A word about Davy Jones, 1945-2012

We remember Davy Jones who was born in the UK on this day in 1945.

We heard in March 2012 that Davy Jones passed away in Florida. 

Davy Jones was one of The Monkees, the pop group that had a bunch of hits for a couple of years in the late 1960′s. 

Davy was the girls’ favorite.  I remember that my sister had Davy Jones posters on her wall.  She was a huge fan of the group’s music and their weekly TV series.

The Monkees sold millions of records.   They were actually a pretty good group and I liked many of their songs, too.  However, their success faded as the TV show went off the air.

Davy was the lead vocalist on “Daydream Believer“, a # 1 song in December 1967. 

He also sang lead on “A little bit me, a little bit you“, another chart topper from March ’67 and the second Neil Diamond tune recorded by the group.  (The other was “I’m a believer“)