Person · Male
Spike Jones
- From
- Long Beach, United States
- Active
- 1911–1965
- Releases
- 28
- jazz
About
Lindley Armstrong "Spike" Jones (December 14, 1911 – May 1, 1965) was an American musician, bandleader and conductor specializing in spoof arrangements and satire of popular songs and classical music. Ballads receiving the Jones treatment were punctuated with various sound effects, including gunshots, whistles, cowbells, hiccups, burps, sneezes, animal sounds and outlandish and comedic vocals. Jones and his band recorded for RCA Victor 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".
Member of
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Spike Jones and His City Slickers eponymous
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Spike Jones New Band eponymous
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Spike Jones & His Sickniks eponymous
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Spike Jones and His Other Orchestra eponymous
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Spike Jones and His Wacky Wakakians eponymous
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Spike Jones Orchestra eponymous
Discography
Albums
Compilations
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Cocktails for Two Apple Music
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Funny Bones: The Best Of
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The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
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Le pire
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Clink, Clink, Another Drink
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The Ones You've Always Wanted (But Thought You'd Never Get)
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Little Bo Peep Has Lost Her Jeep
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V-Disc Recordings
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Greatest Hits!!! Apple Music
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A Musical Contribution By America's Best
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Musical Depreciation Revue: The Spike Jones Anthology
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The Man Who Murdered Music
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Spiked! The Music of Spike Jones Apple Music
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The Bill Armstrong Collection: Comedy Classics One
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Cocktails for Two Apple Music
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Spike Jones Presents World War II
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Spike Jones
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The Craziest Show on Earth
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The Very Best of Spike Jones
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Thank You Music Lovers
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Best of Spike Jones
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36 All-time Greatest Hits
Other
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Official
Instrumental supporting musician
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Married
Parent
Also known as
Lindley Armstrong Jones
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 469766dd-1b1b-4c66-af3d-d443e6d49be0
- ISNI
- 0000000083930262
- IPI
- 00015486193
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 13 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.