Spike Jones

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Spike Jones was an American musician and bandleader famed for his satirical, comedic arrangements of popular songs and classical pieces, often featuring zany sound effects and slapstick humor.

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Spike Jones canonical 4

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instanceOf bandleader ⓘ
comedian ⓘ
human ⓘ
musician ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1960s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1930s ⓘ
birthName Lindley Armstrong Jones ⓘ
burialPlace Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath emphysema ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1911-12-14 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1965-05-01 ⓘ
familyName Jones ⓘ
genre comedy music ⓘ
novelty music ⓘ
satire ⓘ
givenName Lindley ⓘ
influenced novelty and comedy musicians ⓘ
instrument drums ⓘ
knownFor comedic arrangements of classical pieces ⓘ
satirical arrangements of popular songs ⓘ
slapstick musical humor ⓘ
use of zany sound effects ⓘ
memberOf Spike Jones and His City Slickers ⓘ
name Spike Jones ⓘ
nickname Spike ⓘ
notableWork All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth ⓘ
Cocktails for Two ⓘ
Der Fuehrer's Face ⓘ
Spike Jones and His City Slickers ⓘ
The Nutcracker Suite (parody arrangement) ⓘ
William Tell Overture (comedic arrangement) ⓘ
occupation arranger ⓘ
bandleader ⓘ
composer ⓘ
film actor ⓘ
musician ⓘ
radio performer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Long Beach, California, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Beverly Hills, California, United States ⓘ
recordLabel RCA Victor ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Helen Grayco ⓘ
style parody of serious music forms ⓘ
use of unconventional instruments and sound effects ⓘ
workedOn radio show "The Spike Jones Show" ⓘ
television program "The Spike Jones Show" ⓘ

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Leslie Ann Jones → hasRelative → Spike Jones ⓘ
Holy Cross Cemetery (Culver City) → hasNotableBurial → Spike Jones ⓘ
subject linked to: Holy Cross Cemetery
Spike Jones → name → Spike Jones ⓘ