Peter Tork News

One of The Monkees was in town yesterday. Peter Tork from the Monkees, he was in Woonsocket for a fund raising event for Milk Fund, which helps provide milk for struggling working families and senior citizens and the event was at Chan's Chinese restaurant on Main Street.

When : 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday Where : Sheraton Framingham How much : $22 at the door ; $6, children younger than 12, in addition to VIP packages.

Toledo Civic Theatre rocked Nov. 6 as Peter Tork - " formerly of The Monkees - " brought his own brand of blues to town.

The Fuel House Coffee Co. on Landis Avenue has been the go-to venue for many local bands and musicians looking for a place to showcase their music.

VINELAND -- Hey, hey, look who's coming to town. The Monkees' Peter Tork and his band Shoe Suede Blues will play for an intimate crowd at Fuel House Coffee Co.

MONKEES star DAVY JONES has ruled out ever reuniting with his bandmates after launching a scathing attack on his former pals, insisting he has "no time" for them.

It's been more than 40 years since Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones , Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork -- collectively known as The Monkees -- took America by storm with a popular network television series and a string of No.

Peter Tork, one of the famous TV characters/musicians known as The Monkees , announced in March that he had a rare form of cancer called adenoid cystic cancer .

Today's nugget is taken from a Nashville Now appearance by The Monkees circa 1989.

Peter Tork, 67, is touring with his rock-blues band, Shoe Suede Blues this spring and summer, despite extensive surgery in early March 2009 to remove a cancerous tumor from the lower part of his tongue.

Peter Tork, best known for his stint in '60s pop band The Monkees, is tackling radiation treatment and a summer tour at the same time.