Spike Jones

  • Spike Jones - The Craziest Show On Earth [G And O Records MF 205/4] (1977)

Biography

Lindley Armstrong ''Spike'' Jones (December 14, 1911 - May 1, 1965) was an American musician and bandleader specializing in satirical arrangements of popular songs. Ballads and classical works receiving the Jones treatment were punctuated with gunshots, whistles, cowbells and outlandish vocals. From the early 1940s to the mid-1950s, Jones and his band recorded under the title Spike Jones and his City Slickers and toured the United States and Canada as The Musical Depreciation Revue. [wikipedia.org]