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Today In Music History: Davy Jones is 65!

Posted at 6:12 AM on December 30, 2010 by Steve Seel
Filed under: Music History


Birthdays:

Mike Nesmith of The Monkees is 68.
Singer Patti Smith is 64.
Musician and producer Jeff Lynne is 63.


Today in:

1981 - XTC played their first American concert, in Philadelphia.
1991 - Bruce Springsteen's wife Patti Scialfa gave birth to a daughter, Jessica Rae, the couple's second child.
1999 - An intruder broke into George Harrison's home outside London and stabbed Harrison and his wife. Michael Abram was later found innocent by reason of insanity.
2002 - Singer Diana Ross was arrested for drunk driving in Tucson, Arizona.


Birthday Highlight:

Singer Davy Jones of The Monkees is 65 today. A former apprentice racehorse jockey and actor (he played The Artful Dodger in London and New York performances of Oliver), Davy was the so-called "cute one" in the Monkees. He sang lead vocals on such hits as "Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)," "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You," and his most famous tune, "Daydream Believer."

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