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Peter Tork, endearingly offbeat bassist and singer in the Monkees, dies at 77

Peter Tork, a blues and folk musician who became a teeny-bopper sensation as a member of the Monkees, the wisecracking, made-for-TV pop group that imitated and briefly outsold the Beatles, died Feb. 21. He was 77.

The Monkees - (from left) Mike Nesmith, Davy Jones, Peter Tork, and Micky Dolenz - with their Emmy Awards in 1967. Mr. Tork died Thursday at age 77.
The Monkees - (from left) Mike Nesmith, Davy Jones, Peter Tork, and Micky Dolenz - with their Emmy Awards in 1967. Mr. Tork died Thursday at age 77.Read more