Spike Jones Dies
'N.Z. Press Assn—Copyright) LOS ANGELES, May 2. American show business today mourned the death of the zany bandleader, Spike Jones.
Jones, who once described himself as the “dandruff in long-hair music,” died in bis sleep at home, aged 53. He had suffered severely from asthma and respiratory ailments.
The sandy-haired Jones and his “City Slickers” made a fortune mangling songs with pistol shots, fire sirens, dog barks and even hiccups, burps and sneezes.
They became famous in the 1940 s and 1950 with crazy renditions of ’ “Cocktail for Two,” “Chloe” and “My Old Flame.” The band’s instruments included washboards, car horns, cowbells, kitchen utensils, anvils, small cannon, bird calls and dog barks.
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30740, 3 May 1965, Page 13
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