Spike Jones:

Dinner Music (for People Who Aren't Very Hungry): (1957)

Best of: (1975)

The first time I recall hearing Spike Jones' name as in the song, Up On Cripple Creek by the Band... "now me and my mate was back at the shack, we had Spike Jones on the box. She said, I can't take the way he sings, but I love to hear him talk." I truly can't think of anyone like Spike Jones, ok, maybe Weird Al comes close, but they're also miles apart. It's mind blowing to think that all of Jones musicians are having to come up with all these complex sound effects live in the moment, making his one of the tightest bands ever. And, come on, anybody that conducts their band with a starter pistol has to be cool.