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Monkees Singer Davy Jones Dead at 66 From Heart Attack
TMZ ^ | Feb. 29, 2012 | TMZ STAFF

Posted on 02/29/2012 10:02:24 AM PST by Free ThinkerNY

9:55 AM PST -- A rep for Davy tells TMZ the singer died from a heart attack this morning. ----------------

Davy Jones -- lead singer of The Monkees -- has died ... TMZ has learned.

An official from the medical examiner's office for Martin County, Florida confirmed with TMZ they received a call from Martin Memorial Hospital informing them that Jones had passed away.

Jones is survived by his wife Jessica and 4 daughters from previous marriages. He was 66-years-old.

(Excerpt) Read more at tmz.com ...


TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: davyjones; heart; music; obituary; themonkees
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To: Yaelle
They had Neil Diamond and others writing and "The Wrecking Crew" playing but so did everybody else INCLLUDING The Beach Boys and Simon and Garfunkel so no biggie! They all went on to become great performers and writers.

Nez is very gifted but his leftism is just too much for me. Peter was the rock, had his own band for awhile before health problems slowed him down. Mickey and Davey could sing and act and ENTERTAIN.

Yes they all had problems later on...IIRC Davey or Mickey was busted in Aspen for barging in and taking over the stage at a small club. Compared to most from that era they did pretty good though.

61 posted on 02/29/2012 10:45:06 AM PST by prisoner6 (Right Wing Nuts bolt the Constitution together as the loose screws of the Left fall out!)
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To: SandyInSeattle

My first crush as well. This kind of news sure makes one feel rather old.

RIP, Davy. Prayers for your family and friends.


62 posted on 02/29/2012 10:45:50 AM PST by ProfoundBabe ("Every real thought on every real subject knocks the wind out of somebody or other." - OW Holmes)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

That’s too bad. RIP.


63 posted on 02/29/2012 10:48:00 AM PST by fieldmarshaldj
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To: stormer

Dieterich Buxtehude


64 posted on 02/29/2012 10:48:00 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: Old Teufel Hunden; allmendream

Mike Nesmith also wrote some of the songs. For a chuckle, check out Elephant Parts from the 1980s.


65 posted on 02/29/2012 10:48:00 AM PST by Squawk 8888 (Tories in- now the REAL work begins!)
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To: frithguild

Davey had a very cute face. Very British, too.


66 posted on 02/29/2012 10:48:50 AM PST by miss marmelstein
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To: Mr. K

I thought it was Tessio.


67 posted on 02/29/2012 10:49:27 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: Excellence

Davy Jones had a great sense of humor as is evident in this interview:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhcPyVCvSf0&feature=related


68 posted on 02/29/2012 10:50:23 AM PST by sheikdetailfeather (Ron Paul and Romney in alliance to take out the conservatives in this election)
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To: al baby

Abe Baby!


69 posted on 02/29/2012 10:55:20 AM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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To: jmacusa

Very sad.....Loved watching Monkees as a kid and yes he was a “crush” along with David Cassidy and Desi Arnez Jr....RIP


70 posted on 02/29/2012 10:55:29 AM PST by geege
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To: nickcarraway

How could I forget...


71 posted on 02/29/2012 10:56:38 AM PST by stormer
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To: hoagy62

From 1966 on I always wondered what was so special about Clarksville. Been visiting family there since 1978 and I still don’t get the Monkees connection. Oh, well.


72 posted on 02/29/2012 10:57:18 AM PST by elcid1970 ("Deport all Muslims. Nuke Mecca now. Death to Islam means freedom for all mankind.")
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I miss the 60’s... :-(


73 posted on 02/29/2012 10:57:21 AM PST by Beaten Valve
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To: sheikdetailfeather

GMTA.

See my #18 above.

Just a soaring superb tune suffused with stellar musicianship, the likes of which apparently, cannot be produced anymore.


74 posted on 02/29/2012 10:59:45 AM PST by EyeGuy (2012: When the Levee Breaks)
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To: geege

My two kid sisters and all their friends had the same crushes all young girls did at that time. For all it’s bum raps the 60’s were such an innocent time. Now for a thirteen year-old boy at that time .... Dianna Rigg..., Barbara Eden....mmmmmm...


75 posted on 02/29/2012 11:03:20 AM PST by jmacusa (Political correctness is cultural Marxism. I'm not a Marxist.)
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To: elcid1970
"From 1966 on I always wondered what was so special about Clarksville."

The way it was explained to me was that Clarksville was a big transit point for soldiers on their way to the West Coast for transit to Vietnam. That may not be right, but it does make a lot of sense when compared to the words of the song: "... and I don't know if I'm ever coming home."

76 posted on 02/29/2012 11:03:46 AM PST by BlueLancer (KOMEN PINK: The color of the water in the basin after Pilate finished washing his hands)
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To: Envisioning

“I guess he’s through monkeying around. “


You mean there’s no monkeying around in the afterlife.

Wow man like, what a drag!


78 posted on 02/29/2012 11:06:15 AM PST by freedomlover (Make sure you're in love - before you move in the heavy stuff)
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To: All

My Dad - David Jones

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW3JBh4iqKY&feature=related


79 posted on 02/29/2012 11:09:22 AM PST by sheikdetailfeather (Ron Paul and Romney in alliance to take out the conservatives in this election)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Remember the Monkeymobile?
80 posted on 02/29/2012 11:10:12 AM PST by traderrob6
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