- Had an unusual hobby as a young adult of collecting junk that made odd, funny noises, which started the orchestra leader off on his wild and wooly career that would feature everything from cowbells to toilet plungers.
- Spike reportedly got his idea for demented re-workings of popular songs after hearing the squeaking shoes of an orchestra conductor during a live broadcast of a symphony performance.
- Began his career as a top studio drummer, working on several Bing Crosby sessions and as a percussionist on the The Wizard of Oz (1939) soundtrack, among many other assignments.
- Interred at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, CA.
- Known for his madcap comical musical arrangements and lyrics.
- Got his nickname from his father's co-workers on the Southern Pacific Railroad.
- He was awarded 3 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. One for Recording at 1500 Vine St. and for Radio at 6290 Hollywood Blvd and one for television at 6818 Hollywood Blvd.
- Father of Spike Jones Jr. Grandfather of Alexandra Selsman Hughes.
- World War II audiences embraced Spike and his City Slickers ("the Band who played for fun") for their delicious parodies of popular songs; some of their best being "Der Fuehrer's Face", "Cocktails for Two", which included a chorus of hiccupping, and "You Always Hurt the One You Love", which was dominated by a series of shootings, hangings and poisonings.
- The Spike Jones Show (1954) on television in the 1950s featured Spike's wife, Helen Grayco, who had been singing with the band since the 1940s.
- Prolific recording artist, primarily for RCA Victor, Verve and Liberty records, his hits included "Der Fuhrer's Face," "Cocktails for Two", "Chlo-e", "Dance of the Hours", "Pal-Yat-Chee" (with Homer and Jethro), "All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth" and "Washington Square".
- Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 229-230. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
- Despite their wacky performances as "Spike Jones and his City Slickers," Jones and his band members were actually respected musicians who often worked as studio session musicians.
- Uncle of Judy Strangis.
- Full-length biography is "Spike Jones Off the Record" (BearManor Media, 2005) by Jordan R. Young. ISBN 978-1593930127.
- Father of Leslie Ann Jones.
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