Born in Washington DC in 1942, Peter Thorkelson met superstardom in his early twenties when the politically interested musician, songwriter and actor was referred by his friend Stephen Stills to ...

Peter Tork, a struggling musician who became an ... in Greenwich Village and met another up-and-coming musician, Stephen Stills. In California, where both had relocated, Mr. Stills tried out ...

When Stephen Stills turned down a role in a TV show about ... Thorkelson, who became known as Peter Tork, joined Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith and Micky Dolenz on the hit series about a rock ...

Born in Washington DC in 1942, Peter Thorkelson met superstardom in his early twenties when the politically interested musician, songwriter and actor was referred by his friend Stephen Stills to ...

Peter Tork of the Monkees died on Feb ... and contributed bass and keyboards to their latter-day sessions. Stephen Stills, one of Tork's earlier collaborators, actually auditioned for The Monkees ...

Peter Tork will be telling ... for his career is wide and varied. Tork started out as a Greenwich Village folk player, became the piano accompanist for Stephen Stills, auditioned and won the ...

Peter Tork, the endearingly goofy musician and actor who came to fame in the 1960s as a member of the Zeitgeist-capturing television rock band the Monkees, has passed away at age 77.