Davy Jones

Biography

There is more than one artist with this name. 1. A Manchester U.K. born singer & actor. 2. David Bowie. 3. A German hardcore band formed in 2007. 1.Davy Jones (born David Thomas Jones December 30, 1945 in Manchester, England, died February 29, 2012 in Miami, Florida) was an actor and singer, best known as a member of The Monkees. From 1965 to 1971, Jones was a member of The Monkees, a pop-rock group formed expressly for a television show of the same name. With Screen Gems producing the series,...

There is more than one artist with this name.

1. A Manchester U.K. born singer & actor.
2. David Bowie.
3. A German hardcore band formed in 2007.

1.Davy Jones (born David Thomas Jones December 30, 1945 in Manchester, England, died February 29, 2012 in Miami, Florida) was an actor and singer, best known as a member of The Monkees.
From 1965 to 1971, Jones was a member of The Monkees, a pop-rock group formed expressly for a television show of the same name. With Screen Gems producing the series, Jones was shortlisted for auditions, as he was the only Monkee who was signed to a deal with the studio, but still had to meet producers Bob Rafelson's and Bert Schneider's standards. As a Monkee, Jones sang lead vocals on many of the group's songs, including "I Wanna Be Free" and "Daydream Believer". Davy met Laramy Smith in 1967, introduced by Eirik Wangberg (then a producer and co-owner of Sound Records). Laramy and Davy co-produced The Children, an Austin Texas group Davy discovered while on tour with the Monkees. A single was released on Laramie Records entitled "Picture Me", which reached Billboard at number 2 with a bullet.
After the Monkees went off the air, the group disbanded. However, Jones continued to perform solo, while later joining with fellow Monkee Micky Dolenz and songwriters Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart as a short-lived group called Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart. He has also toured throughout the years with other members as various incarnations of the Monkees.

Jones died in his sleep on February 29, 2012 at his home in Miami, Florida. He was 66.

2.Davy Jones is also David Bowie's (born January 8, 1947) real name; Following releases as Davie Jones with The King Bees and The Manish Boys Bowie recorded as Davy Jones briefly in 1965 before changing his name, the only release under this name being "You've Got A Habit Of Leaving" b/w "Baby Loves That Way" with his band The Lower Third (alongside with a number of unreleased demos, solo and with band). This was followed by "Can't Help Thinking About Me" as David Bowie with The Lower Third.

3. Was im Frühjahr 2007 als Witz in einer ansonsten äußerst witzlosen Mittagspause begann, wurde schon ein halbes Jahr später für alle Beteiligten bittere Realität.

"Davy Jones" bezogen ihren Proberaum und wurden damit vom Bandphantom (wie es sich gehörte hatte man, ohne alle Posten besetzt, geschweige denn auch nur einen Ton zusammen zustande gebracht zu haben, schon eine Myspace-Seite inklusive Logo etc. vorzuweisen) zur richtigen Band in der Anfangsphase. Immer noch nichts geleistet, aber immerhin die Vorraussetzungen dazu!

Zur Gründungsbesetzung gehörten Stefan (Vocals), Christian (Bass), Tim (Drums), Marcel (Gitarre) und Andi (Gitarre). Stefan strich aus Zeitgründen relativ schnell wieder die Segel, Marcel wurde zum Wegstellen seiner Gitarre und zum Singen verdonnert, während man Christian zu Backgroundvocalzwecken ebenfalls ein Mikro vors Gesicht stellte in das er reinzubrüllen hatte.

Im Oktober 2007 wurden dann die ersten Demoaufnahmen in Eigenregie fabriziert.

Die Monate zogen ins Land und mit der Zeit sah man es als nötig an einen zweiten Gitarristen einzustellen. So kam Greg im Februar 08 an Bord und musste schnellstens fit gemacht werden für den anstehenden ersten Auftritt am 01.03.08 in Haldern. Das überschwängliche Feedback des Publikums ("Jooo fürs erste mal nicht schlecht") bestärkte die Band nur auf ihrem Weg.

Ende März verließ Marcel leider die Band. Daraufhin übernahm Christian den gesamten Gesang und Matze wurde für den Bass rekrutiert.

Die Aufnahmen zur ersten Ep "SWIM WITH THE SHARKS" wurden bravourös gemeistert und von jan (www.myspace.com/artfuldecapitation) gemischt. Hier nochmals ein DANKESCHÖN an unseren piratigen-producer-captain!!!!

4. Davy Jones is a character in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. He plays the organ. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.