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Spike Jones and His Barnyard Burlesque at Wills Gym
A melange of spoof music led by Spike Jones and a 12-strong group with pigs, gadgets, and a knitting harpist performs in a style likened to an artillery barrage. Jones, born Lindley Armstrong Jones, rose from drum major to creator of outrageous sound effects after 1942, shaping a show famed for novelty instruments and eye catching props.
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Metropolitan Opera
Jan Perce
Wills Gym
Spike Jones
Spike
Los Angeles
Chicago
Cleveland
Southern Pacific Railroad
California
Jones
Calexico
Long Beach
Polytechnic High
Red Wing
Mandy
John Scott Trotter
Bing Crosby
West Virginia
James Petrillo
der Fuehrer
Bronx
Hollywood
Igor Stravinsky
Mr. Stravinsky
Oakland
Plymouth
Detroit
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals