Songs Written by John SpikesTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

John Curry Spikes (July 22, 1881 – June 28, 1955) was an American jazz musician and entrepreneur. Along with his brother Reb Spikes, John ran a traveling show band in early 1900s. At one point, Jelly Roll Morton was a member of the band. The Spikes brothers were performing in San Francisco around 1915, under the name The Original So-Different Orchestra, with Reb Spikes billed as the "World's Greatest Saxophonist". Around 1919, they settled in Los Angeles, where they started... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, John Spikes first charted in 1923 with Wolverine Blues.The artist placed 5 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 2 of which reached the Top‑10.