Spike Jones And His City Slickers

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1941 – 1965 (24 years)
Spike Jones was the original madcap bandleader who was popular in the 1940s and '50s. US based, his speciality was sending up the songs of the time using a vast array of sound effects including pots and pans, gongs, horns, guns, bells, broken glass effects - anything. Classical music pieces also received the Spike Jones treatment with hilarious effect. He was a drummer himself but spent most of his time fronting the band of highly accomplished musicians, often getting involved in crazy antics and chases around the stage. He had a radio show and at least one television recording… read more
Spike Jones was the original madcap bandleader who was popular in the 1940s and '50s. US based, his speciality was sending up the songs of the time using a vast array of sound effects including pots and pans, gongs, horns, guns, bells, broken glass effects - anything. Classical music pie… read more
Spike Jones was the original madcap bandleader who was popular in the 1940s and '50s. US based, his speciality was sending up the songs of the time using a vast array of sound effects including pots and pans, gongs, horns, guns, bells, broken glass effects - anything. Classical music pieces also received the Spike Jones treatment with hilarious effect. He wa… read more

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1 Play track The Best Of Spike Jones And His City Slickers Cocktails for Two
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2 Corn's A-Poppin' When Yuba Plays The Rhumba On The Tuba
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3 Play track The Best Of Spike Jones And His City Slickers Chloe
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4 Oh! By Jingo! (Oh! By Gee! By Gosh, By Gum, By Juv) / The Sheik Of Araby Oh! By Jingo! (Oh! By Gee! By Gosh, By Gum, By Juv)
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5 I Went to Your Wedding / I'll Never Work There Anymore I'll Never Work There Anymore
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Albums

  1. 1,273 listeners

    1967 · 12 tracks

    The Best Of Spike Jones And His City Slickers
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  2. 295 listeners

    1987 · 24 tracks

    Greatest Hits
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  3. 159 listeners

    1998 · 24 tracks

    Musical Mayhem
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  4. 22 listeners

    2007 · 51 tracks

    Spike Jones Greatest Hits Box 2
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