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| Davy Jones of The Monkees dies aged 66 | Davy Jones of The Monkees dies aged 66 |
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| Davy Jones, Manchester-born lead singer with 60s band The Monkees, has died aged 66, his publicist has confirmed. | Davy Jones, Manchester-born lead singer with 60s band The Monkees, has died aged 66, his publicist has confirmed. |
| He died in his sleep at his home in Florida. His publicist, Deborah Robicheau, said he had had a massive heart attack. | He died in his sleep at his home in Florida. His publicist, Deborah Robicheau, said he had had a massive heart attack. |
| Brought together for a US TV series in 1966, Jones, Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork hits included Daydream Believer and I'm a Believer. | Brought together for a US TV series in 1966, Jones, Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork hits included Daydream Believer and I'm a Believer. |
| Jones was married three times and had four daughters. | Jones was married three times and had four daughters. |
| The Monkees' TV show was popular in both the US and the UK, and the band had four number one albums in a 13-month period. | The Monkees' TV show was popular in both the US and the UK, and the band had four number one albums in a 13-month period. |
| They were famous for their clean-cut image and were marketed as the American answer to The Beatles, notching up nine top 40 hits. | They were famous for their clean-cut image and were marketed as the American answer to The Beatles, notching up nine top 40 hits. |
| Acting career | Acting career |
| Three of the band's original members - Jones, Dolenz and Tork - reunited last year to play a series of gigs. | |
| The son of a railway fitter, David Thomas Jones was born in 1945 in Manchester. | |
| He appeared aged 11 on soap opera Coronation Street, playing Ena Sharples's grandson. | He appeared aged 11 on soap opera Coronation Street, playing Ena Sharples's grandson. |
| He also had a role in the television series Z Cars, but when his mother died of emphysema in 1960, he left showbusiness to train as a jockey. | He also had a role in the television series Z Cars, but when his mother died of emphysema in 1960, he left showbusiness to train as a jockey. |
| Basil Foster, the jockey who acted as his mentor, noticed Jones's skill as a performer and encouraged him to pursue his acting career. | Basil Foster, the jockey who acted as his mentor, noticed Jones's skill as a performer and encouraged him to pursue his acting career. |
| He returned to acting with a role in a West End production of Oliver! After it transferred to Broadway, he built up a career as an actor and singer before auditioning for The Monkees. | He returned to acting with a role in a West End production of Oliver! After it transferred to Broadway, he built up a career as an actor and singer before auditioning for The Monkees. |
| Music journalist Paul Gambaccini described Jones as having "phenomenal" charisma and said that in 2008, he was voted the top teen idol of all time by Yahoo! Music. | Music journalist Paul Gambaccini described Jones as having "phenomenal" charisma and said that in 2008, he was voted the top teen idol of all time by Yahoo! Music. |
| "The pop world at that time loved The Beatles and that north-western English sound was something that America wanted, when they put together the so-called Pre-Fab Four," he said, referring to the nickname given to The Monkees. | "The pop world at that time loved The Beatles and that north-western English sound was something that America wanted, when they put together the so-called Pre-Fab Four," he said, referring to the nickname given to The Monkees. |
| Developing talent | Developing talent |
| Gambaccini said The Monkees had been put together by the music industry, something which was unheard of at that time. | Gambaccini said The Monkees had been put together by the music industry, something which was unheard of at that time. |
| "There had been individual teen idols who had been literally picked up off the street and groomed to be popstar, but there had never been a band that was put together, and they were assembled because the two producers had liked A Hard Day's Night, the Beatles' movie." | "There had been individual teen idols who had been literally picked up off the street and groomed to be popstar, but there had never been a band that was put together, and they were assembled because the two producers had liked A Hard Day's Night, the Beatles' movie." |
| Radio presenter Dave Lee Travis said: "One of the things that people will probably be thinking about Davy Jones is, the fact that he was 66. He always looked like a little kid. I think even in his latter years he looked very, very young." | Radio presenter Dave Lee Travis said: "One of the things that people will probably be thinking about Davy Jones is, the fact that he was 66. He always looked like a little kid. I think even in his latter years he looked very, very young." |
| He described The Monkees as "a lot of fun" and as a band which overcame its critics. | He described The Monkees as "a lot of fun" and as a band which overcame its critics. |
| Ricky Wilson, of the Kaiser Chiefs, speaking at the NME awards, said Jones would be missed. | Ricky Wilson, of the Kaiser Chiefs, speaking at the NME awards, said Jones would be missed. |
| He said about Jones and The Monkees: "It was just some guys having fun. Not in the sort of forced, manufactured way, although many would say they were the first manufactured band. | He said about Jones and The Monkees: "It was just some guys having fun. Not in the sort of forced, manufactured way, although many would say they were the first manufactured band. |
| "I think there's something infectious about guys looking like that and having fun: The tunes, you can't argue with them." | "I think there's something infectious about guys looking like that and having fun: The tunes, you can't argue with them." |
| A former apprentice jockey in Newmarket, Jones remained a keen horseman all his life, winning his first race in England as a jockey in 1996. He also trained horses. | A former apprentice jockey in Newmarket, Jones remained a keen horseman all his life, winning his first race in England as a jockey in 1996. He also trained horses. |
| Jones also wrote short stories, poetry, and was interested in photography. | Jones also wrote short stories, poetry, and was interested in photography. |