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Davy Jones in 2011. (AP Photo/Mark Allan)
Davy Jones, the British frontman of that proto-boy band The Monkees, has died today (February 29) of a heart attack at age 66, TMZ has reported. A manufactured musical group inspired by the worldwide success of The Beatles, the Monkees had a hit TV sitcom in the ’60s and six top 10 hits, include three No. 1s (“Last Train to Clarksville,” “I’m a Believer,” “Daydream Believer”).
The mop-topped Jones was the band’s McCartney, a British heartthrob supported by three Americans. While Mickey Dolenz provided lead vocals on many of the band’s biggest hits, Jones’s distinctively British nasal croon added a schoolboy sweetness and innocence on songs like “Daydream Believer” and “A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You.”
Some of Davy’s best vocals:
What’s your favorite Monkees song?
19 Comments
RIP Davy. Thanks for sharing yourself with us.
So sad to hear Davie is gone he was my favorite any thing he sang I liked . Guess Daydream Believer was my favorite.
This has made a bad day worse for me. My heartfelt condolences to his family and friends, also Peter Mickey and Micheal.
I am absolutely devastated over this news. Adored him when I was a 60′s kid. RIP Davy, I’ll always love you and you’ll be singing Daydream Believer forever.
I have to add I want to Be Free is another favoritelike I said I liked anything he sang loved to watch dance just all of it.Liked the fact he loved horses and grew up around them as I did we were a year apart so we were of the same generation.baby boomers.
I am in shock here, this is so sad, I had one of hit hit albums for years, and loved it, then someone stole it. This is just so sad R.I.P. Davey Jones.
My fave Monkees song is Sunny Girlfriend. I loved the Monkees and was part of the 2nd generation of fans. I actually learned to read a clock/watch just so I’d know what time to be home when their show came on in the afternoons. I just found the DVDs of their shows and am working my way thru the 2nd season. Just a shock. This is more than 30yrs of my life that just got shifted. Our prayers go out to his family during this time. May he not have suffered and may they find peace. RIP Davy
I think he died of a British accent. I understand it’s fatal every time. If you’ve got one, eventually you will die, there’s no known cure for it.
With each passing from those we loved in our youth, a bit of us is lost forever. I loved the show and so did my old Mum who sat there and enjoyed every minute. I guess my favorite song is “I’m A Believer” because I will always believe in the causes of my youth, whether personal or political.
And I will always believe in Davy Jones. Now, he belongs to eternity.
I went to a Monkees concert in about 1967 and was really struck by how talented they all actually were in a live concert. I’ll admit I had a huge crush on Davy. In 1984 when I was in England I saw him on a kids’ TV show. It is so sad he died so young. I have been playing “Daydream Believer” over and over. Now heaven has Davy.
Davy is still my favorite monkees. i used to watch the monkees all the times back in the 80′s. and now he will be missed. and someday we will get to meet him in heaven. i will alway remember him.
Two of my favorite Davy songs are ‘Daddy’s Song from HEAD and ‘You & I’ off ‘Instant Replay.’ ::sigh:: He will be missed.
This is soo sad—I could Not believe it when I heard it on the news this morning. Too young to go this soon–they said his last ckup said his heart was Strong….. I Loved the show & music—evrytime I hear them on the radio, it takes me back to the innocent days……
So many fans to count but loved Valerie and Auntie Grizelda best.
RIP Davy and thanks for making my childhood a little lighter.
I saw this yesterday on Yahoo and started crying a little.
I’ve heard “Hey, Hey, We’re the Monkees” one too many times…. However I am a fan of Susan Boyle’s cover of “Daydream Believer”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuZlCNVOnOE
It was so sad to hear of the sudden death of Davy Jones. I saw him perform a couple of years ago. Great show, really got our money’s worth. Such a likeable man. Sadly he’s my age.
Being a Beetle fan in high school I was never much of a Monkee fan. For me the best song the Mokees had was “Daydream Believer” which Davy sang the lead .
RIP Davy , you will be missed .
So sad about Davy, but I’m sure he’s happy in heaven. I love the Monkees. I became a fan when they had their resurgence in the 80s. I got to see them in concert 3 times between 1986 and 1996 and were a huge part of my younger life.
Riu Riu chiu from the Christmas special