SPIKE JONES The Legend (DVD)

Spike Jones, referred to by many as the "Godfather of music video mayhem," brought his special brand of notes and nuts to '50s network television. Sneezes, belches, coughs, razberries, tuned cowbells, auto horns, and gun-shots - along with the finest musicianship - made up Spike Jones' "Musical Depreciation Revue." The original bad boys of music directly influenced such musical iconoclasts as Stan Freberg, Ernie Kovacs, Frank Zappa and Weird Al Yankovic. Enjoy the zany antics of Spike Jones and the City Slickers in four of their most hilarious and memorable NBC television shows in this special three DVD / one audio CD collector's set. Includes the holiday favorite, "All I Want For Christmas is My Two Front Teeth," and Jones' million-selling version of "Cocktails for Two."

• UPC: 617742201291
• Release: 2016-11-08
• Content Provider: SJ2 Entertainment
• Runtime: 210:00
• Genre: Comedy, Music, Musical, Family
• Language: English
• Format: DVD-NTSC
• Screen: 4x3
• Aspect: 4:3 (full frame)
• Rating: G
• Audio: DOLBY DIGITAL-English, MONO-English **
• Color/BW: B&W
• Special Features: A rare interview with Spike and his family in their home on CBS' Person to Person (1960); Spike's appearance as "Leonard Burnside" on The Ed Sullivan Show (1961); "Weird Al" Yankovic discussing Jones' influence on his career comedy and music; "Spike-Bites" from Joe Siracusa, Spike's drummer from 1946-52 whose audio commentary takes us behind the Slickers Scene: and interviews with Spike's musicians, writers and family members including, Helen Grayco. Also included is an audio CD containing two NBC pilot radio shows from 1945, never before made available.
• Copyright: THE ESTATE OF SPIKE JONES
• Number of Discs: 4
• Disc Format: DVD

Starring:

Spike Jones
Helen Grayco
Doodles Weaver
Billy Eckstine
Hugh Herbert
Jim Backus
Billy Reed and Liberace

Written by:

Spike Jones
Eddie Maxwell
Freddy Morgan
Jay Sommers
Fred Williams

Directed by:

Ernest D. Glucksman
Kingman T. Moore
Sid Smith

Produced by:

Spike Jones
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