by Bob Walsh
Peter Tork, bassist for the Monkees and a long-time blues and folk musician, passed into whatever comes next on Thursday at the age of 77. He was the oldest member of the group at 24 when they were created.
The Monkees were often described as a manufactured copy of The Beatles and out-sold them for a while.
They had a TV show which ran for two seasons and got an Emmy as well as generating a ton of merchandising. They sold a total of 35 million albums.
Tork did not have a smooth life after the Monkees. He had alcohol problems and did some time for a small quantity of hash but finally got his act together.
As an interesting side, one of the other Monkees, Michael Nesmith, became filthy rich thru inheritance. His mom invented liquid paper.
2 comments:
I used a ton of Liquid Paper using a state IBM Selectric way back when.
I wonder if they even make it any more.
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