Monkees frontman dies

Singer Davy Jones passes away aged 66...

10:16 01 March 2012

Lead singer of 60s band The Monkees, Davy Jones, has died aged 66.

The Manchester-born star is said to have passed away in his sleep after suffering a fatal heart attack.

According to entertainment website TMZ, the Daydream Believer singer complained of chest pains at his home in Florida the night before.

Brought together in 1966 for a US television series, Jones, Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork were famous for their clean-cut image and were marketing as the American answer to The Beatles.

The band initially split in 1970, but three of the band's original members - Jones, Dolenz and Tork - recently reunited to play a series of gigs.

Radio presenter Dave Lee Travis said of the Monkees frontman:

"One of the things that people will probably be thinking about Davy Jones is, the fact that he was 66.

"He always looked like a little kid. I think even in his latter years he looked very, very young." 

Jones is survived by his wife Jessica and four daughters from previous marriages.