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Cassidy, Noone and Dolenz - Greatest teen idols
February 8, 2013
By Sherrill Fulghum
www.allvoices.com
In the sixties and seventies David Cassidy, Peter Noone and Micky Dolenz had teen girls everywhere screaming with excitement each time these teen idols took the stage, causing riots and selling out venues in mere hours...all before the invention of the Internet and social media.
Now over 40 years later, these former teen idols are embarking on "The World's Greatest Teen Idols" tour. The tour is set to begin in March and continue throughout the year.
The former teen idols combine to hold 42 hit singles and over 250 million albums sold. The "Greatest Teen Idols" tour marks the first time all three guys will share the same stage together.
Although best known for their singing careers, as young lads they all started out on television – David Cassidy on "The Partridge Family", Micky Dolenz on "The Monkees" and Peter Noone on the British drama "Coronation Street." Cassidy and Dolenz went on to have successful music careers in the bands made famous by their television shows; but Noone went on to head the British band known as Herman's Hermits.
Known best for his role as eldest son Keith on "The Partridge Family" and a successful music career as a member of the group and as a solo artist, Cassidy performed on Broadway – he was Joseph in the original Broadway production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat" - and at the West End in London where he appeared with Sir Laurence Olivier. Even with all of his musical success, Cassidy still considers himself an actor. He continues to pack houses with his acting performances. In 2009 Cassidy finally got the opportunity to work with his brothers, all of them - Patrick, Shaun, and Ryan on the television show "Ruby & the Rockits."
David Bruce Cassidy was born in New York City into a show business family.
Peter Blair Denis Bernard Noone was born in Manchester, England. He has been studying and performing drama and music nearly all of his life. He took on the role as Herman of Herman's Hermits when he was only 15.
Like Cassidy, Noone continued to act in a variety of productions both live and on film.
Micky Dolenz was cast as the drummer for the musical comedy show "The Monkees."
Born George Michael Dolenz Jr. in Los Angeles, Micky is the son of actor George Dolenz and has been acting since he was a wee lad. Dolenz was a part of two bands playing guitar before he came to be a part of The Monkees; but he was not a drummer at the time of making the show. Dolenz had to learn to play the drums before the boys could take the act on tour. Dolenz also lent his voice as lead singer on some of the group's songs.
Like Cassidy and Noone, Dolenz has continued to perform and act through the years.
