The Monkees’ Peter Tork is dead at the age of 77.
Bassist and singer from the legendary band, died today. The cause of death is not disclosed.
It writes Rolling Stone
Peter Tork was a member of The Monkees from the group’s beginning in 1966, and he also participated in the quartet’s many comebacks through the years.
The Monkees was one of musikhistoriens first boy bands and can be seen as an american counterpart to The Beatles.
the Band was originally composed for the tv series ‘The Monkees’, there was a large kulturfænomen in the UNITED states, where the four pop stars adored by screaming teenagers.
the Group has sold more than 75 million records worldwide.
The Monkees sent the songs ‘Daydream Believer’, ‘I’m a Believer’ and ‘Last Train to Clarksville’ in as number one on the u.s. Hot 100.
Peter Tork got cancer in 2009, but later in the same year he was declared cured of the disease.
The Monkees’ primary vocalist, Davy Jones, died in 2012 of a heart attack.
The Monkees on stage in West Hollywood during one of the historic popgruppes many restorations. Photo: AP
