SPIKE JONES: Minka.mov

[@frankhyland6333]

Im watching this in 2021, and it still sounds fantastic. I would be impressed if musicians today would do better. What a set piece.

[@luvrecords1]

Spike was a favorite of mine since my childhood. I am now 74 and still love his music. George Rock, what a talent.

[@simonwarner-yu4tm]

I love his humour. My fave tune is I went to Your Wedding. It's brings me out in fits of laughter. Why couldn't they have played the wedding song at Prince Harry's Wedding?

[@brianbyrne8163]

My memory of Spike was from the 1950s, and AAT 83, I still love just how clever they all were.

[@RalphOnofrio]

Spike was a genius...We need more talent like this in 2024.

[@davidbaker2887]

You gotta love Spike, George, and all the City Slickers! Been a fan since I was too young to remember.

[@braised44]

Talented...creative... Innovative.... and extremely entertaining!

[@loreeleonard5931]

Love this. I,m 83yrs old now my uncle had all of these records. Grew up with them . Good old Girdle in the stretch and Beatle bomb.

[@Steve101747]

George Rock was one of the greatest, most versatile trumpet players of all time. So what is he famous for? Singing falsetto on "All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth".

[@SteveStalzle]

A lot of people dismiss comedy and novelty bands, but Spike had the BEST musicians in Hollywood, at the top of their game. I am always amazed at what the band could do and they had amazing arrangements.

[@SteeleyeSpan2]

A lot of people don't realise what a good drummer Spike Jones was.

[@RedVynil]

Probably because he hardly ever played them.

[@SirWinstonBeech]

Spike was an all out percussionist.

[@jourwalis-8875]

I do!

[@What_Makes_Climate_Tick]

There's a lot of talent involved in those other unusual percussion things he did.

[@roop46b]

Yes they do

[@delord1619]

Many years ago, i was pushing my semi through the mid-west listening to Peter Schickele, on Schickele Mix, on NPR, and he credited Spike Jones with inventing "Firehouse Jazz". This song is one of the reasons he cited . I grew up in the fifties listening to the 78's my parents had, and the band and your Dad have been a favorite of mine ever since. Best wishes to everybody, and many,many thanks.

[@emarsshelpline9848]

Excellent excellent and excellent, I have no words to praise.

[@wayneofwi]

If there's a trumpeter's hall of fame, this performance should more than qualify George Rock

[@ThomasPrior-wv6zn]

WHERE DOES TALENT LIKE THESE TO SHOW COME FROM I BELIEVE GOD THOSE NOTES GEORGE ROCK WAS HITTING WERE INCREDIBLE PITY THESE 2 AND HIS CITY SLICKERS ARN,T WITH US TO DAY LOVE THESE GUYS

[@synthonaplinth5980]

For a pair of guys that did crazy stuff on a regular basis, they could also swing incredibly.

[@louswire]

I've been looking for this ever since my VHS tape got ruined... This has got to be one of the hottest 'straight' tracks Spike ever laid down. Thank you for posting this!

[@timothyburt8014]

My Dad believed in raising his children with a balanced musical world view, which included Bach and Spike Jones.

[@scottstacey7447]

George and Spike recorded this with the Other Orchestra on transcripts in 1946, complete with the Clyde McCoy and Henry Busse parodies.

[@bennyjazzful]

WOW Simply brilliant from some of the best musicians ever! From a 71yo Aussie fan.

[@szczerzo]

Can't wait for the revival of non rehearsed, non computerised, live music shows.

[@SteeleyeSpan2]

I love the right hand stick tosses.

[@tallen702]

"The Best of Spike Jones" with this song on it is out on DVD now. Picked it up myself almost 3 years ago. Still, this is one of my favorite trumpet pieces of all time! George Rock is totally under-appreciated!

[@ivanolsen8596]

What a great piece of music, it should go down in musical history, Both George and Spike were loving it. The handshake at the end said it all, it was genuine as the look on their faces told, indeed it did all through the number. The bullet holes in the walls added to Georges wearing of the Foreign Legion rig. Two of the greatest together, LEGENDARY STUFF!!!!!!

[@LathropLdST]

LEGIONdary indeed!

[@ivanolsen8596]

@@LathropLdST Indeed!!!!

[@MrTruckerf]

Very talented duo here! Did not realize that Spike was such a proficient drummer. And the trumpet player is also a master at his craft.

[@blakepace]

Really shows off Spike's chops on the drums for real. Excellent!

[@leifvejby8023]

That bunch were fabulous musicians!!

[@andymassingham]

The ultimate entertainer. Plus Joe Rock's amazing talent. I love them shaking hands at the end. Inspiring and heartwarming.

[@rallful]

+andy massingham GEORGE Rock

[@rallful]

Congratulating each other on getting through it unhurt!

