Spike Jones
Biography
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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Spike Jones, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
The Spike Jones Story
1988
as Self
DTV: Golden Oldies
1984
as Self
Fireman Save My Child
1954
as Lt. 'Mac' McGinty
- No poster
Screen Snapshots: Spike Jones in Hollywood
1953
as Self
The Spike Jones Show
1952
as Self
Variety Girl
1947
as Spike Jones
Ladies' Man
1947
as Spike Jones - City Slicker Band Leader
Breakfast in Hollywood
1946
as Spike Jones
Bring on the Girls
1945
as Spike Jones
Meet the People
1944
as Spike Jones (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Self
Blacksmith Song
1942
Pass the Biscuits, Mirandy
1942
as Lead Hillbilly in Flat Hat
- No poster
Clink! Clink! Another Drink
1942
as Spike Jones