Monkees singer Davy Jones died Wednesday February 29, 2012 after suffering a heart attack in Florida. He was 66.
Davy Jones joined the Monkees in 1965 with Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, and Peter Tork. Jones was backstage on the Ed Sullivan with a Broadway group when he watched Ed Sullivan introduce the Monkees. His reaction was that he would be in a group like the Beatles, and the came the Monkees.
Monkees hits include “I’m a Believer,” “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone,” “Daydream Believer,” and “Last Train to Clarksville.”
I’m a Believer.
Last Train to Clarksville
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I was listening to Mike McConnell on WGN radio this morning and he was interviewing a guy who wrote a book about the Wrecking Crew, the LA session musicians who played all the music for the Monkees and most of the other popular groups of that time. Weird, they spoke at length about the Monkees- not knowing about Davy’s death yet.