Spike Jones

Person · Open Library

Works

4

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Country

US

Active from

1931-09-12

Active to

2013-04-26

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

82,901

Total plays

434,313

Spike Jones was a popular musician and comedian during the 1940s and 1950s. He and his backing band "The City Slickers" employed a wide variety of zany vocals, household implements and shotguns to produce their wacky, yet musically intriguing tracks. Reputed to have the most talented and highly-paid musicians of the day, Spike Jones and his musicians were considerably more than simply novelty performers. Much of their performances even included theatrics and musical athletics. <a href="https://

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

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   · 2003 · cited 21,254x

3. Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome

   · 2001 · cited 18,608x

4. A global reference for human genetic variation

   · 2015 · cited 17,756x

5. Very high resolution interpolated climate surfaces for global land areas

   · 2005 · cited 16,639x

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Family name

Jones

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Long Beach

Place of death

Beverly Hills

Occupation

jazz musician

Languages spoken

English language

Native language

English language

Award

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Country of origin

Japan

Instrument

drum kit

Record label

Verve Records

Image

Spike Jones (1940s publicity photo).jpg

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