Talk:Spike Jones

Spike Jonze
I think it's within the realm of reason that people looking for Spike Jonze might get this page instead; I'm not sure how to point this fact out on the page itself, though.

When I saw this in recent changes I thought it was a misspelled article for Spike Jonze. :) -- &Ocirc;&iquest;&Ocirc;


 * I've added a little note to the bottom of the page - I agree it's very possible that somebody might get confused, or misspell Jonze's name. --Camembert

Ha ha, I corrected "Vaughan" to "Vaughn" and then typed "Vaugn" when saying that I did it. Stuff happens. Richard K. Carson 04:46, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Great article on this band, which I really enjoyed as a kid. However, I remember the band's name being given as "Spike Jones and the Band That Plays For Fun." I believe this was when they had their own summer show on CBS in the late 1950s. I had a couple of LP albums from that period, and I seem to recall that name being on at least one of them.

Seems to me this name for Jones' band belongs in the article.

Mickey Katz
We need to find a way to refer to his band member Mickey Katz in the Spike Jones article

Spike Jones the percussionist on "White Christmas" the song?
Where is the citation or source regarding this dubious entry? I have edited the incorrect Wiki link for the song "White Christmas", but cannot find out if this entry is factually correct. Refsworldlee 18:59, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I have generally tidied the entry up, and verified it's feasibility, adding a citation. Refsworldlee 19:20, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
 * The Scott Corbett book I've referenced under Further Reading has a lengthy list of Spike's pre-Slicker drumming sessions (based on musician's union contracts), including "White Christmas."Jordan R. Young 04:47, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Angel Radio 'live webcast' link - 2-2-07
Can we reach a consensus on the validity of this addition, assuming that it is not reverted in the meantime. Is this a notable and relevant link for the External Links section, outside of the Sources section? Would we then not object if other radio webcast links were featured, and where would it end? I would suggest that a short note inserted in the body of the article mentioning that Spike can still be heard on Angel Radio in the UK (no external link - this is not a link directory, remember) would be more appropriate. Please add your comments on this. Refsworldlee(chew-fat) 13:36, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

Reference to "Der Fuehrer's Face" and 'Cracked' magazine
Hi. I for one am quite happy to accept this as possibly true for now, although I could find no sources whatsoever on the internet. If the editor who added it (or anyone else) would like to furnish a citation where it now asks for one, it would help in the long term to ensure this fact is not eventually edited out due to lack of such sources. Thanks. Refsworldlee(chew-fat) (eds) 17:15, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

What about Eddie Maxwell
Eddie Cherkose (later known as Eddie Maxwell) was a Jones collaborator. Should he get a mention? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Special:Contributions/ (talk)
 * Yes. I've added Maxwell ("Pal-Yat-Chee") and his fellow staff writers to the Radio entry.Jordan R. Young 05:01, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Carl Stalling
what kind of influential relationship do you think Spike Jones and Carl Stalling had with each other? I'm seeing alot of similarities. 69.203.216.234 19:16, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Spike was influenced by early Disney cartoons, some of which were scored by Stalling. Animator Ward Kimball suggested the Disney SFX dept. was a major infuence on him.Jordan R. Young 05:01, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Revisions
This is my first edit so please don't bite if I've flubbed format, style, etc. As Spike Jones' biographer, I felt many revisions were needed. I'm not through yet, but today's revisions include the discussion of the early years of the band; lists of '40s and '50s personnel; the mention of Jones' wife and children (minor edit); the discussion of "Der Fuehrer's Face" (existing text was a bit confusing--the Victor recording was 3 days before the Standard Transcription); and the graph about the radio shows (Groucho Marx was a guest on the '45 show, not the later series). My book--based on 20 years research, including interviews with former band members and access to union contracts, studio archives, etc.--is the major source of my information. Jordan R. Young 02:30, 17 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Hi. Your own book can't be a major source when you yourself are editing - that's a possible conflict of interest, and may also lead to a non-neutral point of view. Please concentrate on other checkable sources. Also, I would advise against assuming to own the article - the article page is always open to editing by anyone. You may expect perceived contentious edits to be reverted from time to time. I am speaking only as one who patrols this article to prevent vandalism or clear misinformation being added. Otherwise, your contributions seem very valuable, keep it up. Thanks. Ref (chew) (do) 23:31, 17 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks. I understand your concerns. I don't wish to be guilty of COI; I'm not here to promote my book. But much of the information contributed by others without attribution (e.g. info on Donald Duck in Nutziland; Give Us Wings) derives from my book (first published in '84), though someone was kind enough to reference it recently. Since I tend not to rely on secondhand information, not all my sources are easily checked--like Soundies production files in the private collection of a noted musicologist. But I'll try to be objective and not presume to own the article. Jordan R. Young 00:22, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Merge proposal
It is proposed that William Tell Overture (Spike Jones version) be merged into William Tell Overture (Spike Jones song). (Discuss) Dbromage  [Talk]  07:05, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

