Singer and bass player Peter Tork of The Monkees has died after fighting a 10-year battle against a rare form of tongue cancer, according…
Singer and bass player Peter Tork of The Monkees has died after fighting a 10-year battle against a rare form of tongue cancer, according to the Daily Mail. The 77-year-old passed away Thursday, as confirmed by his sister Anne Torkelson. However, while Torkelson did confirm the 1960s musical icon’s death, she did not directly attribute it to the tongue cancer he has lived with for nearly a decade.
Tork was the oldest member of the band when it was assembled in 1966 — joining Mickey Dolenz, Davey Jones, and Mike Nesmith in what would become the massive commercial juggernaut of Monkees-mania. This phenomenon included album and single sales, worldwide touring, merchandise, and of course the band’s television show.
