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<p>FILE - In this July 6, 1967 file photo Davy Jones of Monkees singing group is shown at press conference at Warwick Hotel in New York City. Jones died Wednesday Feb. 29, 2012 in Florida. He was 66. Jones rose to fame in 1965 when he joined The Monkees, a British popular rock group formed for a television show. Jones sang lead vocals on songs like "I Wanna Be Free" and "Daydream Believer." (AP Photo/RH,File)</p>

<p>FILE - In this July 6, 1967 file photo Davy Jones of Monkees singing group is shown at press conference at Warwick Hotel in New York City. Jones died Wednesday Feb. 29, 2012 in Florida. He was 66. Jones rose to fame in 1965 when he joined The Monkees, a British popular rock group formed for a television show. Jones sang lead vocals on songs like "I Wanna Be Free" and "Daydream Believer." (AP Photo/RH,File)</p>

February 29, 2012

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Thanks for the Monkees memories, Davy
February 29, 2012 10:13 a.m.

Thanks for the Monkees memories, Davy

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Davy Jones, the heartthrob singer who helped propel the made-for-TV rock band The Monkees to the top of the pop charts as an American version of the Beatles, died Wednesday. He was 66.