: No No Yes Doug Whitney 8 episodes 2011 A Tribute to Ryan Dunn: No Yes Yes Himself TV documentary 2015 Girls: No No Yes Marcos Episode: "Home Birth" 2016 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Yes No No Episode ...
Dinner Music For People Who Aren't Very Hungry - Spike Jones Demonstrates Your Hi-Fi was the first long-playing release by comedic bandleader Spike Jones. [1]Released in 1956 by Verve Records under catalog number MG V-4005, the album is an unusual mix of Jones' ongoing (and offbeat) commentary on the relatively new technology of high fidelity audio combined with then-new recordings of some of ...
Spike Jones Sr. and Jr. on the Howdy Doody set. Jones Jr. was born into a show business family, and had a childhood career as a musician and performer. His father, satirical musician Spike Jones, led the band Spike Jones and his City Slickers. They recorded numerous hit parody songs from the 1940s through the early 1960s.
He later joined Spike Jones' City Slickers. In 1957, Weaver hosted his own NBC variety show The Doodles Weaver Show . In addition to his radio work, he also recorded a number of comedy records, appeared in films and guest-starred on numerous television series from the 1950s through the 1970s.