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<p>Peter Tork, who rocketed to teen-idol fame in 1966 playing the lovably clueless bass guitarist in the made-for-television rock band The Monkees, has died at 77.</p>

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Peter Tork, Monkees' lovable bass-guitar player, dead at 77

<p>Peter Tork, who rocketed to teen-idol fame in 1966 playing the lovably clueless bass guitarist in the made-for-television rock band The Monkees, has died at 77.</p>

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