Spike Jones
Birth Name:
Lindley Armstrong Jones
Birth Place:
Long Beach, California, United States
Profession
Soundtrack, Actor
Fast Facts
- In July 1948, he got married to actress and singer Helen Grayco
- Was the granddaughter of costume designer Alexandra Selsman Hughes
- Started out in music as a drummer for studio sessions
- In 1948, he released the song "All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth․"
- Spent five years as a percussionist for the John Scott Trotter Orchestra
- In 1942, he released the satirical song "Der Fuehrer's Face․"
- Learned from a restaurant chef how to use pots and pans as musical instruments