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“Monkees” Lead Singer Davy Jones Dead In Florida

From CBS Miami

DAVID JONES DEAD AT 66
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
I remember watching the antics and music of “The Monkees” like it was yesterday. Hell, I grew up listening to those guys (I’m 67)… Davy was only 66.  The older you get the more people you know who pass on… ain’t that the way.
Makes me hope I might get to hear him play again in the sweet by and by, ‘less the Devil gets me first… hum, wonder if old Davy went down to the crossroads… he had the talent.  Hope he ain’t having to bust his chops with ol’ Scratch! (Just funnin’ with you Davy).
He’ll REALLY be missed! . . . EDITOR

 

STUART, Fla. (CBSMiami) – Davy Jones, singer for the 60′s super-group The Monkees, died Wednesday morning at Martin Memorial Hospital in Martin County, Florida.

The Martin County Sheriff’s office said it received a call from someone asking them to come to an address on Fox Road in Indiantown, Florida, after Jones complained “that he was not well and having trouble breathing,” according to a statement by spokesperson Rhonda Irons.

“At this time there do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the death,” Irons said. . . . Read Complete Article

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Davy Jones: Monkees star dead at 66

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