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Information on
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map. Unlike normal bands, which are formed by a
group of friends, or brought together through
musicians answering "musician-wanted" ads, this
pop group was put together by television
producers Robert "Bob" Rafelson and Bert
Schneider for the American television series
The Monkees. The band was composed of the
acting quartet of Americans Micky
Dolenz, Michael Nesmith,
and Peter Tork, and Englishman
Davy Jones. The band's music was
initially supervised by famed music producer Don
Kirshner. This television show would entertain
television viewers from 1966 to 1968. Despite
their television show's cancellation, the
Monkees continued to record original music
through 1970. The twentieth anniversary of the
founding of the Monkees in 1986 brought added
publicity, and sparked reunion tours and
performances, leading to an uptick in the
popularty of the Monkees. The best known Monkees songs inlude
"(Theme From) The Monkees," "Last
Train to Clarksville," "I'm a
Believer," "(I'm Not Your) Steppin'
Stone," "Pleasant Valley Sunday," and
"Daydream Believer." Davy Jones died on February 29, 2012, of an
apparant heart attack at the age of 66. Davy
Jones was the first of the Monkees to pass
away.
Davy
Jones Monkees Links and
Resources: The
Monkees--Official website The
Monkees--Wikipedia Article Monkees
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The Monkees were a unique entry
into the world of pop music when they were
created as a made-for-television musical band.
The Monkees musical group was created in 1966 by
for the express purpose of being the stars and
musical interest in a televsion comedy/music
show.
Davy Jones
of the Monkees