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Spike Jones

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Aliases
The New Band of Spike Jones
Spike Jones and The Band That Plays for Fun
Spike Jones and The City Slickers
Spike Jones and His Band That Plays for Fun
Spike Jones and His City Slickers
Spike Jones & His City Slickers
Spike Jones and His City Snickers
Spike Jones and His Country Cousins
Spike Jones and His Other Orchestra
Spike Jones and His Wacky Wakakians with Chorus
Spike Jones New Band
Real name
Lindley Armstrong Jones
Born
December 14, 1911
Died
May 1, 1965
Country
United States
IPI
00015486193 2 works
00015494587 1 work
Affiliation
ASCAP
Comments
Drummer, singer and bandleader best known for parodies and satirical versions of popular songs
Family
Helen Grayco Wife
Spike Jones, Jr. Son
Related
Mickey Katz Member of The City Slickers
Freddy Morgan Member of Spike Jones' City Slickers (1947-1958)
Doodles Weaver
George Rock Member of Spike Jones' band
Del Porter Co-founder and member of The City Slickers
Red Ingle Member of The City Slickers
Carl Grayson Member of The City Slickers
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Originals using parts of other songs

Covers by Spike Jones

Title Performer Release date Originally by
April 1956 Merle Travis
October 1959 Jean Sablon with Orchestra directed by Paul Baron, (unknown)
1975 (unknown)
  1975 Frances Williams PRF, Rudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees REC
i August 1964 Prince's Band
1975 Emilio Tuero PRF, Los Cadetes del Swing REC,REL, Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
i February 1950 Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders
  October 1963 Bob Dylan REC, The Chad Mitchell Trio REL
listen on Internet Archive i 1964 Henry Mancini and His Orchestra with Chorus
March 1950 Buz Butler and Cass County Boys
listen on Internet Archive March 1945 Douglas Richardson
October 1956 The McGuire Sisters with Chorus & Orchestra directed by Dick Jacobs, Dinah Shore with Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires - Orchestra under the direction of Harry Zimmerman
Christmas Cradle Song Spike Jones October 1956 Unverified
  January 1945 Johnny Green and His Orchestra REC, Carl Brisson BRD
i January 1965 Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
July 1942 Harry Tally
Dance Of The Hours Spike Jones & His City Slickers July 1949 Unverified
December 1945 The Orchestra of The Imperial Mariinsky Theatre conducted by Riccardo Drigo
Covered by EARCANDY
1975 (unknown)
listen on Internet Archive i 1964 Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra
February 1952 Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra, Dick Todd with Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive i 1964 Sœur Sourire
1975 Al Jolson
October 1959 Kay Kyser and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Harry Babbitt
listen on Internet Archive i   1964 John Boles BRD, Joe Green's Marimba Band REC
August 1953 Brucie Weil - Don Costa and His Orchestra
October 1963 The New Christy Minstrels - Under the direction of Randy Sparks
i August 1964 Ray Noble and His Orchestra featuring Jack Dumont, Alto Sax
June 1946 Crowel Glee Club, Andy Iona and His Islanders, (unknown)
1975 Hoosier Hot Shots
i January 1965 Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
listen on Internet Archive i 1964 The Sunnysiders
i October 1945 David Rose and His Orchestra
1986 (unknown)
i September 15, 1943 (unknown), (unknown)
September 1952 Synco Jazz Band (Joseph Samuels)
1960 Horace Heidt and His Musical Knights
i January 1965 Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
July 1946 Lambert Murphy
i October 1963 The Weavers
listen on Internet Archive I Kiss Your Hand, Madame Spike Jones and His City Slickers - Vocal refrain by Paul Judson & The Ben Ghost Singers (Spike Jones, Paul Judson) 1948 Unverified
December 1952 (unknown)
i   July 1964 Frances Langford BRD, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Frank Luther REC
listen on Internet Archive   May 1954 Frances Langford BRD, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Frank Luther REC
i January 1965 Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
October 1959 Dick Powell
listen on Internet Archive November 1952 Jimmy Boyd accompanied by Norman Luboff
i   January 1965 Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys REC, Clyde Grubb and His Tennessee Valley Boys - Vocal refrain by Leonard Dabney and Clarence Harrell REL
February 1952 Orchestre de la Société des concerts du Conservatoire
1975 The Peerless Quartet
December 1952 Steve Gibson and The Original Red Caps featuring Damita Jo
February 1950 Billy Jones [US1]
i January 1965 (unknown), Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
1954 The African Dance Band of the Cold Storage Commission of Southern Rhodesia, The Four Lads - Orch. under the dir. of Neal Hefti
listen on Internet Archive i 1964 Tousan
October 1956 Harry Reser and His Orchestra, Nat "King" Cole [Trio] REC, The King Cole Trio with String Choir REL, Edison Male Quartette
listen on Internet Archive i 1964 Little Willie Littlefield
i January 1965 Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
listen on Internet Archive February 1949 Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra - Vocal by Johnny Morris and Ensemble
