Monkees Singer Davy Jones Dead at 66 From Heart Attack

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81. thanks - 'The Archies' was a demonstration of Don Kirshner's contribution

after exec Don Kirshner had a falling out with the Monkees, they parted ways, The Monkees pretty much flopped, and Kirshner blew star power into a cartoon made from a 1940s comic book, (giveing the characters a garage band) and topped the chart with 'Sugar Sugar' by 'The Archies' in 1969, while the Monkees had exited the charts. Let face it - anyone who could make a hit (even a 1 hit) band, 'performed' by animated cartoon characters out of a comic book has talent

The Monkees were just kids, you cant blame them for lacking the sophisication to fully understand what they were and what they werent, nor can you blame a talented professional like Kirshner for running out of patience if he felt he wasnt being treated with respect

But music was undergoing a style change that might have been difficult for a band with that image and structure to navigate, so it may have been for the best