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Like Peter Tork, Jones, despite playing mostly tambourine or maracas, was a multi-instrumentalist and would fill in for Tork on bass when he played keyboards and vice versa and for Dolenz on drums when the Monkees performed live concerts.
Davy: And I couldn’t play the drums because they couldn’t see me behind them! Mickey: My initial [audition] piece was ‘Johnny B Goode’. Did you have to learn to play drums for the role?
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May 11, 2019 · Though associated with the maracas, Davy Jones was also good at piano, guitar and drums. On the 1967 Monkees tour he would take over on drums when Micky took to the center stage. Davy came from a Broadway background and was a fast learner so he was able to pick up on an instrument pretty quick.
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May 10, 2019 · Though associated with the maracas, Davy Jones was also good at piano, guitar and drums. On the 1967 Monkees tour he would take over on drums when Micky took to the center stage. Davy came from a Broadway background and was a fast learner so he was able to pick up on an instrument pretty quick.
Jan 7, 2021 · The cheerful, perky plot lines belied dissatisfaction on the part of the young men, who fought the producers for the right to play their own instruments and record their own songs, and fought with one another — according to The Daily Mail, Jones once head-butted fellow Monkee Peter Tork.
Mar 1, 2012 · In reality, Jones could play the drums and guitar. Although Dolenz, the group's drummer on the show, only learned to play that instrument after he joined the Monkees, he also could play guitar....
Davy Jones is best known for being a member of the singing group The Monkees. Born in Manchester, England, he sang lead vocals on many of the band’s songs including, “I Wanna Be Free,” and “Daydream Believer.”
