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Lindley Armstrong “Spike” Jones (December 14, 1911 – May 1, 1965) was an American musician and bandleader specializing in performing satirical arrangements of popular songs. Ballads and classical works receiving the Jones treatment would be punctuated with gunshots, whistles, cowbells, and outlandish vocals. Through the 1940s and early 1950s, the band recorded under the title Spike Jones and his City Slickers and toured the United States and Canada under the title The Musical Depreciation Revue.

• Born: Lindley Armstrong Jones December 14, 1911 Long Beach, California, U.S.
• Died: May 1, 1965 (aged 53) Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
• Occupation: Musician
• Years active: 1937–1964

Read more about Spike Jones at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

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Reelz Channel to Broadcast Creative Arts Emmys for Second Time
Hollywood Reporter, 2012-05-21 17:48:44
Lesley Goldberg Spike Jones Jr. will return for the 18th time to produce the ceremony, which will air as a two-hour edited special on Sept. 22. read more

Pencil This In: Mardi Gras at Amoeba, The Moth's New Location, Absurdist Comedy and LA Literature
LAist - News from LA, 2012-02-21 21:00:29
Happy Mardi Gras! Go out and get your party on tonight at Amoeba. Also in LA: Absurdist comedy at IO West; a tribute to Spike Jones (not Jonze) at the Paley Center; Moth storytelling moves to another location on the Eastside; and Lawrence Weschler discusses LA's lit scene post-WW II ...

'Change-Up' Stars Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds Ponder Career Swaps
MTV News, 2011-08-02 13:11:28
'I would like to be Robert Redford,' Olivia Wilde says at movie's Hollywood premiere.By Kara Warner Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds and Olivia Wilde at the "Change-Up" premiere Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images HOLLYWOOD — The stars stepped out in fine form on Monday night to support Ryan Reynolds and Jason ...