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Post by JamesP on Feb 21, 2019 19:41:19 GMT -5
singer Peter Tork has died at the age of 77. The sad news has been confirmed by his sister Anne Thorkelson, reports the Washington Post. She did not clarify the star's cause of death, however he had been diagnosed with a rare form of tongue cancer, adenoid cystic carcinoma, in 2009. Peter was a singer, bass player and keyboard player for the Monkees, a four-piece band who found fame in the 1960s. He was the oldest member of the group when their NBC show The Monkees first aired in 1966. The show ran for only two seasons, but in its time, won an Emmy Award for outstanding comedy. Read more: guitarplayersforum.boards.net/thread/735/peter-tork-rip#ixzz5gDS4kaoX
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