1960 Edward Byrnes and Connie Stevens with the Big Sound of Don Ralke
i October 1946 (unknown)
listen on Internet Archive February 1947 Alfred Newman, Woody Herman and His Orchestra
i August 1964 Onzy Matthews and His Music
July 1946 (unknown)
listen on Internet Archive May 1947 Bing Crosby with Irving Aaronson and His Commanders
April 1956 Frank Sinatra - Orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle
February 1949 (unknown), (unknown)
listen on Internet Archive i 1964 Peggy Lee with Dave Barbour and The Brazilians
December 1945 The Orchestra of The Imperial Mariinsky Theatre conducted by Riccardo Drigo
October 1963 Hermanos Castilla
1960 Edison Symphony Orchestra
April 1956 Mindy Carson with Ray Conniff's Orchestra & The Columbians
December 1945 The Orchestra of The Imperial Mariinsky Theatre conducted by Riccardo Drigo
i October 1946 (unknown)
i January 1965 Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
i August 1964 Mistinguett
listen on Internet Archive December 1947 Mae West with Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive May 1943 (unknown)
April 1946 American Quartet
listen on Internet Archive   1942 Stanley Kirkby REC,REL, The Harlequinaders PRF
October 1953 Fiorello Giraud PRF, Enrico Caruso REC, Kirov Ballet
Covered by The Red Clay Ramblers
i   August 1964 Pola Negri BRD, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Frances Maddux REC
  1975 Alfred Drake & Joan Roberts with Oklahoma Orchestra under direction of Jay Blackton REL, Alfred Drake & Joan Roberts PRF
February 1951 Mervin Shiner
i April 12, 1994 The Raymond Scott Quintette
i October 1963 Peter, Paul and Mary
1975 Bob Roberts with Orchestra
i   1957 Dolores Del Rio BRD, Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra REC,REL
October 1963 Lew Stone and His Band
listen on Internet Archive September 5, 1941 (unknown), (unknown), Frederick H. Potter
i February 1951 (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)
March 1950 Bob Geddins Cavaliers
December 1945 The Orchestra of The Imperial Mariinsky Theatre conducted by Riccardo Drigo
listen on Internet Archive   May 1954 Doris Day REC,REL,BRD
  October 1963 Walter Huston PRF, Walter Huston - Orchestra Conducted by Maurice De Abravanel REC,REL
i August 1964 Matty Malneck and His Orchestra
October 1956 Joseph Mohr, Franz Gruber, Haydn Quartet
Sleigh Ride Spike Jones October 1956 Unverified
i August 1964 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
i August 1964 Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra
1960 Johnny Mercer
listen on Internet Archive i 1964 Gus Arnheim and His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Donald Novis
  October 1959 Debbie Reynolds REL,BRD
i August 1964 Bing Crosby with Lennie Hayton and His Orchestra
  December 1950 Pee Wee King and His Golden West Cowboys - Vocal Refrain by Redd Stewart REL, Cowboy Copas REC
July 1946 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
i 1960 Arthur Collins, Dan Quinn, (unknown), Emile Berliner, (unknown)
i October 1963 Bent Fabricius-Bjerre med rytme
  October 1963 Jerry Scoggins BRD, Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys REC,REL
listen on Internet Archive November 1945 Columbia Orchestra
  February 1950 Elisabeth Welch and Chorus PRF, The Ambassadors [US2] REC, Arthur Gibbs and His Gang REL
  June 1946 Cäcilie Carola, Emma Malkowsky & Kathi Herold, May Naudain PRF, Victor Orchestra REL
listen on Internet Archive i November 18, 1946 Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov
May 1948 Victor Mixed Chorus
October 1956 (unknown), Rosemary Clooney & Gene Autry with Carl Cotner's Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive i 1964 Benny Carter and His Orchestra - Vocal by Roy Felton
i January 1965 Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
listen on Internet Archive May 1943 Joseph Knecht's Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra
i August 1964 David Rose and His Orchestra
1975 Judy Garland
1975 (unknown)
1975 Marion Harris
1953 Hal Kemp and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by "The Smoothies"
  November 1945 Al Jolson PRF,REC
i February 1950 The OKeh Melodians (Sam Lanin)
October 1956 Covered by (9 artists)
December 1945 The Orchestra of The Imperial Mariinsky Theatre conducted by Riccardo Drigo
1975 Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra
i October 1963 The Village Stompers - Arranged, conducted and produced by Joe Sherman
i January 1965 Ray Price
listen on Internet Archive i February 1947 Walter O'Keefe
October 1953 Petula Clark with Children of Dr. Barnardo's Homes
Covered by (7 artists)
listen on Internet Archive i   1964 Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra REL, Ray Miller's Black and White Melody Boys REC
i May 1948 Orchestre de la Société des concerts du Conservatoire, The Home Guards Band REL
listen on Internet Archive 1950 (unknown)
listen on Internet Archive   1950 Furman and Nash REC, Eddie Cantor PRF
listen on Internet Archive November 1945 Mills Brothers
i January 1965 Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
1986 Carl Hoff and His Orch. - Vocal Chorus by The Murphy Sisters
i January 1965 Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys

