Davy Jones News

Introduced as the "King Kong of the Monkees," pop singer Davy Jones opened his concert at Hoosier Park Racing and Casino Saturday night with a playful jab at Indiana residents.

The 2008-2009 season of the Cedartown Performing Arts Center opens Sept. 27 with 1960's heartthrob Davy Jones.

Atlantic Southern Bank is determined to dip into the area's growth either through its local longtime banking executives or by attracting baby boomers through its new spokesman, Davy Jones from the 1960s pop ...

A monkey visited Atlantic Southern Bank in Macon this afternoon. And it wasn't just an ordinary monkey, it was a singing monkey! Davy Jones of the sixties pop/rock group "The Monkees" greeted fans and signed ...

Baby boomers and their younger cousins were bouncing to their feet as Davy Jones showed Terre Haute he was still a believer Saturday night.

What do you mean you aren't trying to get your favorite band's lunchbox, finger puppets and a few rare 45 singles? Monkees fan George Rusin is.

“Please, sir, can I have some more?”

"Consider yourself...a friend!" Blame Lionel Bart but rather than take Oliver Twist as a piece of work that calls the public's attentions to various social evils, the happy-go-lucky adventures of a gang of ... via DVD Times

Misunderstood Masterpieces 4.01.08: Head Posted by Will Helm on 04.01.2008 ...or, It's What Everybody Wants AND What Everybody Needs Hey, hey, it's Misunderstood Masterpieces! And this week I'm kicking off a ... via 411mania.com

“For me, I think the mayor hired me for the customer service perspective”

The "Last Train to Clarksville" could stop at Fairbanks Park around 8 p.m. May 24. via Tribune-Star

The question vexes and dogs the national conscience. In polite circles, the question is only whispered. But, more than ever, times call for boldness.

Do the Monkees belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

Fans of the 1960s, prefabricated, hugely popular group say the Monkees deserve to be considered for enshrinement in Cleveland. An online petition has even been started. But band member Peter Tork has been quoted as saying that Rolling Stone publisher and Hall of Fame co-founder Jann Wenner has been standing in the band's way. Read more

“I really loved filming the episode where we all got to be pirates. Well, all except Mike [Nesmith]. He didn't show up for work that week.”

Maybe it was the big brown eyes, the shy kid's smile or the diminutive stature , but Davy Jones was always arguably the first among equals in The Monkees - ' certainly as far as making young girls' heart ... via Baltimore Examiner

“I grew up with Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey.”

GOOD MORNING: The Monkees were guaranteed a million-and-a-half for p.a.'s during the brief vidhiatus so Screen Gems decided to wait with a feature until their next vidvacation. via Variety

When I was in the 5th grade my dad went to work for the Missouri State Highway Patrol as a drivers' examiner. via Daily Dunklin Democrat

“Why invest like a monkey when you can trade like a gorilla?”

Since the pop song I'm a Believer helped catapult him to fame, Davy Jones has been a believer in his cachet as a member of the contrived 1960s bubble-gum pop band The Monkees. via Palm Beach Post

“There's still plenty of weed, cocaine, and ecstasy for everyone”

Ladies and gentlemen...meet Sexina! A James Bond-style theme song rolls behind the opening credits of a new film featuring Adam West as a ruthless criminal mastermind. via 10 Zen Monkeys

Davy Jones Sadly, the man responsible for writing 'Daydream Believer,' The Kingston Trio's John Stewart, recently passed away, but the dreamy Monkee who made young girls want to legally change their ... via Chicago Tribune

“When you become a celebrity, you become recognized, more articulate, better looking ... taller ... . And that's not always a good thing.”

With an off-the-chart energy level after three cups of Cuban java, Davy Jones refuses to be unhappy and he refuses to be grouped with "a bunch of old guys." Perhaps best known as the cute little Englishman of ... via The Highland Park News

“I'm meeting individuals in key positions, not only with Leadership Wilkes-Barre, but with my regular job. (The program) is exactly what I thought it was.”

Lori Nocito, executive director of Leadership Wilkes-Barre, talks about this year's students who have gone through the program, in her downtown Wilkes-Barre office. via Times Leader

Based on the popularity of the first season in 1966 and the obvious talent of the actors, The Monkees began actually recording music, releasing albums and touring--and almost immediately butting heads with NBC. via The Wire

“The law assumes that your wife acts under your direction.”

By MICHAEL C. MOORE MMOORE@KITSAPSUN.COM Sunday, January 6, 2008 You don't achieve the legendary status that "Oliver!" has in musical theater circles without piling up some serious history. via Kitsapsun.com