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.
Charlie Ruggles
Original Broadcast Date: 1945.06.03
Groucho Marx
Original Broadcast Date: 1945.06.10
Garry Moore
Original Broadcast Date: 1945.06.17
Jack Carson
Original Broadcast Date: 1945.06.24
Adolphe Menjou
Original Broadcast Date: 1945.07.01
Vera Vague
Original Broadcast Date: 1945.07.08
William Frawley
Original Broadcast Date: 1945.07.15
Charles Kemper
Original Broadcast Date: 1945.07.22
Summer Show
Original Broadcast Date: 1945.07.29
Summer Show
Original Broadcast Date: 1945.08.19
Tribute To Shriners Bob Hope
Original Broadcast Date: 1946.04.27
The Three Sons
Original Broadcast Date: 1947.02.05
Frankie Laine
Original Broadcast Date: 1947.10.17
Tex Williams
Original Broadcast Date: 1947.10.24
Halloween With Jan August
Original Broadcast Date: 1947.10.31
The Dunning Sisters
Original Broadcast Date: 1947.11.02
Francis Craig
Original Broadcast Date: 1947.11.14
Dinning Sisters
Original Broadcast Date: 1947.11.21
Jack Smith With The Clark Sisters
Original Broadcast Date: 1947.11.28
The Three Suns
Original Broadcast Date: 1947.12.05
Nellie Lutcher
Original Broadcast Date: 1948.01.09
Jan August
Original Broadcast Date: 1948.01.16
Jack Owens
Original Broadcast Date: 1948.01.23
John Laurenz
Original Broadcast Date: 1948.01.30
The Mills Brothers
Original Broadcast Date: 1948.02.06
Vic Damone
Original Broadcast Date: 1948.02.13
Buddy Clark
Original Broadcast Date: 1948.02.20
Eddie Hayward
Original Broadcast Date: 1948.05.14
Peter Lorre
Original Broadcast Date: 1948.12.10
Basil Rathbone
Original Broadcast Date: 1949.01.30
Diana Lynn
Original Broadcast Date: 1949.06.18
