R.I.P. Davy Jones of “The Monkees”
In memoriam of Davy Jones, diminutive “heartthrob” member of “The Monkees” quartet, explore some of these resources at the Georgia State University Library:
The Monkees. [DVD of four episodes from “The Monkees” television comedy]
Head. [DVD – “a psychedelic look at the pop phenomenon called the Monkees as they shatter their pre-fab image.”]
Goostree, L. (1988). The Monkees and the deconstruction of television realism. Journal Of Popular Film & Television, 16(2), 50-58.
Stahl, M. (2002). Authentic boy bands on TV?: Performers and impresarios in “The Monkees” and “Making the Band”. Popular Music, 21(3), 307-329.
Bodroghkozy, A. (1991). ‘We’re the young generation and we’ve got something to say’: A Gramscian analysis of entertainment television and the youth rebellion of the 1960s. Critical Studies In Mass Communication, 8(2), 217.
And, some Monkees trivia: Did you know that both Neil Diamond and Carole King wrote songs for the group?