Wednesday, February 29, 2012

The Monkees’ Davy Jones Dies At 66

Davy Jones onstage with The Monkees in London, July 1967. (Michael Putland / Getty Images)

Davy Jones onstage with The Monkees in London, July 1967. (Michael Putland / Getty Images)

Before he was a Monkee, Davy Jones was on Broadway. And that’s when Here & Now host Robin Young was head of his fan club. With the news that Jones died Wednesday of a heart attack at age 66, we found this interview with Jones from 2007, when Robin revealed her life long admiration for Jones.

The interview was part of a story with children’s author, Sandra Boynton, who enlisted Jones and other musicians for her book/CD, “Blue Moo… 17 Jukebox Hits from Way Back Never.”

 

 

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The Appian Road, in the Monti Aurunci area of Italy. (Robert Kaster/University of Chicago Press)

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