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Peter Halsten Thorkelson [1] (February 13, 1942 – February 21, 2019), better known by his stage name Peter Tork, was an American musician and actor.He was best known as the bass guitarist and keyboardist of the Monkees and co-star of the NBC television series of the same name (1966–68).
Peter Tork "Pillow Time" 1969 The Monkees Present: Janelle Scott, Matt Willis Micky Dolenz "Pleasant Valley Sunday" 1967 Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. Gerry Goffin, Carole King Micky Dolenz "Poll" 1968 Head: Jack Nicholson, Bob Rafelson Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, Timothy Carey, Frank Zappa, Unknown "Poor Little Me" 1967
In June 2007, Peter Tork complained to the New York Post that Jann Wenner had "blackballed" the Monkees from being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Tork contended that Wenner held a grudge against the Monkees because the band members did not always write their own songs or play their own instruments during their early years. [152]
In 1986 Dolenz and Tork recorded three new songs for Arista as "Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork (of the Monkees)". [24] On the Arista label (in the U.S.) the Monkees released three charting singles, [25] three compilation albums, [26] three compilation EPs, [27] and reissues of some of the band's albums, including for the first time on compact disc ...
With the 1986 revival of "Monkeemania", Arista Records issued a new Monkees "best of" collection, including three new recordings featuring vocals by Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork: "That Was Then, This Is Now", "Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere" and a remake of the Paul Revere and the Raiders hit, "Kicks".
Seven of the album's 12 tracks feature one lone Monkee singing lead vocal over instrumentation and backing vocals recorded entirely by a group of session musicians which varies from song to song. Other tracks feature multiple Monkees singing over session players; only on the two tracks produced by Michael Nesmith does a Monkee (Peter Tork) play ...
"Your Auntie Grizelda" is a song recorded by the American pop rock group the Monkees. Diane Hildebrand wrote the lyrics and Jack Keller composed the music. It is the first released song of the band with Peter Tork on lead vocals. The song appeared on both the TV series and the 1967 album More of the Monkees.
Headquarters is the third studio album by the American pop rock band the Monkees, released in 1967 by Colgems Records.It was issued after the first season of their television series had concluded and was the first album on which the group members made substantial songwriting and instrumental contributions, rather than relying on session musicians and professional songwriters.