[@kiwimike31]

Every time I watch this I get a chill down my back, man they can play,but Joe has to be up there with the best.

[@spikejj]

+kiwimike31 Hi - The trumpet player is incredible. His name is actually George Rock. George also sang the lead in "All I Want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth." An outstanding talent and a very, very nice man.

[@perwalden57]

Spike was truly an underestimated swing drummer.

[@HopSkipLimp]

Thanks for the uploads. As a kid I loved Spike et al, purely for the comedy skits, but even aged five this clip got through to me. George Rock could really play! Anybody have the TV clip of "I'm the Captain of the Space Ship"? I've been looking for years.

[@markschildberg1667]

George Rock was a superior trumpeter. But he is better remembered for his comedy bits with Spike.

[@replyhere590]

This rates as one of my all time favorite KZbin videos.

[@garywood9525]

I bought the DVD set and was shocked that George Rock didn't get the credit due to him for some amazing trumpet playing just as good as the best ones with solo acts or featured in bands.

[@jourwalis-8875]

...and he also had very talanted musicians!

[@tc19948]

The GREAT George Rock, unhonoured and unsung

[@josephinerimmer6888]

Tony Curr He was fabulous wasn’t he? Shoulda had his own band. X

[@josephinerimmer6888]

eclemensen I agree with you, but at the time most musicians had the ambition to have their own band. Perhaps he just knew how lucky he was. Spike was really good to and for him. X

[@josephinerimmer6888]

eclemensen I think the days of a ‘“residency” are over more’s the pity, although my cousin in Norwich seems to be doing quite well with his More Madness tribute band. Bands who write and play their own stuff are practically non existent here in the North West. Love Jazz and Blues, hope things get better for you. This virus is going to kill live gigs for a while.

[@Johnny35130]

Excellent! best Live SJ Ive seen.

[@rayszymarek2920]

I remember seeing ads of spike jones endorsing slingerland drums many years ago when I was a young teenager. Of course I was hell bent on buddy rich. Gene Krupa and Louie bellson. After seeing and watching this I will admit that spike jones was a clean fine drummer

[@patrickmcgrath5411]

THIS IS WHY I JOINED THE FOREIGN LEGION ❣️🤭

[@brianneale2006]

My father loved spike jones and the City Slickers he introduced them to me and my brother we are both past 70 years old now

[@cinderellalifestyle]

I have been busy,,,,,to find this and post for you was on my to-do list Paul!!! Someone has our mind to honor this bit of history and I'm tickled like you, to see it again..!:-) thanks so much for sending! absolutely amazing drums and talking trumpet! that is was "live" is all the more amazing....had to be hot, in those suits....;-)

[@TomMSTie1138]

Thank you so much for posting this. I love this song so much and haven't seen it in maybe over a decade!

[@lahgo82]

Thanks for posting! Spike was a true legend and inspiration!!

[@joshkutil4335]

One of the Best...!

[@kiwimike31]

The man can Play,pure skill

[@bubuotis]

when music was still music

[@doctormedoctoryou]

been hunting for this clip for ages, ever since i got rid of my vhs player! Still got the tape with an hour of Spike classics but nothing to play it on.

[@ManCalledMegz]

Same, I wish I could find the show. Recorded back in the 80's in the UK and I wore through the tape rewatching.

[@robertwhite2246]

Awesome! I have a record of Minka. This is the first time I've ever seen this video.

[@jimherbert5888]

George Rock! What a great player and fine musician as the rest of Spike's "City Slickers!"

[@OctoberChad]

If this isn't enshrined in the Library of Congress, it should be. What an amazing musical moment is preserved here!

[@laurensaul24]

To do comedy music they would have to be excellent musicians which they were☺️

[@tallen702]

The "Best of" is out on DVD, even better clarity than the VHS versions.

[@mikegross6107]

WOW! The only word I can describe this video with!

[@spikejj]

Thanks for subscribing. More clips coming this week.

[@BigBand1942]

+Spike Jones Jr. are u really related????

[@Oldiesmann]

Yes. He's Spike's son. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Jones,_Jr.