Releases

Singles

Title Performer Release date Label
All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) Spike Jones and His City Slickers October 1948 RCA Victor
Behind Those Swinging Doors Spike Jones and His City Slickers September 5, 1941 Bluebird
Chinese Mule Train Spike Jones and His City Slickers March 1950 RCA Victor
Chloe Spike Jones and His City Slickers March 1945 RCA Victor
Clink, Clink, Another Drink Spike Jones and His City Slickers 1942 Bluebird
Cocktails for Two Spike Jones and His City Slickers January 1945 RCA Victor
Come, Josephine, In My Flying Machine Spike Jones and His City Slickers July 1942 Bluebird
Deep Purple Spike Jones and His City Slickers February 1952 RCA Victor
Der Fuehrer's Face Spike Jones and His City Slickers September 11, 1942 Bluebird
Dragnet Spike Jones and His City Slickers October 1953 RCA Victor
God Bless Us All Spike Jones with The Jud Conlon Singers August 1953 RCA Victor
Holiday for Strings Spike Jones and His City Slickers October 1945 RCA Victor
Hotcha Cornia Spike Jones and His City Slickers September 15, 1943 Bluebird
Hot Lips Spike Jones and His Country Cousins September 1952 RCA Victor
I Dream of Brownie with the Light Blue Jeans Spike Jones and His City Slickers July 1946 RCA Victor
I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You) – Behind Those Swinging Door The Four King Sisters – Spike Jones and His City Clickers March 10, 1944 Bluebird
I'm in the Mood for Love Spike Jones July 1964 Liberty
I'm in the Mood for Love Spike Jones and His City Slickers May 1954 RCA Victor
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Spike Jones and His City Slickers November 1952 RCA Victor
I Went to Your Wedding Spike Jones and His City Slickers December 1952 RCA Victor
Japanese Skokiaan Spike Jones and His City Slickers 1954 RCA Victor
Laura Spike Jones and His Other Orchestra February 1947 RCA Victor
Love in Bloom Spike Jones and His City Slickers May 1947 RCA Victor
Minka Spike Jones and His Other Orchestra October 1946 RCA Victor
My Old Flame Spike Jones and His City Slickers December 1947 RCA Victor
Oh! By Jingo! (Oh! By Gee! By Gosh, by Gum, by Juv) Spike Jones and His City Slickers May 1943 Bluebird
Old MacDonald Had a Farm Spike Jones and His City Slickers April 1946 RCA Victor
Peter Cottontail Spike Jones and His City Slickers February 1951 RCA Victor
Tennessee Waltz Spike Jones and His City Slickers December 1950 RCA Victor
That Old Black Magic Spike Jones and His City Slickers July 1946 RCA Victor
The Blue Danube Spike Jones and His City Slickers November 1945 RCA Victor
The Clink Clink Polka Spike Jones and His City Slickers February 1949 RCA Victor
The Glow-Worm Spike Jones and His City Slickers June 1946 RCA Victor
The Jones Laughing Record (Introducing the Flight of the Bumble Bee) Spike Jones and His City Snickers November 18, 1946 RCA Victor
Three Little Fishies (Itty Bitty Poo) Spike Jones and The City Slickers 1953 RCA Victor
Where Did My Snowman Go? Spike Jones and His City Slickers October 1953 RCA Victor
William Tell Overture Spike Jones and His City Slickers May 1948 RCA Victor
Ya Wanna Buy a Bunny? Spike Jones and His City Slickers February 1949 RCA Victor
Yes! We Have No Bananas Spike Jones and His City Slickers 1950 RCA Victor