![]() Tork was diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare cancer affecting his tongue, in 2009. His death was confirmed by his sister Anne Thorkelson, who did not say where or how he died. Barry from Sauquoit, NyPer: Peter Tork, a blues and folk musician who became a teeny-bopper sensation as a member of the Monkees*, the wisecracking, made-for-TV pop group that imitated and briefly outsold the Beatles, died February 21st, 2019.Diamond's early stuff was great, but I disliked most of what he did after that. Seventhmist from 7th HeavenAs great as this song is, Neil Diamond's early rendition of his own song is even better.will take Hal's word for it, although Roger played with them on the recording there is sill a big argument about that first LP having read Hal Blaines book and the book about the Wrecking Crew, he states that they played on every track for that LP but others have argued that the Byrds did a few of the songs on it themselves. ![]() The Byrds did their own music after the first LP. and even then quiet often Carl would play along and the Beatles did their own stuff until about Sgt Pepper on then they would only invite certain musicians in to help with some songs. Jennifur SunCoy from Texas you are wrong about the Beach Boys Brian did supplement some of their song as they got more popular and were touring like mad with members of the Wrecking Crew, but the Crew really didn''t take over persay untill about 65 as i remember from an article i recently read.I couldn't have cared less because I had to pay the rent and The Monkees were selling records and I wasn't being paid for my records." He went through the roof because he felt that I had given #1 records away to another group. But the head of my record company freaked. It was one of the songs that was going to be on my first album, but Donny Kirshner, who was their music maven, hears 'Cherry, Cherry' on the radio and said, 'Wow, I want one like that for The Monkees!' He called my producers, Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich - 'Hey, does this kid have any more?' And they played him the things I had cut for the next album and he picked 'I'm A Believer,' 'A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You' and 'Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow),' and they had some huge hits. He replied: "I was thrilled, because at heart I was still a songwriter and I wanted my songs on the charts. Mojo magazine July 2008 asked Neil Diamond if he resented at all the Monkees' success with this song at a time when his own recording career was less successful.
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