+ Lindley Armstrong "Spike" Jones (December 14, 1911 – May 1, 1965) was a popular musician and bandleader specializing in performing satirical arrangements of popular songs. Ballads and classical works receiving the Jones treatment would be punctuated with gunshots, whistles, cowbells, and outlandish vocals.
After appearing as the house band on The Bob Burns Show, Spike got his own radio show on NBC, The Chase and Sanborn Program, as Edgar Bergen's summer replacement in 1945. Frances Langford was co-host and Groucho Marx was among the guests. The guest list for Jones' 1947-49 CBS program for Coca-Cola (originally The Spotlight Revue, retitled The Spike Jones Show for its final season) included Frankie Laine, Mel Torme, Peter Lorre, Don Ameche and Burl Ives. Frank Sinatra appeared on the show in October 1948, and Lassie in May 1949. One of the announcers on Jones' CBS show was the young Mike Wallace. Writers included Eddie Maxwell, Eddie Brandt and Jay Sommers. The final program in the series was broadcast in June 1949.-WikiPedia Click here to read more about Spike Jones Show, The
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Please enjoy these 57 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02.13.1948 | guest vic damone |
+ Coco Cola presents The Spotlight Revue starring Spike Jones and the City Slickers, Dorothy Shay th... | |
| 02.06.1948 | guests the mills brothers |
+ Coco Cola presents The Spotlight Revue starring Spike Jones and the City Slickers, Dorothy Shay th... | |
| 01.30.1948 | guest john laurenz |
+ Coco Cola presents The Spotlight Revue starring Spike Jones and the City Slickers, Dorothy Shay th... | |
| 01.23.1948 | guest jack owens |
+ Coco Cola presents The Spotlight Revue starring Spike Jones and the City Slickers, Dorothy Shay th... | |
| 01.16.1948 | guest jan august |
+ Coco Cola presents The Spotlight Revue starring Spike Jones and the City Slickers, Dorothy Shay th... | |
| 01.09.1948 | guest nellie lutcher |
+ Coco Cola presents The Spotlight Revue starring Spike Jones and the City Slickers, Dorothy Shay th... | |
| 01.02.1948 | guest buddy clark |
+ The Coco Cola company present Spotlight Revue with Spike Jones and the City Slickers and Dorothy S... | |
| 12.05.1947 | guests the three suns |
+ Coco Cola presents The Spotlight Revue starring Spike Jones and the City Slickers, Dorothy Shay th... | |
| 11.28.1947 | guest jack smith |
+ Coco Cola presents The Spotlight Revue starring Spike Jones and the City Slickers, Dorothy Shay th... | |
| 11.21.1947 | guests the dinning sisters |
+ Coco Cola presents The Spotlight Revue starring Spike Jones and the City Slickers, Dorothy Shay th... | |
| 11.14.1947 | guest frances craig | ||
| 11.07.1947 | guest jack owens |
+ Coco Cola presents The Spotlight Revue starring Spike Jones and the City Slickers, Dorothy Shay th... | |
| 11.02.1947 | the dunning sisters |
+ Coco Cola presents The Spotlight Revue starring Spike Jones and the City Slickers, Dorothy Shay th... | |
| 10.31.1947 | guest jan august |
+ From Chicago the Coco-Cola Company present Spotlight Revue starring Spike Jones and the City Slick... | |
| 10.24.1947 | guest tex williams |
+ Coco Cola presents The Spotlight Revue starring Spike Jones and the City Slickers, Dorothy Shay th... | |
| 10.17.1947 | guest frankie laine |
+ Coco Cola presents The Spotlight Revue starring Spike Jones and the City Slickers, Dorothy Shay th... | |
| 02.05.1947 | the three sons |
+ Coco Cola presents The Spotlight Revue starring Spike Jones and the City Slickers, Dorothy Shay th... | |
| 04.27.1946 | tribute to shriners bob hope |
+ From the American Broadcasting Studios in Hollywood California the entertainment profession salute... | |
| 09.29.1945 | on the sunny side of the street | ||
| 08.19.1945 | long ago and far away |
+ The makers of Chase and Sanborn coffee and Royal Deserts bring you the Chase and Sanborn program s... | |
| 08.12.1945 | from santa monica | ||
| 08.05.1945 | from pasadena | ||
| 07.29.1945 | summer show |
+ From the Army Air Force’s redistribution station number three in Santa Monica, California the ma... | |
| 07.22.1945 | charles kemper |
+ From the United States Naval Hospital Santa Margarita Ranch near Oceanside California the makers o... | |
| 07.15.1945 | william frawley |
+ From the General Hospital in Menlo Park California the makers of Chase and Sanborn coffee bring yo... |
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SPIKE JONES (and HIS CITY SLICKERS)
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