Photo of Davy Jones from an ad for a 1965 single record 'What Are We Going To Do?'/'This Bouquet'.

Davy Jones: Eulogy for a Dreamboat

Soundcheck | Mar 2, 2012

After Davy Jones died on Wednesday, WQXR and WNYC news host Kerry Nolan dug her first diary out of the closet. The entry for Dec. 30, 1966 read: “Today, Davy Jones turns 21…” There were little hearts drawn all over the page. Nolan joins us to remember a pop idol who surfaced at just the right time in her life.

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