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Monkees Singer Davy Jones Dead At 66

Posted: February 29, 2012
Monkees Singer Davy Jones Dead At 66

Davy Jones Dead

The Monkees singer Davy Jones passed away this week, he was just 66-years-old.

Jones died at Martin Memorial Hospital after suffering a heart attack.

Joining The Monkees in 1965 Jones and his band mates would go on to sell millions of records on the strength of the hits ”Daydream Believer,” “Last Train to Clarksville” and “I’m a Believer.”

The Monkees are best known to millions of fans for their television show of the same name which ran on NBC from September 1966 to March 1968.

Born in Openshaw, Manchester, England on 30 December 1945 Jones began his career as an actor at 16-years-old when he appeared on the British TV soap opera Coronation Street, he then went on to appear in the BBC police series Z-Cars.

After auditioning for a role as a member of The Monkees Davy Jones joined the group and continued to tour and appear in various specials with his fellow bandmates from 1965 to 1971. During his time with the Monkee’s he sang lead vocals on some of the groups biggest hits including  ”I Wanna Be Free” and “Daydream Believer.” After The Monkees disbanded he toured as a solo artist for a while before rejoining fellow Monkee bankmate  Micky Dolenze, along with songwriters s Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hartas for the short lived Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart.

Years later Davy Jones would tour with various incarnations of The Monkees. In 2011 Davy Jones hinted at a possible Monkees reunion that was said to be in the works.

Jones is survived by his wife Jessica and 4 daughters from previous marriages.

Here’s a video of The Monkees performing Daydream Believer:

Here’s a more recent video of Davy Jones singing “It’s Nice To Be With You”:

What was your favorite Monkees song?

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Posted: February 29, 2012
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50 Archived Responses to “ Monkees Singer Davy Jones Dead At 66 ”

  1. Marsha Diedrich
    Feb 29, 2012

    So sorry to hear this…..God Bless you and your Family..

  2. I am sorry to hear this.

  3. Bonnie Jensen
    Feb 29, 2012

    This honestly makes me sad! I loved watching The Monkees growing up. RIP Davy!

  4. Guess he took the last train to Clarkesville…RIP Davey!

  5. Deb Smart
    Feb 29, 2012

    I am so sorry to hear this. My condolences to his family. RIP Davey

  6. Betty Hart
    Feb 29, 2012

    Awwww, I'm so sad! Mad crush on him when I was younger. RIP!

  7. Debbie Sparks
    Feb 29, 2012

    I'm a Believer! RIP Davy!

  8. Wow, now I'm sad today.Daydream Believer was my favorite.Even though I loved allot of their songs.RIP Davy.:-(

  9. we are getting older too…..big tears…..

  10. Oh Man, another childhood celebrity crush passing. Loved him in the Monkees. RIP Davy

  11. My favorite Davy Jones song is I Want to Be Free. I sat front row last summer at The Greek and swooned like a school girl.Davy Jones , Mickey Dolenz, and Peter Tork gave stellar performances too! They packed the Greek to a sell out crowd. I was so bummed that the rest of the tour was cancelled shortly after that! I will always treasure that night with a dear old friend of mine who lovedit too! Thank you Davy Jones. Remember Marsha , Marsha , Marsha too! RIP Davy Jones! Now you are free!

  12. My condolences to his family. I think my favorite song is Daydream Believer, but I love the others as well. He will be missed.

  13. Suzanne Wilson Martorell
    Feb 29, 2012

    "I Want to Be Free" fell in love w/ Davy, like every young girl in America. ~RIP~DAVY~

  14. such a sad loss to the music and acting world RIP davy.

  15. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU615FaODCg&feature=fvst

    For those of us old enough to remember….Some Monkee memories,

  16. Mike Skufca
    Feb 29, 2012

    As I'm reading this article, I'm sad about the story; however, I'm more sad regarding the poor proof-reading (and grammar and punctuation) that takes place in the article. Shouldn't internet reporters be held to the same standards as regular reporters?

  17. Brenda Treat
    Feb 29, 2012

    "Valerie" was my favorite song of theirs. My condolences to his families and friends.

