Spike Jones

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 1-25 of 117 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	PBS-026186	10-in.	10/12/1938	J'ai ta main	Lou Bring Orchestra ; Jean Sablon	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-026187	10-in.	10/12/1938	Two sleepy people	Lou Bring Orchestra ; Jean Sablon	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-026188	10-in.	10/12/1938	Un coussin, deux tetes	Lou Bring Orchestra ; Jean Sablon	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-026189	10-in.	10/12/1938	Cette melodie	Lou Bring Orchestra ; Jean Sablon	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-026190	10-in.	10/12/1938	Star dust	Lou Bring Orchestra ; Jean Sablon	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-026191	10-in.	10/12/1938	Blue nightfall	Lou Bring Orchestra ; Jean Sablon	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-036149	10-in.	4/26/1939	Strange enchantment	Dorothy Lamour	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-036150	10-in.	4/26/1939	That sentimental sandwich	Dorothy Lamour	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-036151	10-in.	4/26/1939	The lamp is low	Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-036152	10-in.	4/26/1939	The man I love	Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-042384	10-in.	1/19/1940	I gotta right to sing the blues	Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-042385	10-in.	1/19/1940	It had to be you	Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-042386	10-in.	1/19/1940	Your kiss	Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-042387	10-in.	1/19/1940	This is the beginning of the end	Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-061517	10-in.	8/8/1941	Red wing	City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Del Porter	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-061518	10-in.	8/8/1941	Barstool cowboy from old Barstow	City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Del Porter	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-061519	10-in.	8/8/1941	Behind those swinging doors	City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Del Porter	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-061520	10-in.	8/8/1941	The covered wagon rolled right along	City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Del Porter	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-061560	10-in.	8/27/1941	Canción de amor	Tito Guizar	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-061562	10-in.	8/27/1941	Hay que saber perder	Tito Guizar	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-072020	10-in.	1/12/1942	The wild, wild women (are making a wild man of me)	City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Del Porter	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-072021	10-in.	1/12/1942	Clink, clink, another drink	Mel Blanc ; Boys in the Back Room ; City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Del Porter	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo, male vocal ensemble, and hiccups	leader, instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-072022	10-in.	1/12/1942	Beautiful eggs	City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Del Porter	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-072023	10-in.	1/12/1942	Pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag (and smile, smile, smile)	City Slickers ; Spike Jones	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble	leader, instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-072236	10-in.	4/7/1942	Siam	City Slickers ; Carl Grayson ; King Jackson ; Spike Jones ; Del Porter	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solos and trio	instrumentalist, drums, leader

(Results 1-25 of 117 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jones, Spike," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104407.

Jones, Spike. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104407.

"Jones, Spike." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.