The Monkees bassist Peter Tork dies at 77

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Tork, Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Davy Jones were members of the fictitious pop group that was formed for an NBC sitcom of the same name that ran from 1966 to 1968. Dolenz confirmed Tork's death on Twitter, tweeting: "There are no words right now...heart broken over the loss of my Monkee brother, Peter Tork." Tork left the band in 1968 at the conclusion of the show, reuniting with his bandmates in 1986 for a 20th anniversary tour.