Spike Jones – Tchaikovsky Medley
An evening pause: A bit of classic American silliness to herald in the weekend. Aired live June 7, 1952.
Hat tip Tom Biggar.
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Oh, boy. Now I’m going to have to dust off my record player and dig out my four record set of Spike Jones recordings and listen to them again. (I hope they’re no too scratchy, I played them alot years ago,) Spike Jones and his City Slickers were originals, unique – Weird Al, Mark Russell & Tom Lehrer don’t hold a candle to Spike and his band.
Flattop?
I played Spike for my kids when they were younger. They loved the songs.