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More sad news, I'm afraid. Davy Jones, famous as being "the British one" in 1960s manufactured pop band The Monkees, has passed away in his Florida home, aged 66. [BBC News story]
Although occasionally seen with a guitar or bass on The Monkees TV show (courtesy of Gretsch who supplied instruments for the programme), Jones wasn't particularly known as a guitarist, but in fact all four Monkees - Jones along with Peter Tork, Mickey Dolenz and Mike Nesmith were very musical.
They rebelled against their management's insistence that Monkees records should be made by session musicians and feature only one Monkee at a time on lead vocals (usually Jones or Dolenz), and on later albums they gained artistic control, playing their own instruments and writing the songs.
G L Wilson
© 2012, Guitarz - The Original Guitar Blog - now in its 10th year!
- Jerry Jones Danelectro Longhorn 6-string Bass Replica Circa 1990-93
guitarz.blogspot.com: Here's a Jerry Jones 6-string bass, circa 1990-93, based on the original Danelectro Bass VI model as orignally issued in 1956. Jerry Jones guitars are much sought after and are known not to be simply replicas or instruments inspired...
- Vintage & Rare Guitar Of The Week: Bigsby-equipped Blastcult Fif T Six
guitarz.blogspot.com: Seeing as Blastcult, founded by Orange County bass maker Jason Burns, specializes in hand-built upright basses, perhaps it'll come as little surprise that this Blastcult FIF T SIX guitar has a distinct Rockabilly flavour. It...
- 1964 Gibson Barney Kessel
guitarz.blogspot.com: We've seen a Gibson Barney Kessel already on Guitarz but I can't help showing again this extremely desirable guitar, with one of my favorite feature: a double florentine cutaway on a semi-hollow body! (Actually...
- Burke, Usa-made, Aluminium-necked Electric Guitar, Design Patented In 1961
guitarz.blogspot.com: Apologies for the sub-standard photo, but this was the only one that showed the entire length of the guitar in question face on. The eBay seller claims that this 1960s Burke electric guitar in metallic burgundy finish was the very...
- Steinberger Gm1t Egyptian - One-off Namm 1991 Special
guitarz.blogspot.com: I've always enjoyed 1960s Italian Ekos and Crucianellis with their ostentatious celluloid pearlescent finishes; likewise similarly finished models from Sweden's Hagström have also appealed. But looking at the above Steinberger...
Guitar
Davy Jones of the Monkees, RIP
More sad news, I'm afraid. Davy Jones, famous as being "the British one" in 1960s manufactured pop band The Monkees, has passed away in his Florida home, aged 66. [BBC News story]
Although occasionally seen with a guitar or bass on The Monkees TV show (courtesy of Gretsch who supplied instruments for the programme), Jones wasn't particularly known as a guitarist, but in fact all four Monkees - Jones along with Peter Tork, Mickey Dolenz and Mike Nesmith were very musical.
They rebelled against their management's insistence that Monkees records should be made by session musicians and feature only one Monkee at a time on lead vocals (usually Jones or Dolenz), and on later albums they gained artistic control, playing their own instruments and writing the songs.
G L Wilson
© 2012, Guitarz - The Original Guitar Blog - now in its 10th year!
- Jerry Jones Danelectro Longhorn 6-string Bass Replica Circa 1990-93
guitarz.blogspot.com: Here's a Jerry Jones 6-string bass, circa 1990-93, based on the original Danelectro Bass VI model as orignally issued in 1956. Jerry Jones guitars are much sought after and are known not to be simply replicas or instruments inspired...
- Vintage & Rare Guitar Of The Week: Bigsby-equipped Blastcult Fif T Six
guitarz.blogspot.com: Seeing as Blastcult, founded by Orange County bass maker Jason Burns, specializes in hand-built upright basses, perhaps it'll come as little surprise that this Blastcult FIF T SIX guitar has a distinct Rockabilly flavour. It...
- 1964 Gibson Barney Kessel
guitarz.blogspot.com: We've seen a Gibson Barney Kessel already on Guitarz but I can't help showing again this extremely desirable guitar, with one of my favorite feature: a double florentine cutaway on a semi-hollow body! (Actually...
- Burke, Usa-made, Aluminium-necked Electric Guitar, Design Patented In 1961
guitarz.blogspot.com: Apologies for the sub-standard photo, but this was the only one that showed the entire length of the guitar in question face on. The eBay seller claims that this 1960s Burke electric guitar in metallic burgundy finish was the very...
- Steinberger Gm1t Egyptian - One-off Namm 1991 Special
guitarz.blogspot.com: I've always enjoyed 1960s Italian Ekos and Crucianellis with their ostentatious celluloid pearlescent finishes; likewise similarly finished models from Sweden's Hagström have also appealed. But looking at the above Steinberger...