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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to David Cassidy. As I grew up and into the world of showbiz, I grew out of shape-shifting peer-oriented "likes/dislikes” and expanded my musical vocabulary. I accepted "fresh data" and became better at recognizing great quality music, no matter who is doing it. The Partridge Family first hit when I was around 13. Back then I dismissed it as pre-teen twaddle with some OK comedy. Now when I listen to The Partridge Family, I hear A-list songwriters, recorded with the venerable Wrecking Crew, and sung by a very talented singer with great range—David Cassidy. These factors over-rule the transience of hipsterism. Cassidy had an astonishing resume as an actor, collaborator, and songwriter (his songs were covered by Asia, Cher, Heart...). In 1975 a girl died at one of his shows, which broke his heart and added another reason for him to take a leave from “teen idol-dom.” Everything he did post-Keith Partridge (records, theatre, TV shows) was of high quality and reached people around the world. He came into my professional circle around 1998, and I'm grateful to have had at least a few times with him, on stage and off. He was a very empathetic person who, despite his life experience with “celebrity,” seemed at odds with the trappings of fame. I'm in 12-Step Recovery and we all prayed he'd find the tools to overcome. On this note, here's a video of the last time Davy Jones and David Cassidy performed together (who knew?), and I'm glad to have been a part of that... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDb4zDaBVpo Meanwhile, HB DC and thank you for your voice.

#davidcassidy #partridgefamily #fx #davyjones #monkees #wreckingcrew #johnnyjblair #felipetorres #davidrobicheau 

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From Lifeboat, Tackle Box and beyond, Greg “Skeggie” Kendall spills the beans….

I had met Greg “Skeggie” Kendall as a person before I even knew about his music. Sort of. He was road managing The Chills  when I saw them in about 1989/1990 or so. I was backstage doing an interview with The Chills’ Martin Phillipps (for my zine, DAGGER) and Skeggie brought him a big salad (not “the big salad” like on Seinfeld but a big salad nonetheless) and faked this posh British accent when he put it down in front of Martin and stated, “Your dinner sir.”  I laughed and Skeggie and I chatted  bit that evening. He seemed like a real friendly, jovial type, completely unlike some other road managers types I had met throughout the years.

So I’d already missed the boat on his band Lifeboat though I’d heard of them and was sure I’d heard some Lifeboat songs. Then missed his next band, Tackle Box until my pal Jeremy Grites told me I had to hear them which was in the late 90’s or maybe 2000. I picked up copies of those cds, On and Grand Hotel (both released in 1993, if I have my story straight, and both on the Rockville label. They also released “The Wheat Penny Single” 7” the same year on Rockville. Fun fact: his rhythm section on those records,  Brian Dunton and Sean King Devlin went on to work with Mary Timony in Helium) and both are filled with the kind of at times loud/ at times soft rock music that too many people missed but really should have heard. As you’ll read below he’s done plenty of other stuff, musically speaking.

You know here at DAGGER I like to dig a little deeper, go for some more obscure folks to interview and it was on a whim that I’d reached out to Skeggie to see if he might want to answer a few questions. Thankfully he did and by reading below you’ll learn about the long strange trip that Mr. Greg Kendall has been on all these years. Long live Skeggie!

 John Surrette (Boy's Life), Peter Buck (REM), Skeg Kendall (Lifeboat) 1986, at The Rat in Boston, MA (photo by Paul Robicheau)

Where were you born? Did you grow up in the Boston area?

I was born in Norwalk, CT. In the three years following, my family moved to as many states: from Norwalk to Santa Barbara, CA.; Santa Barbara to Red Hook, in upstate NY; Red Hook to Huntsville, AL. I mostly grew up in Huntsville, but our family did weird satellite missions to other places for awkward fragments of school years. There was half of third grade in Atlantic Beach on Long Island, and before that, a 1968 Cocoa Beach summer at the Del-Ray Motel that stretched beyond the first day of school because my father worked for the space program at Cape Canaveral. Eight months for eighth grade in Gaithersburg, MD, then washing up in Middletown, RI in 1973. So, to answer your question, no, I did not grow up in the Boston area. I moved there in 1981, when I was 21.

