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 February 25, 1927 (Scurry County), Died July 7, 2014 (Northridge)

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 November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/112303.

Jones, Dickie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/112303.

"Jones, Dickie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/112303

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