[TPIN] Spike Jones

[Robert DeSavage]

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> Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 11:32:34 -0400
> From: "Dean Betts" <fdbetts at mindspring.com>
> Subject: Re: [TPIN] Spike Jones
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> I played a gig near the Sarasota area about 20 years ago, with a band
> fronted by one of the original members of the Spike Jones Band.
> Unfortunately, I don't remember his name.  I think he played trumpet, and
I
> think we were playing the original Spike Jones Book.  Maybe Leon Merian
> knows who this guy is, or who has the book now.

If he's a trumpet player, it could have been George Rock. I recall that he
did an album under the Spike Jones name where the style of music was
somewhat different and more 'modern' than Spike's original bands, yet still
off the wall. The album was released well over 40 years ago. George was a
fine player indeed.