Davy Jones of the Monkees dies, aged 66

The singer/actor made his way from Corrie to California, but was forever associated with the TV show about a manufactured bandDavy Jones, the singer of the Monkees, has died of a heart attack, the website TMZ has reported. Jones, who was 66 years old, died at the Martin Memorial Hospital in Florida.Jones was born in Manchester in 1945, and was a child actor, appearing in Coronation Street and Z Cars in 1961 and 1962. He found fame, though, after moving to Los Angeles and being cast as the lead s...

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