Peter Tork of ‘The Monkees’ Dies Peacefully in Connecticut Home at 77

Peter Tork of ‘The Monkees’ Dies Peacefully in Connecticut Home at 77
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Peter Tork, the bassist, singer, and self-described “dummy” of The Monkees, died on Feb. 21, 2019, at the age of 77. The announcement of his passing did not include the cause of death; however, Tork had experienced an on-off battle with a rare tongue cancer, adenoid cystic carcinoma, since an original diagnosis in 2009.

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