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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Spike Jones canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
bandleader
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comedian ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1960s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| birthName | Lindley Armstrong Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | emphysema ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1911-12-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1965-05-01 ⓘ |
| familyName | Jones ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy music
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novelty music ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| givenName | Lindley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | novelty and comedy musicians ⓘ |
| instrument | drums ⓘ |
| knownFor |
comedic arrangements of classical pieces
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satirical arrangements of popular songs ⓘ slapstick musical humor ⓘ use of zany sound effects ⓘ |
| memberOf | Spike Jones and His City Slickers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Spike Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Spike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
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Cocktails for Two NERFINISHED ⓘ Der Fuehrer's Face NERFINISHED ⓘ Spike Jones and His City Slickers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Nutcracker Suite (parody arrangement) NERFINISHED ⓘ William Tell Overture (comedic arrangement) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
arranger
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bandleader ⓘ composer ⓘ film actor ⓘ musician ⓘ radio performer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Long Beach, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Beverly Hills, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | RCA Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Helen Grayco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
parody of serious music forms
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use of unconventional instruments and sound effects ⓘ |
| workedOn |
radio show "The Spike Jones Show"
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television program "The Spike Jones Show" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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