Do you remember the first record you ever bought?

I was lucky to have an older brother who was way into music, so I was exposed to scads of great music from very early on. Simply, AM top forty radio WAS my childhood. I tried, but didn’t buy the first record I wanted to buy. There are many tales of the infamous Columbia Record Club. Our family returned from a vacation in what, 1968?, to find a package at our front door I’d ordered from the back of a magazine. “The Birds, The Bees, and The Monkees” is the one I remember. My parents were pissed and had to undo the bad deal and returned that record and the other two that were delivered. I eventually bought that album, and of course loved it. The Monkees are the best band ever.

When did you first pick up an instrument? Was it a guitar?

5 years old. Ukulele. Soon after, the guitar. Cat gut string. My first gig was in kindergarten in Huntsville singing “My Old Kentucky Home” with my brother and sister. There are some uncomfortable lyrics in that tune for three little kids to be singing in 1965 Alabama. (It was only recently that I discovered the origin and intent of the song. Interesting history.)

Lifeboat in 1985, the Living Room in Providence RI

Was Tackle Box your first band? If not tell us about bands prior to it.

Lots of bands before Tackle Box. That was like 1992-93. It’s hard to list the catalogue without supplying background in order to provide fun context. You gotta understand that back in the day we were in the middle of the suburban punk rock expansion explosion, jumping off of what we were gleaning from the CBGB’s scene of the late 1970s and the Detroit thing of MC5 and the Stooges, and also Blue Oyster Cult’s early stuff, not to mention most importantly Lou Reed. I worked backward from “Rock n Roll Animal” to the Velvet Underground in 1975-76. It was mind-blowing. It’s impossible to encapsulate in a brief answer. I moved into the upstairs of a nightclub in Newport RI in 1978. I lived there for two years. I was like 18 and 19 years old. I saw a load of wild shit, ingested a ton of drugs, and had a lot of fun. Johnny Thunders was a regular. I hung out with Sonny Terry and Brownie Magee, J.B. Hutto, and Max Romeo. I held court with Carl Perkins. I played regularly with Jonathan Richman, Mission of Burma, Human Sexual Response, and The Neighborhoods. What else can I say, except that I’m sure there’s a bunch of cool stuff that I can’t remember, plus can’t believe I don’t have Hep C or some other nasty affliction. Our band, Bob Lawton’s Boots —look it up—we were there from the git-go of punk rock. Just sayin’.

Tell us about seeing bands in Boston the 80’s? With the amount of amazing talent there back then you must have had some magical nights!

Yes. Some great nights were involved. “Magical” is a good adjective. I moved to Boston in 1981. It was an exciting time in local music to be there. “Magical” because one had to invent one’s scene if you didn’t dovetail easily into an existing one. A Boston rock scene was in full play, with the ‘Hoods, Mission Burma, Lyres, Neats, Del Fuegos, etc, etc., but to bust into that world required stamina and songs, particularly if you were in a jangly pop band like mine —Arms Akimbo, which became Lifeboat. We had much more in common with the North Carolina and Georgia music scenes than the grittier Boston sound. We had to work hard to prove ourselves, and we pretty much did. That band broke up in 1987.

Tackle Box on Oct 2014 at The Middle East, Cambridge MA  (Photo by Johnny Anguish)

How did Tackle Box come about?

The Brothers Kendall were a thing after Lifeboat’s varied successes and failures. My brother Bobby and I wrote a bunch of songs and played a bunch of gigs in 1988-89, maybe 90? I don’t know. We made a record for Bar None with Peter Holsapple from the dBs that never came out, mostly because the record sucked, (through no fault of Peter’s). But, tell you what, I loved that band. We made some music I’m quite proud of. The core of that band became Tackle Box. Shawn Devlin is an amazing drummer I’ve been playing with since the Newport days; Mike Leahy is a genius guitarist (he’s played with Juliana Hatfield, Buffalo Tom, and Pell Mell, among others); and bassist Brian Dunton, (with Devlin, the original Helium rhythm section) are great to work with.

When I (briefly) met you back then you were a tour manager for The Chills. Had you been making your living doing that? If so what other bands did you tour manage?

Wow! Where/when did we meet? That was a goofy gig. If anyone ever asks you, “Hey, should I consider a cross-country tour that requires road managing, driving the van, being the sole roadie and — get this—opening solo act?,” you’re answer should be, “No, definitely don’t do that.”

I also went out as a roadie for the bands Big Dipper, The Feelies, and for the longest stretch, Throwing Muses. I love all of them, very much. So many tales to tell.

How did the deal with Rockville Records come about? Who ran that label (I only knew about Homestead back then).

Jeff Pachman signed us. It just happened I guess because he heard our songs and liked us. I honestly don’t know any other reason.

When/ why did Tackle Box end? Did you have any bands after that?

We all got busy with other stuff, and honestly I was becoming ambivalent about what had started to feel like asking people if they liked me through music. After all those years, I guess hit sort of a mental roadblock. I had a new family, with back-to-back sons, and that had an impact I’m sure on my commitment to touring and other time-consuming aspects of being in a band. But I found a new musical outlet when I fell into scoring film. Doug Macmillan from the band the Connells introduced me to director John Schultz, who enlisted me to write songs for his film Bandwagon, and then asked me to score it. The film screened and was bought at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival, which eventually led me to score Schultz’s 1998 Drive Me Crazy for 20th Century Fox. It was a fun, exciting and satisfying time, despite the steep learning curve.

Who are some of your favorite current bands or musicians?

My son’s projects are what I’d like to talk about.

DJ Lucas https://soundcloud.com/djlucasma

Weird Dane https://soundcloud.com/weirddane

They’ve got a whole lot stuff going on. Their collective, called Dark World, is knee-deep in music making, video projects and fashion design.

Care to tell us your top 10 desert island discs?

It’s hard to get it down to ten, but let’s go with…

Velvet Underground (self-titled third album)

Velvet Underground “Loaded”

New York Dolls “New York Dolls”

New York Dolls “Too Much Too Soon”

Jean Jacques Perry “The Amazing New Electronic Pop Sound Of Jean Jacques Perry”

Yo La Tengo “I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One”

Joni Mitchell “Blue”

Chet Baker “ Let’s Get Lost”

David Bowie “Hunky Dory”

Brian Eno “Music For Airports”

(Plus any and all releases from Gram Parsons)

Tell us about the reunion gig that Tackle Box recently played. Will there be more?

That was super-fun. I hope for more. I love those guys, and I think we rock real nice together. We fell into playing together as if we hadn’t taken over twenty years off.

What is it that you do now? Something in the film industry?

From 2002-2012, my wife Connie White and I booked documentary films into cinemas as Balcony Releasing. We distributed over twenty films in that period. Currently, I’m working with my wife’s company Balcony Booking. She’s the film buyer for eighteen independent art houses and three film festivals.

Check out our new site here: https://www.balconyfilm.com/

Skeg behind a Rhodes in Bellows Falls, VT

Any closing comment? Final thoughts? Anything you wanted to mention that I didn’t ask?

It’s been a long and interesting trip, including my recent graduation from college in May 2016. With all that music stuff going on, I completely forgot to go to college, so I entered in 2012, and graduated four years later from UMass Amherst with a self-designed BA in Historical New England Documentary Studies.

Also, I’m about to embark on a new musical adventure— or I should say, a potential adventure. I’m going to Raleigh, NC to hang with my buddy Doug MacMillan from the Connells. If it works out, we’re thinking about planning a two-hander that explores the odd lives we’ve led in the music business, including stories and songs in a fun and reflective show. We’ll see. I hope it happens. I love those Connells songs.

BONUS QUESTION: Did you ever hear from Mark Lindsay about the song “Mark Lindsay’s Ponytail?”

I have a signed copy from Mark Lindsay of the Tackle Box “Wheat Penny” single that has “Ponytail” on the B-side. He says he liked it. I’m proud to say that one of my songs, “Eeenie Meenie Miney Moe,” originally recorded with Tuffskins, (a fun post-Tackle Box mini-project) was rehearsed by the fantastic Los Straitjackets with vocals by Mark Lindsay for consideration on an album. Alas, a release was not to be. But still, that feels really good, and the song was eventually recorded and released as a single by Rochester, NY garage-rockers Ian and the Aztecs. So, all’s well, that ends well.

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SUNDAY MUSIC VIDEO MATINEE: Davy Jones + Micky Dolenz, Live at Epcot, May, 7th, 2011 (complete 3rd set of the day) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLydK9B_EmA ...Starting in 1995, Davy Jones and band appeared annually at Disney Epcot in Orlando, FL. He was routinely booked for 3-5 days, 3 sets a day, with dates usually set around Mother’s Day (though I recall some as early as March). People from around the world attended, with some scheduling their vacations around it. Sometimes guests such as Micky Dolenz or Flo & Eddie would drop in. For me it was an opportunity to catch up with Floridian family and friends. 

Davy brought me in on keyboards for the 1997 series (I remember Sandy Gennaro winging broken drum sticks at me) and every year from 2005 to 2011. We had a lot of great food, fun, laughs, and good times, and the Disney staff treated us like royalty. Hard to believe years have flown by since we were up on that hot stage by the lake…

#davyjones #monkees #epcot #disney #orlando #johnnyjblair #felipetorres #ericbiondo #davidrobicheau #avivamaloney #mickydolenz

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE MONKEES + SATURDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO – The Monkees “Porpoise Song” (live 2011) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgV3KLUrhAw This week in 1966, THE MONKEES TV show premiered and changed everything in popular music, television, and multi-media. Someday I’m going to write out my “journey with The Monkees.” Like millions of other pre-teens in 1966-67, I caught on to their music and their cutting-edge show that was a form of rock’n’roll psychedelic vaudeville. Frank Zappa and The Beatles were amongst their fans, and John Lennon said he “never missed an episode.” Little did I imagine that one day I’d professionaly work with The Monkees. 

One day I was doing an interview and was asked, “What’s your favorite Monkees song?” My knee-jerk response is “Porpoise Song.” Besides being my #1 favorite Monkees song to perform and listen to, this was the only uncut footage I could find of us doing “Porpoise Song” on the American wing of the 2011 tour (thanks to Joey PGH1 for capturing this @ Merrillville IN 6-30-11). According to Monkees-authority/historian/manager Andrew Sandoval (who guided the 2011 international tour), the original recording was the most elaborate production in Monkees history. Cashbox magazine compared it to “I Am The Walrus,” and for me it felt like participating in a Pink Floyd set. Written by Carole King & Gerry Goffin (who created the porpoise theme), the song bookended the 1968 film HEAD, the deconstruction of The Monkees mythology.

Personnel on this performance: 

Micky Dolenz: drums & lead vocals 

Davy Jones: percussion & vocals 

Peter Tork: slide guitar & vocals 

Wayne Avers: lead slide guitar 

Eric Biondo: trumpet 

Johnny J. Blair: bass & vocals + video-enhancement (2023) 

Arnold Jacks: saxophone 

Aviva Maloney: keyboards, saxophone, & vocals 

Jimmy Riccitelli: keyboards & vocals 

David Robicheau: guitar & vocals 

Andrew Sandoval: visuals 

Felipe Torres: drums & vocals 

Chris von Sneidern: remastering (2023) 

#mickydolenz #themonkees #porpoisesong #headmovie #psychedelicrock #poprock #actor #director #producer #vocalist #singer #johnnyjblair #bassist #monkeestour #caroleking #gerrygoffin #andrewsandoval #birthday #davyjones #michaelnesmith #petertork

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SUNDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO: “Horsing Around With Davy Jones.” This was a 2006 mini-documentary produced by TVLand network. I thought they did a good job portraying how David balanced celebrity life and work with home, horses, and family. The home/farm sections were filmed in Indiantown FL and Beavertown PA—there are some great images of Spruce Lawn. The live concert sections were filmed in Minneapolis MN, with me (keyboards, vocals), Tim Breon (bass), Aviva Maloney (keyboards, reeds, vocals), David Robicheau (guitar, vocals), and Felipe Torres (drums, vocals).

#TVLand #documentary #davyjones #monkees #horses #family #indiantown #florida #pennsylvania #beavertown #sprucelawn #johnnyjblair #avivamaloney #felipetorres #davidrobicheau 

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SUNDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO: “Horsing Around With Davy Jones.” This was a 2006 mini-documentary produced by TVLand network. I thought they did a good job portraying how David balanced celebrity life and work with home, horses, and family. The home/farm sections were filmed in Indiantown FL and Beavertown PA—there are some great images of Spruce Lawn. The live concert sections were filmed in Minneapolis MN, with me (keyboards, vocals), Tim Breon (bass), Aviva Maloney (keyboards, reeds, vocals), David Robicheau (guitar, vocals), and Felipe Torres (drums, vocals).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-cy2SMZhrw&t=18s

#TVLand #documentary #davyjones #monkees #horses #family #indiantown #florida #pennsylvania #beavertown #sprucelawn #johnnyjblair #avivamaloney #felipetorres #davidrobicheau

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SATURDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO “Saturday’s Child” by The Monkees (live 2011) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy2fcnIz9mk This performance features guitarist Wayne Avers, who has played with The Monkees in all their manifestations since 1990 (and he’s also worked with Christopher Cross, Rick Derringer, Todd Rundgren, & other notables). David Robicheau and Felipe Torres are rockin’ it in this clip, and I always enjoyed playing it. “Saturday’s Child” was the second track on The Monkees’s debut LP. It’s one part bubblegum and one part hard rock akin to The Yardbirds. The song was written by David Gates (later of Bread fame) and was first recorded by the garage pop band The Palace Guard (with Emitt Rhodes and actor-musician Don Grady) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy2fcnIz9mk #monkees #mickydolenz #wayneavers #christophercross #rickderringer #toddrundgren #felipetorres #saturdayschild #davidgates #yardbirds #bread #palaceguard #emittrhodes #dongrady #johnnyjblair

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SATURDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO “Saturday’s Child” by The Monkees (live 2011) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy2fcnIz9mk This performance features guitarist Wayne Avers, who has played with The Monkees in all their manifestations since 1990 (and he’s also worked with Christopher Cross, Rick Derringer, Todd Rundgren, & other notables). David Robicheau and Felipe Torres are rockin’ it in this clip, and I always enjoyed playing it. “Saturday’s Child” was the second track on The Monkees’s debut LP. It’s one part bubblegum and one part hard rock akin to The Yardbirds. The song was written by David Gates (later of Bread fame) and was first recorded by the garage pop band The Palace Guard (with Emitt Rhodes and actor-musician Don Grady) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy2fcnIz9mk

#monkees #mickydolenz #wayneavers #christophercross #rickderringer #toddrundgren #felipetorres #saturdayschild #davidgates #yardbirds #bread #palaceguard #emittrhodes #dongrady #johnnyjblair

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SATURDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO “Here Comes My Baby” by Davy Jones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNUQKtFgHgY …This song was written by Cat Stevens (before he became a star). In 1967 the song was a breakout hit for The Tremeloes (released 1/13/67), and it’s been covered several times since. Davy Jones performed it in concert and recorded his studio arrangement in 1999 with: 

David "Loafy" Alexander: keyboards & harmony vocals 

Johnny J. Blair: bass, guitars, keyboards, percussion, production, and harmony vocals 

Tim Breon & Skip Kline: mixing 

Jon King: drums 

Aviva Maloney: piccolo flûte & harmony vocals

The video includes cameos with Tim Breon, Mark Clarke, David Robicheau, Patrick Stewart, Felipe Torres, and various dancers and extras. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNUQKtFgHgY

