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The Monkees' Peter Tork: A real musician who also played one on TV

2131 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentEarly on in his life as one-fourth of the Monkees, Peter Tork learned a cruel truth about the gargantuan gulf between image and reality in Hollywood. He dutifully arrived at a recording studio one day, guitar in hand, after being told some new Monkee... more info

Peter Tork, Court Jester of the Monkees, Is Dead at 77

2131 days ago
New York TimesMr. Tork was an accomplished musician, but he became famous for his comedic role as the goofy member of a made-for-television band. more info

Monkees bassist Peter Tork dies at 77

2131 days ago
Chicago Sun-Times, ILHis death, seven years after the loss of singer Davy Jones, leaves just two Monkees surviving. more info

The Monkees' bassist Peter Tork dead at 77

2131 days ago
USA Today MusicTork's cause of death is not yet public, though he was diagnosed with a rare tongue cancer, adenoid cystic carcinoma, in 2009.             more info

The Monkees’ Peter Tork Dead At 77

2131 days ago
StereogumPeter Tork, a member of the massively popular '60s band the Monkees, has died. The Washington Post reports that Anne Thorkelson, Tork's sister, has confirmed news of Tork's death, though she declined to say how he died. Tork was 77. more info

The Monkees Co-Founding Member Peter Tork 1942 – 2019

2131 days ago
JamBasePeter Tork of the Monkees died at age 77. more info

The Monkees' Peter Tork, RIP

2131 days ago
Brooklyn VeganPeter Tork of The Monkees has died at age 77 and had been battling a rare form of cancer... Continue reading… more info

Peter Tork, beloved and offbeat member of the Monkees, dies at 77

2131 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentPeter Tork, who became an overnight sensation in the 1960s as part of the made-for-TV rock band the Monkees, has died. He was 77. more info

R.I.P. Peter Tork, founding member of The Monkees, has died at 77

2131 days ago
Consequence of SoundTork played keyboard and bass in the band and remained an active touring member through as late as 2016.  more info

Ex-Monkee Michael Nesmith revisits topical, cult 1972 album with latest tour

2163 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissAs his tenure in the Monkees was drawing to a close in the late ’60s, singer, songwriter and guitarist Michael Nesmith had no clue just how much his music, and his life, would change when he walked in one night to the fabled Palomino country m... more info

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