Spike Jones
American musician and band leader (1911-1965)
Lindley Armstrong "Spike" Jones 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".
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 3 films (1949–1955) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 9 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▼ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | The name's the same. | [1955-06-13] / a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman production ; sponsored by the Ralston-Purina Company ; producers, Mark Goodson and Bill Todman ; directed by Jerome Schnur. | 30 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1954 | Fireman, save my child. | Universal Pictures Co. Inc. | 80 min. | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1949 | SPIKE JONES AND HIS CITY SLICKERS | Official Films present. | 9 | 16mm | B&W | sound |