Posted: Wed 2:47 PM, Feb 29, 2012
Reporter: The Associated Press Email
Monkees singer Davy Jones dies in Florida at 66
Actor and musician Davy Jones, who gained fame with the 1960s band The Monkees, has died in Florida. He was 66.
A representative for Jones confirmed that he died Wednesday morning of a heart attack in Indiantown, Fla.
Jones rose to fame in 1965 when he joined The Monkees, a British
popular rock group formed for a television show. Jones sang lead
vocals on songs like "I Wanna Be Free" and "Daydream Believer."
Jones was born Dec. 30, 1945, in Manchester, England.
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