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Real Name
Is his real name Lindley Armstrong Jones or Leland Armstrong Jones ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.227.208.147 (talk) 20:55, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

The Country Dodgers
Spike Jones and his City Slickers recorded some (for the time) risque stuff under the name The Country Dodgers. Those recordings have never been broadcast except for one single play of "Your Morning Feature" on the Dr. Demento show January 21st 1990. It's a spoof of the radio serial dramas and soap operas contemporary with the recording. Most notable about it is the line "We got him from a test tube.", a reference to the son of Surgeon Thurgeon Sturgeon who says "I'm not so hot at wooing. I've got no time for... I'm a very busy man!" This was around 40 years before the first successful "test tube baby" conceived via in-vitro fertilization. I've been trying to find a copy of this recording for 20 years! Bizzybody (talk) 07:23, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Dr. Demento finally put that song, and the rest of the January 21st, 1990 show, online. It was a Spike Jones tribute show, plus it has some other songs that were only broadcast on that day on the Dr's show, perhaps the only time they've ever been broadcast.Bizzybody (talk) 07:30, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

Band Member Careers AFTER The City Slickers
I know not ALL the band members are traceable, but maybe fans can flesh out some of the band members post City Slicker careers. For Example:

A. Purvis "Purv" Pullen was nicknamed "Dr. Horatio Q. Birdbath" by Spike Jones - in later years, he resided in Vacaville, California, and throughout the 70's & 80's performed puppet shows at the popular "Nut Tree" Restaurant / Tourist Stop. During this time he was also heard as "Roscoe the Dog" on the Dr. Donald D. Rose radio program on San Francisco's 610-KFRC. Performed at least once, with Vacaville's elementary school band director, Jr High band director and Markham Elementary principal in Monte Vista Elementary multi-purpose room. He also did several of the bird calls heard at the Disneyland "Enchanted Tiki Room" attraction. He lived on "Lovers Lane", and was a popular stop for Vacaville trick or treaters on Halloween. He passed away on October 18, 1992 in Woodland, California. Harvey J Satan (talk) 21:23, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

Spike Jones Market
Mr. Jones had a food market at 2774 Foothill Blvd, La Crescenta, California. Facebook page: www.facebook.com/pages/Spike-Jones-Market-Fan-Club/218376201511674?sk=photos LorenzoB (talk) 03:08, 5 August 2014 (UTC)

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Leo Kottke
I'm sure I'm not imagining a between-song Leo Kottke monologue in which he credits his having taken up music as a result of seeing a member of the City Slickers running across the stage with a clarinet apparently through his head. It may have been when he played in London in the late 1990s, though, in which case there's no chance of a citation. And Leo's stories need to be taken with Lot's wife-sized quantities of salt anyway. Mr Larrington (talk) 11:19, 9 July 2016 (UTC)

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Beetle Bomb?
The liner notes for one of Spike's albums say it's Feitlebaum, not Beetle Bomb. But I'm too lazy to change it. Tex (talk) 13:20, 20 April 2017 (UTC)