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Davy Jones was a member of the Monkees, an American rock band formed in 1965. The Monkees was created by Robert Rafelson and Bert Schneider as a television series, and was intended to be a humorous take on the Beatles. The band's four members were cast in the television series, which aired from 1966 to 1968. The Monkees also released a series of albums, which were commercially successful.