#davyjones #monkees #catstevens #tremeloes #mavericks #loafy #davidalexander #johnnyjblair #skipkline #timbreon #jonking #avivamaloney #patrickstewart #music #britishinvasion #poprock #singersongwriter

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SATURDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO “Here Comes My Baby” by Davy Jones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNUQKtFgHgY …This song was written by Cat Stevens (before he became a star), who said he composed it as “a sad Christmas song.” In 1967 it was a breakout hit for The Tremeloes (released 1/13/67), and it’s been covered several times since. Davy Jones performed it in concert and recorded his studio arrangement in 1999 with: 

David "Loafy" Alexander: keyboards & harmony vocals 

Johnny J. Blair: bass, guitars, keyboards, percussion, production, and harmony vocals 

Tim Breon & Skip Kline: mixing 

Jon King: drums 

Aviva Maloney: piccolo flûte & harmony vocals

The video includes cameos with Tim Breon, Mark Clarke, David Robicheau, Patrick Stewart, Felipe Torres, and various dancers and extras. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNUQKtFgHgY

#davyjones #monkees #catstevens #tremeloes #mavericks #loafy #davidalexander #johnnyjblair #skipkline #timbreon #jonking #avivamaloney #patrickstewart #music #britishinvasion #poprock #singersongwriter

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SATURDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO “Here Comes My Baby” by Davy Jones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNUQKtFgHgY …This song was written by Cat Stevens (before he became a star), who said he composed it as “a sad Christmas song.” In 1967 it was a breakout hit for The Tremeloes (released 1/13/67), and it’s been covered several times since. Davy Jones performed it in concert and recorded his studio arrangement in 1999 with:

David "Loafy" Alexander: keyboards & harmony vocals

Johnny J. Blair: bass, guitars, keyboards, percussion, production, and harmony vocals

Tim Breon & Skip Kline: mixing

Jon King: drums

Aviva Maloney: piccolo flûte & harmony vocals

The video includes cameos with Tim Breon, Mark Clarke, David Robicheau, Patrick Stewart, Felipe Torres, and various dancers and extras. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNUQKtFgHgY

#davyjones #monkees #catstevens #tremeloes #mavericks #loafy #davidalexander #johnnyjblair #skipkline #timbreon #jonking #avivamaloney #patrickstewart #music #britishinvasion #poprock #singersongwriter

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MONDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO—“Amore,” a song written by Chris Andrews and performed live by Davy Jones & Band at Disney Epcot, May 7th 2011 (complete set). Chris wrote this Latin pop song especially for Davy, who recorded a studio version produced by Ron Dante (Archies, Pat Benatar, Cher, Barry Manilow). That version was released on iTunes and Davy performed it frequently in his solo concerts, sometimes with Jessica Pacheco joining in to do a flamenco dance. While several performances of “Amore” are available online, this set is remarkable as Micky Dolenz came out later and joined the band. Here’s the set list:

Opening Theme—Viva Las Davy

Pleasant Valley Sunday

Someday Man

Girl

I’ll Love You Forever

Amore

Little Bit Me Little Bit You

Last Train to Clarksville

Daydream Believer

I’m A Believer

Monkees Walk-Off

Immediately after wrapping up the Epcot shows, everyone got on a plane for England to begin a Monkees reunion tour…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m90pBqw6rG0&t=1s

#chrisandrews #amore #davyjones #monkees #rondante #latinpop #epcot #disney #orlando #johnnyjblair #felipetorres #ericbiondo #davidrobicheau #avivamaloney #mickydolenz #jessicapacheco #singersongwriter

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE MONKEES + MONDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO—On this day in 1966, the NBC TV network green-lighted “The Monkees” into production for the next TV season. The show was modeled after The Beatles’s film A HARD DAYS NIGHT, and John Lennon (who claimed he never missed an episode) called them “The rock’n’roll Marx Brothers.” The made-for-TV band evolved into an act that sold millions of records, had many reunion tours, and pioneered an incredible dynamic for how musicians express themselves with multi-media.

