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"Daydream Believer" is a song composed by American songwriter John Stewart shortly before he left the Kingston Trio. It was recorded by the Monkees , with Davy Jones singing the lead. The single reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in December 1967, remaining there for four weeks, and peaked at No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart .
John Coburn Stewart (September 5, 1939 – January 19, 2008) was an American songwriter and singer. He is known for his contributions to the American folk music movement of the 1960s while with the Kingston Trio (1961–1967) and as a popular music songwriter of the Monkees' No. 1 hit "Daydream Believer" and his own No. 5 hit "Gold" during a solo career spanning 40 years that included almost ...
The news of Jones' death triggered a surge of Internet traffic, causing sales of the Monkees' music to increase dramatically. [ 44 ] Guitarist Michael Nesmith stated that Jones' "spirit and soul live well in my heart, among all the lovely people, who remember with me the good times, and the healing times, that were created for so many ...
Daydream Believer and Other Hits is a budget-price Monkees compilation released in 1998. It contained 10 of The Monkees' greatest hits, plus lesser-known classics. The album did not include any material from the 1980s or 1990s reunions, focusing strictly on the band's 1960s output.
The Lonesome Picker Rides Again is the fourth album by the folk musician John Stewart, a former member of The Kingston Trio, released in 1971. [2] The album contains Stewart's own recording of "Daydream Believer", a song he wrote for The Monkees.
"The Letter" The Box Tops: September 30 October 7 October 14 "Never My Love" The Association October 21 "To Sir, With Love" Lulu October 28 November 4 November 11 "Soul Man" Sam & Dave: November 18 "Incense and Peppermints" Strawberry Alarm Clock: November 25 "The Rain, The Park and Other Things" The Cowsills: December 2 "Daydream Believer" The ...
The last guitar to enter features a volume-control pedal, [23] a device which had only recently begun to be employed in popular music and would be used on many recordings in 1966. [24] Paired with a guitar, the device hides the initial attack and decay of the instrument's tone while allowing the player to more easily control volume changes than ...
Daydream Believer and Other Hits, a 1998 compilation album by the Monkees; Daydream Believers: The Monkees' Story, a 2000 made-for-television biographical film about the Monkees "Daydream Believer", the 20th episode of season 16 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit "Daydream Believer", an episode of season one of My Life as a Teenage Robot