Spike Jones Autographs
Lindley Armstrong "Spike" Jones (December 14, 1911 – May 1, 1965) was an American musician, bandleader and conductor specializing in spoof arrangements of popular songs and classical music. Ballads receiving the Jones treatment were punctuated with gunshots, whistles, cowbells, hiccups, burps, and outlandish and comedic vocals. Jones and his band recorded under the title Spike Jones and His City Slickers from the early 1940s to the mid-1950s, and they toured the United States and Canada as "The Musical Depreciation Revue".
Lindley Armstrong Jones was born in Long Beach, California, the son of Ada (Armstrong) and Lindley Murray Jones, a Southern Pacific railroad agent. Young Lindley Jones was given the nickname 'Spike' for being so thin that he was compared to a railroad spike. At the age of 11 he got his first set of drums. As a teenager he played in bands that he formed himself; Jones' first band was called Spike Jones and his Five Tacks. A railroad restaurant chef taught him how to use pots and pans, forks, knives and spoons as musical instruments. Jones frequently played in theater pit orchestras. In the 1930s, he joined the Victor Young orchestra and got many offers to appear on radio shows, including Al Jolson's Lifebuoy Program, Burns and Allen, and Bing Crosby's Kraft Music Hall.
Jones became bored playing the same music each night with the orchestras. He found other like-minded musicians and they began playing parodies of standard songs for their own entertainment. The musicians wanted their wives to share their enjoyment, so they recorded their weekly performances. One of the recordings made its way into the hands of an RCA Victor executive, who offered the musicians a recording contract. One of the City Slickers' early recordings for the label was a Del Porter arrangement of "Der Fuehrer's Face". The record's success inspired Jones to become the band's leader. He initially thought the popularity the record brought them would fade. However, audiences kept asking for more, so Jones started working on more comic arrangements.
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Traded items with a signature of Spike Jones
The most expensive item with a signature of Spike Jones (Spike Jones & City Slickers Autographed Programs Lot - 1940s) was sold in June 2025 for $208.00 while the cheapest item (1978 Topps Spike Jones Philadelphia Eagles signed card (only card in description) found a new owner for $0.99 in January 2025. The month with the most items sold (2) was April 2012 with an average selling price of $33.78 for an autographed item of Spike Jones. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2025 with $208.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $5.50 was February 2012. In average, an autographed item from Spike Jones is worth $39.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Spike Jones were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Spike Jones & City Slickers Autographed Programs Lot - 1940s | $208.00 |  |
| Spike Jones & City Slickers Autographed Programs Lot - 1940s | $208.00 | |
| Spike Jones & City Slickers Autographed Programs Lot - 1940s | $208.00 | |
 | SPIKE JONES - SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH | $99.00 | |
| SPIKE JONES - SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH | $99.00 | |
| SPIKE JONES - SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH | $99.00 | |
| Spike Jones Signature Framed Picture w/ Record (Rare) Collectable | $65.00 | |
| Spike Jones Signature Framed Picture w/ Record (Rare) Collectable | $65.00 | |
| Spike Jones Signature Framed Picture w/ Record (Rare) Collectable | $65.00 | |
| SPIKE JONES Signed AND HIS MUSICAL DEPRECIATION REVUE Tickets 1940s 50s | $9.99 | |
| SPIKE JONES Signed AND HIS MUSICAL DEPRECIATION REVUE Tickets 1940s 50s | $9.99 | |
| SPIKE JONES Signed AND HIS MUSICAL DEPRECIATION REVUE Tickets 1940s 50s | $9.99 | |
 | SPIKE JONES SIGNED AUTOGRAPH Album Page | $20.00 | |
| SPIKE JONES SIGNED AUTOGRAPH Album Page | $20.00 | |
| SPIKE JONES SIGNED AUTOGRAPH Album Page | $20.00 | |
