R.I.P.

I used 2 dig that Tv show after school back in the day.

TD3 said:

Davy Jones, Monkees Singer, Dies at 66

The New York Times

I didn't know David Bowie was David Jones too and had to change his name because of Monkees' fame.

noimageatall said:

TD3 said:

Davy Jones, Monkees Singer, Dies at 66

The New York Times

I didn't know David Bowie was David Jones too and had to change his name because of Monkees' fame.

I thought that was common knowledge.

Timmy84 said:

noimageatall said:

I didn't know David Bowie was David Jones too and had to change his name because of Monkees' fame.

I thought that was common knowledge.

Davy Jones Died in His Stable, Spokesperson Says

March 3, 2012

The heart attack that killed Monkees heartthrob Davy Jones came while the singer was in his stable surrounded by his beloved horses.

The star's spokeswoman, Helen Kensick, offered the detail Friday, two days after Jones died in Florida.

She says Jones spent his final days surrounded by family and riding horses before his sudden death.

A funeral in Florida will be private. Kensick says public services to honor Jones will be held in New York and in England, though the details have not been finalized.

Jones rocketed to stardom in the 1960s as a member of The Monkees. Though their television show lasted just two years and the group ultimately broke up, they have endured with such chart-topping hits as "I'm a Believer" and "Daydream Believer."

Link

Paul's video is from a couple years ago, and is not directly about Mr. Jones. The others are new.

God bless Davy. Peace & Love to his family. ~ Ringo Starr

Thanks for the clips MD. That Peter intereview was weird he really didn't have any kinds words for Davy...

JoeBala said:

Thanks for the clips MD. That Peter intereview was weird he really didn't have any kinds words for Davy...

I didn't hear anything unkind, and Peter, Mike, & Micky all released statements. I was surprised Questlove put out a comment about Davy. The interviewer didn't really ask Peter much about Davy though. To me, her questions and comments were more about the group as a whole. Here's another interview with Micky.

Monkees contemplate how to memorialize Davy Jones

By JOHN ROGERS | Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The three surviving Monkees aren't planning to attend Davy Jones' funeral because it would likely bring too much unwanted attention to his family during their time of grief, the group's Micky Dolenz said Tuesday.

He and fellow Monkees Peter Tork, and Michael Nesmith have talked of attending one of the memorials that Jones' family is planning to hold in New York and in the late singer's native England, Dolenz said. And he added he's considering organizing a memorial himself for Jones' friends in Los Angeles.

Whether the surviving Monkees would perform at any of the gatherings, or at any other time in the future, is an open question.

"The three of us, Mike and Peter and I, we have never worked together just as a threesome. Mostly it was Peter, David and I and then Mike would join us," Dolenz said of the band's periodic reunions over the years.

"We've been talking, we've been communicating, but it's way too early, I think, to project or predict anything like that."

A private family funeral will take place in Florida this week, Jones spokeswoman Helen Kensick said Tuesday, declining to give any further details. Planning for a family service in England and a public memorial in the U.S. were still under way.

Dolenz said he wasn't surprised by the outpouring of public affection for Jones that followed his death from a heart attack last week at age 66.

The youngest member of the group, Jones played the role of the heartthrob in the made-for-TV band that shot to fame in 1966 with the "The Monkees" television show and such hit songs as "Daydream Believer" and "Last Train to Clarksville."

"You know, that show and those songs touched so many millions of people all over the world for so many years," Dolenz said. "I can't tell you how many times someone has come up to me in a mall and said, 'I just got to tell you, you made my childhood.'"

And Jones, he said, was pretty much the lovable character he played on TV.

"What you saw is what you got," Dolenz said. "He was very much a song-and-dance man, life of the party, always telling jokes, always on, an entertainer and just a great guy to be around."

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Associated Press writer Matt Sedensky contributed to this report from West Palm Beach, Fla.

Here is an interview with Johnny Blair, a member of Davy's band. I think it was recorded before his death, but it has recently been posted.

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^ Cremation

This tune is from Davy's pre-Monkees album. It was written by songwriter and producer Van McCoy, later known for The Hustle.

I'm not sure what order these are supposed to go, because the poster doesn't label them.

This is the TV special promoting their then new album Justus.

Right after this was filmed, Peter quit the group. He had to buy out his contract, which left him broke at the time. The Monkees were supposed to get ready to record a double album, called Present. Each member was going to get a side to himself. It was mostly going to be solo songs, sort of like OutKast's Speakerboxx album. Since Peter was gone, the double album idea was scrapped, but The Monkees Present did come out though. 33 1/3 was broadcast in 1969 and features Little Richard, Clara Ward Singers, Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger, Fats Domino, Buddy Miles, & Jerry Lee Lewis. If you buy the 2nd season DVD of the tv show, the special is on there as a special feature with commentary.

DAV123 said:

The Monkees was the very first stars I saw at Magic Mountain. I was so excited because I went to California at ten yrs old. I was bragging to everyone that I was going to Hollywood, but it was really Compton. This is the summer of 1977 .....Compton was actually beautiful, my Aunt had actual lemon and orange trees in her backyard....for me this was "posh" After about a week I was getting nervous that I would never see a real star.....after a month I went ape shit....my cousins and sister was like enough already with the star shit. I go to Magic Mountain and the featured guest are The Monkees....I'm screaming like I just got a freaking wax job! I'm going to see Davy Jones MY FAVORITE MONKEEE!!!!! Everyone was like WTF...really.....I must have looked like Linda Blair because in an instant the tix were purchased the t-shirt and poster in tow and I was front row center.....PURE MAGIC! I was the ONLY black child in the sea of white folks bopping up and down....I was the black Brady when he looked at me He was ssooooooooooo cute, and he had he best smile.....I was on a high for the rest of the summer....I told anyone who would listen, my new Cali friends, the stewardess on the plane ride back, the people on the way to the airplane bath room, you name it I spilled it. That is my fondest memory... RIP

Awww...how cute! That's a nice memory. Do you have any pictures? I bet your family was tired of hearing about it too. lol!

DAV123 said:

The Monkees was the very first stars I saw at Magic Mountain. I was so excited because I went to California at ten yrs old. I was bragging to everyone that I was going to Hollywood, but it was really Compton. This is the summer of 1977

Was this concert with Boyce & Hart instead of Mike & Peter?

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DAV123 said:

Ya know now that you say that I only did recognize Micky....I will admit My ONLY concern was to see Davy, ....., I also have no pics cuz I was left alone to enjoy the show, I literally stayed at the entrance for over 1 1/2 so I could get close. It such a great giddy memory.

In the late 1970's, all 4 Monkees had a meeting about doing a reunion record, but Mike and Peter declined. So Davy & Micky went out on a tour with Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart, who wrote some of the early Monkees songs. Here's a video of Boyce & Hart. Yes, that is Herb Alpert introducing them.