American actor, comedian, musician, bandleader and conductor (1911-1965)
Not to be confused with the filmmaker Spike Jonze. For other people named Spike Jones, see Spike Jones (disambiguation).
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Spike Jones
Jones, c. 1945–46
Born
Lindley Armstrong Jones
(1911-12-14)December 14, 1911
Long Beach, California, U.S.
Died
May 1, 1965(1965-05-01) (aged 53)
Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Occupations
musician
bandleader
conductor
actor
Years active
1930s (1930s)–1965 (1965)
Spouses
Patricia Middleton
(m. 1935; div. 1946)
Helen Grayco
(m. 1949)
Children
Spike Jones Jr. Leslie Ann Jones
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. 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 they toured the United States and Canada as "The Musical Depreciation Revue".
^Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 1319/20. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
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