RIP Davey Jones

It is sad news indeed....

My memories of Davy Jones and The Monkees date back to their beginning in the mid 60's. What many never knew, none of them could play musicale instruments in the beginning and had to learn in order to be successful. Now, maybe they did dabble in their respective vocation but not nearly enough to play professionally.

The Monkees music is iconic for it's time their fans propelled them into one of the top bands of their time. Several of their tunes hit number 1 on the charts and their TV show was a household name.

I for one enjoyed their music and do to this day....

Thank you Davy for all the great songs and the memories that went along with them....:yourrock

Here he comes...walking down the street.....getting funny looks from....everyone we meet....Hey, hey we're The Monkees....:bigups
 
There is a documentary available on MSN with the announcement of Davy Jones' death.
I watched the whole thing - they were allowed to sing the parts in the studio, but probably studio musicians recorded the music track.
Poor guys were signed for $400/week each, no royalties from all the paraphernalia that was cleverly sold with their introduction. They sold more records than the Beatles and Elvis at that time..
Eventually they had to play when they started doing Concerts..

All their careers were controlled by Don Kirschner, who was a genius in many ways to the Rock and Roll music industry, but I think he had something for little girl bands or something.

Eventually they split up with Kirschner, the 2 guys who produced their I think 3-TV seasons, went on to produce "Easy Rider" with Peter Fonda, and others..

All went their separate ways,, but Davy Jones kept going on tour alone, to sing the old Monkees songs. He had just finished a show in Oklahoma in Feb. this year.
He had said he wanted to try to keep the band together by touring and singing their old songs..
Mike Nesmith, his Mom invented White Out, is a multimillionaire living in Los Angeles,
Peter Tork - looks like a recovering alcoholic who says he has kicked it, lives in Conneticutt
Mickey Dolenz - lives in LA, still working in acting, etc..
Davy Jones, former child actor, jockey, Rest in Peace !!!

Dan F
 
Wow thats terrible news. I always remembered watching the show with my sister and trying to do that walk they did down the beach.

RIP Davey
 
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