Davy Jones was already under contract with Colgems and was the only one not required to audition (he also claimed to have come up with the band name). Prior to that he was a successful Broadway actor who’d befriended actor/singer-songwriter and fellow Brit Chris Andrews.

Fast forward to 2011: “Amore” is a Latin pop song written by Chris especially for Davy, who recorded a studio version produced by Monkees-compere Ron Dante (Archies, Pat Benatar, Cher, Barry Manilow). While several performances of “Amore” are available online, this set is remarkable as Micky Dolenz came out later and joined the band. Here’s the set list:

Opening Theme—Viva Las Davy

Pleasant Valley Sunday

Someday Man

Girl

I’ll Love You Forever

Amore

Little Bit Me Little Bit You

Last Train to Clarksville

Daydream Believer

I’m A Believer

Monkees Walk-Off

Immediately after wrapping up the Epcot shows, everyone got on a plane for England to begin the 2011 Monkees reunion tour…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLydK9B_EmA&t=1966s

#chrisandrews #amore #davyjones #monkees #rondante #latinpop #epcot #disney #orlando #johnnyjblair #felipetorres #ericbiondo #davidrobicheau #avivamaloney #mickydolenz #jessicapacheco #singersongwriter

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MONDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO—“Amore,” performed live by Davy Jones & Band at Disney Epcot, May 7th 2011 (complete set). Chris Andrews wrote this Latin pop song especially for Davy, who recorded a studio version produced by Ron Dante (The Archies, Pat Benatar, Cher, Barry Manilow). That version got some traction on playlists and Davy performed it frequently in his solo concerts, sometimes with his then-wife Jessica Pacheco joining in to do a flamenco dance. While several performances of “Amore” are available online, this set is remarkable as Micky Dolenz came out later and joined the band. Here’s the set list:

Opening Theme—Viva Las Davy

Pleasant Valley Sunday

Someday Man

Girl

I’ll Love You Forever

Amore

Little Bit Me Little Bit You

Last Train to Clarksville

Daydream Believer

I’m A Believer

Monkees Walk-Off

Immediately after wrapping up the Epcot shows, everyone got on a plane for England to begin the 2011 Monkees reunion tour…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m90pBqw6rG0&t=1s

#chrisandrews #amore #davyjones #monkees #rondante #epcot #disney #orlando #johnnyjblair #felipetorres #ericbiondo #davidrobicheau #avivamaloney #mickydolenz

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SUNDAY MUSIC VIDEO MATINEE: Davy Jones, Live at Epcot, May, 9th 2010 (complete set): Starting around 1995, Davy Jones and band appeared annually at Disney Epcot in Orlando, FL. He was routinely booked for 3-5 days, 3 sets a day, with dates usually set around Mother’s Day (though I recall some as early as March). People from around the world attended, with some scheduling their vacations around it. For me it was an opportunity to catch up with Floridian family and friends.

Davy brought me in on keyboards for the 1997 series (I remember Sandy Gennaro winging broken drum sticks at me) and every year from 2005 to 2011. We had a lot of great food, fun, laughs, and good times, and the Disney staff treated us like royalty. Hard to believe that 11 years has flown by since we were up on that hot stage by the lake…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTuMBLkoS48

#davyjones #monkees #epcot #disney #orlando #johnnyjblair #felipetorres #ericbiondo #davidrobicheau #avivamaloney #sandygennaro

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SATURDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO “Here Comes My Baby” by Davy Jones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNUQKtFgHgY …This song was written by Cat Stevens (before he became a star). In 1967 the song was a breakout hit for The Tremeloes, and it’s been covered several times since. Davy Jones performed it in concert and recorded his studio arrangement in 1999 with:

David "Loafy" Alexander: keyboards & harmony vocals

Johnny J. Blair: bass, guitars, keyboards, percussion, production, and harmony vocals

Tim Breon & Skip Kline: mixing

Jon King: drums

Aviva Maloney: piccolo flûte & harmony vocals

The video includes cameos with Tim Breon, Mark Clarke, David Robicheau, Patrick Stewart, Felipe Torres, and various dancers and extras. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNUQKtFgHgY

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