Davy Jones (musician)
David Thomas "Davy" Jones (December 30, 1945 – February 29, 2012) was an English singer and actor. He was born in Manchester, England.
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 Davy Jones in Sydney, in 1968. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | David Thomas Jones |
| Born | 30 December 1945 Openshaw, Manchester, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 29 February 2012 (aged 66) Stuart, Florida, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop rock, pop, rock, sunshine pop, psychedelic rock, music hall |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, musician, recording artist, performing artist, businessman |
| Instruments | Vocals, tambourine, maracas, guitar, drums, bass guitar, organ |
| Years active | 1961–2012 |
| Labels | Colpix Records, Bell Records |
| Associated acts | The Monkees |
| Website | www.davyjones.net |
His father wanted him to be a jockey, but he wanted to be a performer. He appeared in the television programme, Coronation Street and in the London and Broadway versions of Oliver!. In 1966, he joined The Monkees, a musical group created for a television series of the same name. The series was cancelled in 1968 and the group disbanded in 1970.
Jones continued to perform until his death from a heart attack caused by atherosclerosis in 2012 in Stuart, Florida.[1]
Davy Jones (musician) Media
Jones in a 1965 ad for his Colpix single "What Are We Going to Do?"
Early photo of the Monkees
Ilene of "Sunday's Child" with Jones in the 1972 ABC special Pop Goes Davy Jones
Jones with Maureen McCormick in the 1971 The Brady Bunch episode "Getting Davy Jones", in which he was a guest star
Davy live with the Monkees 2011
References
- ↑ della Cava, Marco R. (1 March 2012). "Monkees singer Davy Jones dies at 66". USA Today (McLean, VA: Gannett Company). . https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/obit/story/2012-02-29/obit-monkees-singer-davy-jones/53304196/1. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
Other websites
- Davy Jones on IMDb