Spike Jones (disambiguation)

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Spike Jones (1911–1965) was an American bandleader and comic musician.

Spike Jones American musician and band leader

Lindley Armstrong "Spike" Jones was an American musician and bandleader specializing in satirical arrangements of popular songs and classical music. Ballads receiving the Jones treatment were punctuated with gunshots, whistles, cowbells and outlandish and comedic 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.

Spike Jones may also refer to:

John Amos "Spike" Jones is a former American football punter who played eight years in the National Football League mainly for the Buffalo Bills and the Philadelphia Eagles.

Spike Jones Jr.

Lindley Armstrong "Spike" Jones Jr. is an American television producer/director of award shows and live television events. He is a public speaker and frequent moderator and panel participant for entertainment industry events, and the founder of SJ2 Entertainment. He is the son of satirical musician and bandleader, Spike Jones, and singer and actress, Helen Grayco, and has three sisters, including Grammy-winning recording engineer, Leslie Ann Jones.

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