Peter Tork

Peter Tork, who rose to fame as a member of the 1960s band The Monkees, died on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019.

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Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork of The Monkees in concert at Eventim Apollo Hammersmith on Sept. 4, 2015 in London.

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This June 4, 1967 file photo shows, from left, Mike Nesmith, Davy Jones, Peter Tork, and Micky Dolenz of The Monkees posing with their Emmy award for best comedy series at the 19th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Tork, who rocketed to teen idol fame in 1965 playing the lovably clueless bass guitarist in the made-for-television rock band The Monkees, died Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, of complications related to cancer, according to his son Ivan Iannoli. He was 77. (AP Photo, File) ORG XMIT: NYET401
Pop musical group, "The Monkees" are shown in this Oct. 20, 1966 photo. At top are: Peter Tork, top left, and Mickey Dolenz. At bottom are: David Jones, left, and Mike Nesmith. (AP Photo) ORG XMIT: APHSLTRN15
The Monkees bassist Peter Tork died Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019 at 77. Tork was the eldest member of the pop music act, which was the focus of a TV sitcom that debuted on NBC in 1966 and won an Emmy for outstanding comedy. (Hartford Courant/TNS)

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Peter Tork of the Monkees performs during a rehearsal concert at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido, Calif. on November 7, 2012. Tork died Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019 at age 77. (Don Bartletti/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

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This July 6, 1967 file photo shows, from left, Peter Tork, Mike Nesmith, David Jones and Micky Dolenz of the musical group The Monkees at a news conference at the Warwick Hotel in New York. Tork, who rocketed to teen idol fame in 1965 playing the lovably clueless bass guitarist in the made-for-television rock band The Monkees, died Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, of complications related to cancer, according to his son Ivan Iannoli. He was 77.

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