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Spike Jones, Jr on Wednesday 14 December 2011 - 11:10:38

Greetings all - Today, December 14, 2011marks the exact day and date my father, Spike Jones would have turned 100 years old. Needless to say a significant milestone.

On behalf of his wife, children, family, friends and admirers we want to take this opportunity to sincerely wish him a Happy, Happy Birthday.

Maestro, we'll never forget your district sense of humor as well as your ability to meld outrageous comics with the best band in the land. Thank you for so, so many laughs.
We all love and miss you.

SJ2

ted.hering on Saturday 10 December 2011 - 23:10:54

Doowopdaddy, see Len Carrie at [link]. He appears about 4 minutes in, having his head drilled by a jackhammer.

ted.hering on Saturday 10 December 2011 - 22:42:15

Hello, Doowopdaddy. Len Carrie was a comic who replaced Freddy Morgan in the band in 1958. He is seen on the Club Oasis TV shows during the summer of 1958.

Doowopdaddy on Wednesday 07 September 2011 - 15:52:23

Len Carrie& The Krackerjacks.. Len Carrie
is said to be with Spike Jones. Who was Len Carrie?

ted.hering on Thursday 16 December 2010 - 07:49:23

Hi, A-Fan, I think you are asking about a song recorded by the Korn Kobblers.

afan on Friday 10 December 2010 - 02:43:24

I remember a song from when I was a kid which had a line in it that went somewhat like this: she kissed the cop he tore the ticket up while the light turned green....anybody have the name of this song and where can I get a copy?

ted.hering on Saturday 13 November 2010 - 23:47:42

Hi, Dorman, Betsy Mills was one knittng harpitst (1947), but there were others who followed.

DormanNelson on Saturday 06 November 2010 - 04:37:29

Howdy,
Would like to know who the knitting Harp player was...supposedly never played but knitted every song.......

ted.hering on Saturday 04 September 2010 - 21:29:07

Hi, numan,
Here's a like that provides a good list of Spike's CDs: [link].

I can't spot either of the songs you want. Funny the 1940s stuff has been issued over and over, but there are a lot of gaps in Spike's 1950s records.

numan428 on Monday 23 August 2010 - 19:30:37

does anyone know which cd's (available in the uk) have spike jones's songs "molasses molasses" and "mommy wont you buy a baby brother" on please ?

chuber on Friday 13 August 2010 - 22:59:41

have you hear Spikes 'Hocha Cornea' on the cadbury fish ad? its AMAZING!

[link]

ted.hering on Thursday 12 August 2010 - 06:22:11

Hi, Zany, Spike recorded a box set of six Charlestons on 45s. And his versions of the classical tunes "Liebestraum," "Rhapsody from Hunger(y)," and "Morpheus" were mostly instrumental, with brief spoken bridges. If it was a 78, it might have been "Holiday for Strings." Another instrumental Spike recorded (on 78) was Hotcha Cornia (the old Russian song "Dark Eyes"),

zany on Monday 02 August 2010 - 06:18:54

does anyone know of a 45 RPM record that came out in the late 1960's of Spike Jones instrumental music ? I don't know the name of the song but it was hilariously funny with just instruments playing. No vocals were used at all.

Doowopdaddy on Wednesday 14 July 2010 - 17:33:11

No, Claire Brandt looks completely different. She isn´t Kay Cee Jones. Can´t it be that Kathleen Dana Jones (daughter of Bernie Jones) was the alias of Kay Cee Jones?
No idea?

Doowopdaddy on Wednesday 07 July 2010 - 14:05:11

Thank you, Ted!

ted.hering on Thursday 01 July 2010 - 05:24:56

Hi, Doowopdaddy, wasn't Kay Cee married to songwriter Eddie Brandt? (Definitely not Spike of Freddy.)

ted.hering on Thursday 01 July 2010 - 05:21:02

Hi, Dic2phone, "Mama Look at Boo Boo" was a hit for Harry Belefante.

Doowopdaddy on Wednesday 23 June 2010 - 15:43:03

Hello.
Does anybody knows the relationship between singer KAY CEE JONES and her songwriters Freddy Morgan and Eddie Brandt and Bernie or Spike Jones? Is/was she a relative with hits like "Japanese farewell Song"?

dic2phone on Monday 21 June 2010 - 01:21:19

Momma look a boo boo der oh no dat is your daddy
was this a Spike song

stoint on Wednesday 05 May 2010 - 21:27:04

how do you get a clip of the horse race that goes with the willy tell overture?

caveman on Friday 26 February 2010 - 06:15:17

Hello all
I am trying to locate
the song by spike jones called Washington Square. Does anyone know what album this may be on, or any info on it ? Thanks in advance for any help.

ted.hering on Tuesday 26 January 2010 - 06:02:34

Hi, Lantenot, Probably "In a Persian Market." Spike performed this more than once. Or you could have seen "Farandole." Could you provide a link to the YouTube spot you saw?

lantenot on Sunday 17 January 2010 - 20:38:36

Hi, My son in law showed me a SJ video on Youtube(?) where they played a classical melody and it include a long spot with his two banjo players, hilarously funny, but can anyone help with the name of the tune and where it can be wieved?
Thank you in advance
Lantenot

ted.hering on Tuesday 22 December 2009 - 02:11:53

Hi, Bek, the correct title is "Happy New Year." (It was the original flip side of "Two Front Teeth.")

Bek on Sunday 20 December 2009 - 07:25:16

looking for a copy of "This is My New Year's Resolution"

bannett on Monday 26 October 2009 - 01:01:42

A few years ago I downloaded 2 songs of the old Bottums Up record.
Any additional songs around ??

adeane on Thursday 15 October 2009 - 00:26:39

Where is a "contact us" button?

adeane on Thursday 15 October 2009 - 00:26:21

Anyone home?

ted.hering on Saturday 04 July 2009 - 03:00:06

Hi, Cheryl, I'm uploading Spike Jones' version of "The Old Sow Song" for you. (The song was a big hit in the 1930s by Rudy Vallee and his Conneticut Yankees.)

CherylM1 on Friday 03 July 2009 - 12:46:42

Does anyone have Suzzanah's a funnical Man or the old sows song?