  18. He was performing and looking well a week or so ago! So sad.

  19. Linda Womeldorff
    Feb 29, 2012

    Very sad to hear about Davey…I loved The Monkee's. I thought he was so dreamy!! RIP our dear Davey…my deepest condolences to his family.

  20. John Montgomery
    Feb 29, 2012

    Rest in peace, Davy. You gave so many, so much.

  21. My favorite Davy Jones song is Look Out Here Comes Tomorrow. Goodbye, old friend! Thanks for the years of music and the many smiles you gave us!

  22. Linda Mcdonald
    Feb 29, 2012

    will miss you davy. had pictures all over my wall of you. r I p. and god bless.x.

  23. I can't believe it! Part of my youthful past is gone. I loved him when I was a kid, both for his Monkees personna and because he had once been a jockey. Godspeed, Davy.

  24. Liz Johnson
    Feb 29, 2012

    I liked thier music, but my favorite song was……i'm a believer , RIP Davey.

  25. i love there music

  26. sorry to see he past away

  27. wow I honestly cant be leave it I grow up on watching The Monkeys growing up and wanted to see them in a concert and a come back tour it will not be the same with out him RIP David you will be so missed I will say a pray for you and your family.

  28. Robin Sion
    Feb 29, 2012

    the world has lost another great entertainer. I had so many favorite Monkees songs..I l want to be free was one of the faborites, also heart and soul and last train to clarksville, etc. etc. I loved he monkees growing up and would count the days until summer vacation when the local stations in Dearborn, Michigan would play the episodes during summer vacation.

  29. Dave, thanks for being a real musicn.Hope to jam with you in the greathearafter.Bobby.

  30. Liz Johnson
    Feb 29, 2012

    Tammy Don , i love thier music still but i dont have any of it. just hear it on the radio from time to time .

  31. Patricia Maness Nolan
    Feb 29, 2012

    :-(

  32. Only 66? The girls were wooing over him when I was in 6th grade! I'd of thought he was 96!

  33. Kathy Swaynie
    Feb 29, 2012

    aawwwww

  34. dislike :-(

  35. James M. Mieras
    Feb 29, 2012

    too busy singin to put any body down.

  36. Janine Johnson
    Feb 29, 2012

    very sad :o (.

  37. R.I.P.

  38. R.I.P.

  39. :(

  40. Aletha Ogden
    Mar 1, 2012

    Daydream Believer was my fav. they could sing, were funny and cute.

  41. saw the monkees in the 80s when they did there first reunion loved them watched them as a kid on re runs in the seventys rip davy jones you were loved.

  42. This is such a loss to the music world and to the women of the world. This was our childhood crushes our romantic songs that made us feel warm and fuzzy and to watch him on the TV show you always wanted to be that girl that put the stars in his eye. They did a lot of wonderful songs but one of my favs. of Davey was"Ill be true to you" and I cant get her off my mind" They are both on the cd " The monkees last train to Clarkssville. My condolences to his family ill bet his kids are just beautiful.

  43. RIP Davey.. a true happy memeory of my youth…

  44. This was a shock, I just can't believe it. I just loved him singing "I Want to Be Free". Beautiful song, and a beautiful voice. RIP Davy.

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    wow I honestly cant be leave it I grow up on watching The Monkeys growing up and wanted to see them in a concert and a come back tour it will not be the same with out him RIP David you will be so missed I will say a pray for you and your family.

  46. Rick Smith At the age of about 10 I was a huge Davy Jones' fan. No one else in my class understood my ter love 4 the Monkeys. Then after my love for Davy I moved on to Mickey Dolenz. No one else understood my love for th

  47. Day Dream Believer my fav. Had his pictures all over my walls, had all the magazines he was in. My prayers go out to his family. He was to young to go, very sad.

  48. Buck Goodman
    Mar 2, 2012

    I went to tha Monkeys concert at Centuryll back in the 70's! Front row!

  49. Yes I was at Century II also. First saw them in Chicago in 1967 and also saw Micky, Davy and Peter in N.O. in 1986.I didn't have front row, but had a great time.