Davy Jones has died at the age of 66.
The Monkees frontman passed away at Martin Memorial Hospital in Florida after suffering a heart attack, according to TMZ.com.
No further details surrounding his death were available as WENN went to press.
The British-born star began his career as a child actor on long-running U.K. soap opera Coronation Street before finding fame in the 1960s as a member of The Monkees, a group formed to star in a TV series of the same name.
The band split in 1971 and Jones went on to establish himself as a solo star. He also joined forces with his fellow Monkee Micky Dolenz to form their own group, Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart, with songwriters Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart.
The Monkees reunited twice recently, once for a tour in 2001 and another time for their 45th anniversary trek in 2011. The latter reunion ended abruptly when the group canceled the second half of its tour without explanation.
Jones’ last hit the stage on February 19th for a solo show in Oklahoma.
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