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Peter Tork
Age: 67
Height: 5' 9"
Birth Place: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Born: Feb. 13th, 1942
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BIOGRAPHY: Performed as a folk musician in Greenwich Village and Los Angeles before being selected for the Monkees TV show. Made 58 TV episodes 6 albums, a TV special, and a movie before leaving the Monkees in 196 Released a solo single in 1982. Rejoined the Monkees for tours and an from 1986 to 1989. Released his first solo album, "Stranger Things Have Happened", in 1994
TRIVIA:
- Declined an invitation to rejoin 'The Monkees' (qv) for a McDonald's TV commercial, as he is a vegetarian ('Michael Nesmith' (qv) also declined, because there was no promise of further work).
- The Monkees were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6675 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
- Has been diagnosed with a rare form of head and neck cancer and underwent surgery to remove the growth on his tongue [March 5, 2009].
- Peter and his close friend 'James Lee Stanley' (qv) have released two CDs of their music. Among the songs used is a cover of "Pleasant Valley Sunday."
- Peter has a daughter named Hallie Elizabeth (b. 25 January 1970) with Reine Stewart) and a son named Ivan Joseph (b. 22 December 1975) with Barbara Iannoli) and a daughter Erica Marie (b. 15 June 1997) by an unknown girlfriend)
- When 'Stephen Stills' (qv) was turned down by _"The Monkees" (1966)_ (qv) producers because his teeth were crooked and his hair was falling out, he recommended a local folk musician who looked like him named Peter Tork.
- While with 'The Monkees' (qv), Tork was involved in the group's most famous musical outtake, "Lady's Baby," a song released in 1995 as a bonus track on the reissue of the group's fifth LP, and inspired by Karen Harvey Hammer, the wife of his business partner Bob Hammer. The Hammers had an infant son, Justin. Peter insisted on getting the cooing of little Justin recorded for use on "Lady's Baby," which required following the baby around the studio with a microphone. Peter's use of baby cooing on a pop album predated by some 30 years the practice later incorporated by country beauties 'Martina McBride' (qv) and 'Sara Evans (I)' (qv), who used the cooing of their own children on some of their songs.
- Was actually the first Monkee to play an instrument on one of their records ("Papa Gene's Blues"), after writer/producer 'Michael Nesmith' (qv) insisted Peter be allowed to add a guitar part.
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