[@RedVynil]

I've got tons of Spike's records and one of junior's records, too. "Demolition Disco", on Chinchilla Records. The first Spike record I ever had was 2 of the 3 45's from The Nutcracker Suite set. I got them at my uncle's thrift store in the late `60's or very early `70's (I got The McCoys album, "Human Ball" at the same time and that came out in `68, but this one was VERY used, so, I seriously doubt it was 1968) and never got the first record in the set until about 15 or 20 years ago! I remember the first time I ever heard of Spike or heard one of his records, I was VERY sick, about 6 or 7 years old and lying on the couch fighting for just a breath of air...I was having my second bout with pneumonia. I don't remember what time of the year it was, but, they were televising what I think was the first manned rocket into orbit and they announced on t.v. that the favourite song of one of the astronauts on board was, "All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth", and they played it on the air. I think the astronaut was listening to it, too and, what they broadcast on the t.v. was a black screen with just the jagged lines of the sound waves of the record playing going across the screen. I'd never seen anything liked that before, so, to me, it was a bit scary. My parents asked me if I knew who that was, and I didn't, so, they told me it was Spike Jones. I don't think I actually started collecting any of his records until the mid `70s after I saw Rip Taylor mime two of Spike's songs, but, having never heard them before, either, I thought Rip was actually performing those songs, "Laura" and "Cocktails For Two". I found out that was actually Spike Jones and started collecting his records. I even have an albums worth of Spike Jones' Other Orchestra.

[@jeffcraven7376]

I subscribed this morning. Nothing like seeing clips of your dad & his band, or just hearing recordings I'd never heard before.

[@Vinnie101a]

Fantastic Spike Jnr, as was your dad.

[@harryknackers7892]

Great entertainers never die.

[@mattikaki]

WOW. Spike plays drums really well.

[@TheMightyBic]

Why didn't know about spike jones till now! This is amazing!

[@BigBand1942]

+andrew gill cause you are Rip Van Winkle .........

[@danielburkett821]

Other than "Der Fuhrer's Face" and "Cocktails For Two", Spike Jones is probably not well known in musical circles, yet he was a very talented musician,and his band consisted of equally talented musicians. Listen to his music, and you'll see what I mean!

[@FirefighterSEIN]

George Rock was the most underrated trumpet player ever. That man had chops!

[@cinderellalifestyle]

YAY!!! thanks and cheers!

[@momeara7482]

Excellent

[@louswire]

This is most likely the birth of 'Firehouse Jazz' as defined by Peter Schicklie . of PDQ Bach fame.

[@SirWinstonBeech]

My favorite George Rock moment is the beautiful solo he plays in "Leibestraume" - over a caliope of all things, it comes right after the song is interrupted by "twinkle twinkle". It may be about my favorite trumpet solo of all time, the caliope is unheard of. I used to play the song over and over on our old nail-needle Webcor mono record player. Now digitally I can play it any time I want to. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIi4iGylZc5jnc0 - the master of slap tongueing and razzing the trumpet and staying perfectly in tune (when he wanted to) and still remaining... beautiful.

[@jeffreyadams648]

I’d forgot about Spike till KZbin’s algorithm found him deep in my long,long term memory.

[@markschildberg1667]

Spike played brushes on Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas” Decca session in 1942.

[@rolandkarlsson7072]

Impressive. He usually just go around and randomly hit at things. But - he WAS a drummer. And that trumpet is rather mean also.

[@66thru68veteran]

Its on one of the BEST OF series or the medley ones , I've seen it many times.

[@dollhaus1]

this is great.....:)))))))

[@josephosheavideos3992]

Who was that fabulous trumpeter playing with the incredible Spike Jones?

[@joanbonnet8229]

Spike is the greatest drummer of all time!

[@warrenmedley3488]

George was the Eddie Van Halen of trumpet.

[@tomkitchen9457]

❤

[@66thru68veteran]

Just as good if not better than Harry James right there, I think its called Triple tonguing .

[@spike6060]

too bad the band didn't make recordings like this

[@tomleary9761]

I am SO glad that my dad introduced me to Spike and the City Slickers at a very young age.

[@1251wire]

I'm am number 394 and I am in rejoice.

[@Youtube_deleted_my_favourites]

i could have written the exact same comment!!

[@alfgarnet-nq6dl]

2023 now lousis armstrong i believe played it wrong the trumpet look how it should be played from the diaphragm not the cheeks filled with air george rock was a brilliant trumpet player

[@HollywoodGraham]

I. took up Trumpet because of George Rock's success on that instrument, unfortunately I sucked at it and quit.

[@elloco6544]

No chewing gum, Monsieur Jones, what's up????

[@benthomason3307]

Laies, get you a man who plays you the way this man at 2:23 plays the trumpet.

[@markwatts2532]

Hes got a pointed face...is that why hes called "Spike?

[@domainofthesun4400]

why the Foreign Legion outfit(s)?

[@tkhering]

This was the musical production number from a half hour comedy sketch about the Foreign Legion.

[@domainofthesun4400]

tkhering thanks

[@MichaelHill-we7vt]

oh boy, yes they fooled around and acted the fool, but by god were these blokes talented. it took me a long time to appreciate just how gifted they all were, as a youngster I just found them funny, but eventually, I learned that to be this funny you had to be incredibly good first of all....

[@Apud1984]

Fantastic video-clip! visit my channel, I'm sure you will enjoy it.

[@georgejob2156]

This is what real musicians sound like.