Spike Jones Project

A percussionist in the early 20th century, Lindley Armstrong aka Spike Jones worked his way into the music business with precision studio work backing luminaries such as Judy Garland and Bing Crosby (“White Christmas”), as well as in orchestras backing radio personalities including George Burns and Gracie Allen through the 1930s. From the 1940s onward, Spike moved out on his own establishing his own band, The City Slickers, and becoming renowned for his comical twists on contemporary hits like “You Always Hurt the One You Love” and creating new hits such as “My Two Front Teeth.”