Monkees Drabble

Part 24 - RIP To 3 Monkee Band Members

It is late 2022 when I am posting this and to date the Monkee fandom has lost three of the four Monkee band members.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monkees

https://www.bandlogojukebox.com/blog/2017/12/4/m1-the-monkees -History About The Band Logo.

1.Davy Jones was the first to join the Monkees in July 1965. He was the youngest band member, the third to leave the band in 1970 and the first to pass away in 2012.

- December 30, 1945 (Manchester, England) - February 29, 2012 (Stuart, Florida) -66 yrs old-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Jones_(musician)

https://kdvr.com/news/monkees-singer-davy-jones-dies-at-66/

2. Peter Tork was the last to join the Monkees in 1965, the oldest member, the first to leave the band in 1968 and the second to pass away in 2019.

- February 13, 1942 (Washington, D.C.) - February 21, 2019 (Mansfield, Connecticut) -77 yrs old-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Tork

https://deadline.com/2019/02/peter-tork-dead-the-monkees-bassist-1202561830/

3. Michael Nesmith was the third to join the Monkees in 1965. He was the second oldest band member, the second to leave the band in 1969 and the third to pass away in 2021.

- December 30, 1942 (Houston, Texas) - December 10, 2021 (Carmel Valley, California) -78 yrs old-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Nesmith

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/10/arts/music/michael-nesmith-dead.html

It is so sad to see the band members pass away.

Micky is the only one left as of November 3, 2022.

I have given him his own page in this book. Read on to the next page for Micky. :D