British singer and actor Davy Jones poses for a portrait around 1960. Jones, whose charming grin and British accent won the hearts of millions of fans of the 1960s television series "The Monkees," died Wednesday, according to the Martin County, Florida, sheriff's office. He was 66.
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British singer and actor Davy Jones poses for a portrait around 1960. Jones, whose charming grin and British accent won the hearts of millions of fans of the 1960s television series "The Monkees," died Wednesday, according to the Martin County, Florida, sheriff's office. He was 66.
The Monkees -- Peter Tork and Micky Dolenz, top, and Davy Jones and Michael Nesmith -- pose for a group portrait in 1967. The pop group was created to star in an NBC sitcom and capitalize on the Beatles' teenybopper popularity. "The Monkees" TV series premiered in the fall of 1966.
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The Monkees -- Peter Tork and Micky Dolenz, top, and Davy Jones and Michael Nesmith -- pose for a group portrait in 1967. The pop group was created to star in an NBC sitcom and capitalize on the Beatles' teenybopper popularity. "The Monkees" TV series premiered in the fall of 1966.
The band performs in 1967. In terms of musical popularity, the project succeeded beyond anyone's expectations, with the group notching a handful of No. 1 songs (including "I'm a Believer," Billboard's top song of 1967) and four No. 1 albums.
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The band performs in 1967. In terms of musical popularity, the project succeeded beyond anyone's expectations, with the group notching a handful of No. 1 songs (including "I'm a Believer," Billboard's top song of 1967) and four No. 1 albums.
Jones hangs from a trapeze in 1967. Though the TV show was never a huge ratings hit, its knockabout, Marx Brothers-style comedy -- inspired, to an extent, by the loopier sequences in the Beatles' "A Hard Day's Night" -- gained fans and followers, reigniting the band's popularity when MTV reran the show in the mid-'80s.
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Jones hangs from a trapeze in 1967. Though the TV show was never a huge ratings hit, its knockabout, Marx Brothers-style comedy -- inspired, to an extent, by the loopier sequences in the Beatles' "A Hard Day's Night" -- gained fans and followers, reigniting the band's popularity when MTV reran the show in the mid-'80s.
Jones buries fellow members of The Monkees in 1967. The diminutive vocalist and actor sang lead on the musical group's hits such as "Daydream Believer" and "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You."
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Jones buries fellow members of The Monkees in 1967. The diminutive vocalist and actor sang lead on the musical group's hits such as "Daydream Believer" and "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You."
Jones gives an interview in 1967.
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Jones gives an interview in 1967.
Jones is caught by the camera leaving London Airport circa 1968.
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Jones is caught by the camera leaving London Airport circa 1968.
The Monkees pose for an early 1970s promotional portrait.
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The Monkees pose for an early 1970s promotional portrait.
Dolenz, from left, Tork and Jones promote their tour in London in 1989.
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Dolenz, from left, Tork and Jones promote their tour in London in 1989.
The Monkees arrive at Melbourne airport in Australia in 1968.
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The Monkees arrive at Melbourne airport in Australia in 1968.
The Monkees dressed as "mad scientists" in the early 1970s for their television show.
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The Monkees dressed as "mad scientists" in the early 1970s for their television show.
Band members pose for a promotional photo in the 1970's.
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Band members pose for a promotional photo in the 1970's.
Jones speaks at a panel on "60's Pop Rock: My Music" in 2011 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Jones speaks at a panel on "60's Pop Rock: My Music" in 2011 in Beverly Hills, California.
Tork, from left, Jones and Dolenz pose during a portrait session to announce the band's 45th anniversary tour in London in 2011.
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Tork, from left, Jones and Dolenz pose during a portrait session to announce the band's 45th anniversary tour in London in 2011.
A wreath honoring Jones sits by the Monkees' star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame on Wednesday, February 29.
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A wreath honoring Jones sits by the Monkees' star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame on Wednesday, February 29.