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Monkeeing around with Peter Tork: '60s TV band's bassist talks about legacy and future
Lehigh Valley MusicPeter Tork figures that, had he never become a member of 1960s television pop-rock band The Monkees, he still would have had a music career. Former Monkee Peter Tork (with guitar) and his band Suede Shoe Blues, who will play...... -
Davy Jones dies at 66; Monkees' romantic heartthrob
![Davy Jones was a promising 18-year-old actor from England when he found himself among the guest performers on "The Ed Sullivan Show" on Feb. 9, 1964 — the same night about 75 million people tuned in to catch the American debut of the Beatles. Like so many others who watched the show from near and far, Jones considered it a life-changing experience.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-03/68477249-01074025.jpg "Davy Jones was a promising 18-year-old actor from England when he found himself among the guest performers on "The Ed Sullivan Show\" on Feb. 9, 1964 — the same night about 75 million people tuned in to catch the American debut of the Beatles. Like so many others who watched the show from near and far, Jones considered it a life-changing experience.")
Davy Jones was a promising 18-year-old actor from England when he found himself among the guest performers on "The Ed Sullivan Show" on Feb. 9, 1964 — the same night about 75 million people tuned in to catch the American debut of the Beatles. Like...Tags: Music Industry, Documentary (genre), Movies, Computing and Information Technology Industry, The Brady Bunch (tv program)
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Micky Dolenz takes Epcot stage, sings in honor of Davy Jones
Micky Dolenz played to a full house at Disney World on Friday — but he really would have preferred not to be. "Frankly, I wish it was someone else," Dolenz said after finishing a few songs during the Flower Power concert series, part of the Epcot...
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Autopsy: 'Monkees' Singer Davy Jones Had Pot-like Drug in System
KTLA NewsSTUART, Fla. (KTLA) -- Monkees star Davy Jones died with a marijuana-like drug in his system, according to newly released toxicology results. According to an autopsy report obtained by TMZ, Jones had cannabinoids in his system, though it is not clear...Tags: Indiantown, Health, Martin County, Peter Tork, Facebook
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Bert Schneider dies at 78; 'Easy Rider' producer
![Bert Schneider, the iconoclastic producer behind a trio of influential movies — "Easy Rider," "Five Easy Pieces" and "The Last Picture Show" — that captured the rootlessness and discontent of the late 1960s and '70s and became symbols of a new era in Hollywood, has died. He was 78.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-12/66756610-13203841.jpg "Bert Schneider, the iconoclastic producer behind a trio of influential movies — "Easy Rider,\" \"Five Easy Pieces\" and \"The Last Picture Show\" — that captured the rootlessness and discontent of the late 1960s and '70s and became symbols of a new era in Hollywood, has died. He was 78.")
Bert Schneider, the iconoclastic producer behind a trio of influential movies — "Easy Rider," "Five Easy Pieces" and "The Last Picture Show" — that captured the rootlessness and discontent of the late 1960s and '70s and became symbols of a new...Tags: Documentary (genre), Movies, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Karen Black, Paul Mazursky
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The Monkees singer dead of heart attack at 66
Lehigh Valley MusicDavy Jones, the boyish lead singer of 1960s television singing group The Monkees, had died of a heart attack in Florida, media outlets are reporting. He was 66. Davy Jones Jones, an avid equestrian who owned a horse farm in...... -
Monkees won't attend Davy Jones' funeral, Micky Dolenz says
Ministry of GossipDavy Jones' funeral will not be the stage for any sort of Monkees reunion, according to the group's Micky Dolenz. Davy Jones' family wanted to keep the service "low-key" and avoid a "media circus," Micky Dolenz said.... -
The Bakersfield Sound gets its due in Nashville
Pop & HissBuck Owens, Merle Haggard and other pioneers of West Coast country music are getting a much-deserved salute in Nashville with an expansive new exhibition at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.... -
Monkees singer Davy Jones dead at age 66
Soundboard Music Blog - Orlando SentinelTMZ is reporting that Jones, who churned out breezy pop hits such as “Last Train to Clarksville” and “I'm a Believer” with the TV-generated rock band the Monkees in the 1960s has died of a heart attack in Martin County, Florida. ... -
OFF TOPIC: The Monkees cancel Sept. 10 show at Mountain Laurel, rest of tour
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGHere we come …. Uh, no they don’t. The Monkees have canceled the remaining 25 dates in the band’s 45th anniversary tour, including a Sept. 10 stop at Mountain Laurel Center for the Performing Arts, the venue has announced. Peter...... -
Don Kirshner dies at 76; music mogul
Don Kirshner, the veteran music mogul who shepherded songs from a monstrously talented stable of young writers to the top of the pop charts in the 1960s, launched the career of the Monkees and then became a familiar face to millions of rock fans as...Tags: Celebrities and Health Issues, Music Industry, Barry Manilow, Movies, Led Zeppelin (music group)
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Good times for San Antonio's River Walk
Special to the Los Angeles TimesDining alfresco on the famed River Walk has its risks. Trust me. I know. One pleasantly temperate afternoon not long ago, while gearing up to ravage a plate of chicken enchiladas slathered in verde sauce, I unrolled my cloth napkin to fetch the...Tags: Disneyland Park, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Dining and Drinking, Government, Amusement and Theme Parks
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