1. DAVY JONES DIDN'T KNOW WHO THE BEATLES WERE THE NIGHT OF THEIR SHARED ED SULLIVAN SHOW PERFORMANCE.
Two and a half years before The Monkees premiered, English heartthrob and tambourine player extraordinaire David "Davy" Jones had his first brush with the four moptops who, unbeknownst to him, would change his life forever. As a cast member of the Broadway musical Oliver! (he played the Artful Dodger), . But probably the craziest part of this story was how the 19-year-old Brit was completely oblivious to who John, Paul, George and Ringo were. As he tells the story , the late Monkee (Jones died in 2012) had never heard any of The Beatles's songs. He only took interest in what they were doing because he wanted to figure out how to make girls scream too.
Via Mental Floss article - http://mentalfloss.com/article/66101/11-things-you-might-not-know-about-monkees
I see this as foreshadowing to what Davy's life would become in a few short years. I also think it is a really cute story.
Here is the video from Davy's appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show that night.
What is your favorite story in Monkees history?
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Monkees Drabble
SachbücherJust various drabble about the Monkees band members - Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork and Mike Nesmith. It will have -pictures, facts, polls, questions, confessions and maybe a short fan fic story or two. Please take a moment to comment your th...
