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Lindley Armstrong "Spike" Jones was an American musician, bandleader and conductor specializing in spoof arrangements and satire of popular songs and classical music. Ballads receiving the Jones treat
Jones, c. 1945–46
September 14, 1949 appearance of Spike Dyke, modeled on Spike Jones, in Chester Gould's Dick Tracy
Jones with some of his musical instruments – empty tin cans – in the background
Spike Jones, Jr. and Sr. with Howdy Doody
Helen Grayco
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Helen Grayco was an American singer and actress active from the 1930s to the 1960s. She was most famous for appearances with her husband Spike Jones on The Spike Jones Show in the 1950s and the 1960s.
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…The band's 1950s personnel included: Helen Grayco (vocals) Earl Bennett, as Sir Frederick Gas…
Grayco on the cover of DownBeat magazine, 1951
Grayco with Spike Jones and Bill Dana, 1960