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In reply to the discussion: Davy Jones Dead: Singer Of The Monkees Dies At 66 [View all]HughBeaumont
(24,461 posts)9. Well this sucks.
At least I'll be able to stand "Daydream Believah" played again and again.
RIP.
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Very sorry to hear this, guy was one of my heroes when I was a kid. RIP Davey.
Kurmudgeon
Feb 2012
#2
awww. this is so sad. Two gone now with Davey and Peter. I wonder who will be next? They come in
roguevalley
Feb 2012
#98
Peter's official website lists shows in May, don't think he's dead. He had, or has, throat cancer.
Mnemosyne
Feb 2012
#99
OMG he is the last one I expected to pass away first (if that made sense). O Man. He was a great
Justice wanted
Feb 2012
#13
Derided as the Pre-Fab Four imitation of the Beatles, but their TV show was good.
edbermac
Feb 2012
#16
Derided as the Pre-Fab Four imitation of the Beatles, but their TV show was good.
AlbertCat
Feb 2012
#55
They had the best song writers in the business at the time--short of Dylan & the Beatles and...
Moonwalk
Feb 2012
#66
For a lot of kids who were born in the 70s and grew up in the 80s, they were our first big exposure
LoZoccolo
Feb 2012
#32
Me too. I reach a big milestone in 3 weeks, and I can't believe I'm more than half that!
DFW
Feb 2012
#38
Jack Wild of H.R.Pufnstuf was another of those young Brits gracing late '60s/early '70s US TV
Art_from_Ark
Mar 2012
#102