+ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01.23.1948 | guest jack owens |
+ 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... | |
| 03.12.1948 | guest jack smith |
+ The Coca Cola company presents Spotlight Review starring Spike Jones and the City Slickers, Doroth... | |
| 10.31.1947 | guest jan august |
+ From Chicago the Coco-Cola Company present Spotlight Revue starring Spike Jones and the City Slick... | |
| 01.16.1948 | guest jan august |
+ Coco Cola presents The Spotlight Revue starring Spike Jones and the City Slickers, Dorothy Shay th... | |
| 03.26.1948 | guest jan august |
+ The Coca Cola company presents Spotlight Review starring Spike Jones and the City Slickers, Doroth... | |
| 01.30.1948 | guest john laurenz |
+ Coco Cola presents The Spotlight Revue starring Spike Jones and the City Slickers, Dorothy Shay th... | |
| 05.21.1948 | guest ken griffin |
+ Coco Cola presents The Spotlight Revue starring Spike Jones and the City Slickers, Dorothy Shay th... | |
| 04.09.1948 | guest mel torme |
+ The Coca Cola company presents Spotlight Review from Detroit starring Spike Jones and the City Sli... | |
| 01.09.1948 | guest nellie lutcher |
+ Coco Cola presents The Spotlight Revue starring Spike Jones and the City Slickers, Dorothy Shay th... | |
| 12.10.1948 | guest peter lorre |
+ Listen to the music of Freddie Rich and his orchestra, the songs of Connie Haines and with guest s... | |
| 10.24.1947 | guest tex williams |
+ Coco Cola presents The Spotlight Revue starring Spike Jones and the City Slickers, Dorothy Shay th... | |
| N/A | guest the dinning sisters |
+ Coco Cola presents The Spotlight Review starring Spike Jones and the City Slickers, Dorothy Shay t... | |
| 02.13.1948 | guest vic damone |
+ Coco Cola presents The Spotlight Revue starring Spike Jones and the City Slickers, Dorothy Shay th... | |
| 06.11.1948 | guests delta rhythm boys |
+ The Coca Cola company presents Spotlight Review from Nevada starring Spike Jones and the City Slic... | |
| 03.19.1948 | guests milt hearth trio |
+ The Coca Cola company presents Spotlight Review in Washington DC, starring Spike Jones and the Cit... | |
| 04.30.1948 | guests page cavanaugh trio |
+ The Coca Cola company presents Spotlight Review starring Spike Jones and the City Slickers, Doroth... | |
| 11.21.1947 | guests the dinning sisters |
+ Coco Cola presents The Spotlight Revue starring Spike Jones and the City Slickers, Dorothy Shay th... | |
| 04.02.1948 | guests the harmonaires |
+ The Coca Cola company presents Spotlight Review from Indianapolis, starring Spike Jones and the Ci... | |
| 02.06.1948 | guests the mills brothers |
+ Coco Cola presents The Spotlight Revue starring Spike Jones and the City Slickers, Dorothy Shay th... | |
| 12.05.1947 | guests the three suns |
+ Coco Cola presents The Spotlight Revue starring Spike Jones and the City Slickers, Dorothy Shay th... | |
| 06.24.1945 | jack carson |
+ From the Birmingham General Hospital in San Fernando Valley California the makers of Chase and San... | |
| 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... | |
| 09.29.1945 | on the sunny side of the street | ||
| 01.23.1949 | spike jones with boris karloff |
+ The Coca Cola company presents Spotlight Review from Boston, Massachusetts starring Spike Jones an... |
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