Who is Davy Jones?

Answer 1

An old guy people used to love from the 60's. Marcia Brady loved him.

Answer 2

Davy Jones is a fictional character. He is the main villain in the film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) and one of the villains in Pirates of the Caribbean 3, played by Bill Nighy.
Orange, CT – Davy Jones, best known as a member of the popular 60’s TV band the Monkees, will perform at the 7th Annual Travis Roy Foundation Invitational Golf Tournament which is being held today at the Race Brook Country Club in Orange, CT. Jones will perform a select number of songs at the post-tournament dinner, which is scheduled to beginning at approximately 5:30 PM.

Answer 3

Either the short guy in the Monkees (and the original Artful Dodger in the Broadway production of Oliver), or David Bowie--it's his real name.

If you're referring to Davy Jones' locker (the sailor's euphemism for thee bottom of the ocean) here's the history:

One theory is that there may have been an actual person named "Davy Jones," a 16th century English barkeeper. Legend has it that the ill-tempered Jones kept his rum stores hidden in a locker in the back room of his tavern. Since sailors never got near Davy Jones' rum locker, goes the story, the phrase came to be adopted as a metaphor for the deep from which no sailor returned.

Answer 4

Davy Jones is a nickname (used primarily by sailors) for what would be the devil of the seas. His origins are unclear, and many theories have been put forth, including incompetent sailors, a pub owner who kidnapped sailors, or that Davy Jones is another name for the devil.



The exact origin of "Davy Jones" is unclear, and many explanations have been proposed. David Jones was a pirate on the Indian Ocean in the 1630s, but most scholars agree that he was not famous enough to gain such lasting global fame. Sources have cited the British pub owner who is referenced in the 1594 song "Jones's Ale is Newe." He may be the same pub owner who supposedly threw drunken sailors into his ale locker and then dumped them onto any passing ship. He could also be Duffer Jones, a notoriously myopic sailor who often found himself overboard.

Others have suggested more supernatural meanings. Some believe the name came from Welsh sailors who would call upon Saint David for protection in times of mortal danger. Some also think it is just another name for the devil. Some call him Deva, Davy or Taffy, the thief of the evil spirit. Some think Jonah became the "evil angel" of all sailors. Upon death, a Christian sailor's body supposedly went to Davy Jones's locker, but a holy sailor soul went to Fiddler's Green.

Answer 5

Well you have Davy Jones Locker...you also have Davy Jones singer of the Monkees and you also have David Bowie (who's real name is David Robert Jones). Which answer did you want?

Answer 6

Davy Jones is a character in the new movie Pirates of the Caribbean 2. The name is taken from old sailor sayings about Davy Jones' Locker. It is damnation in sailor's terms. In the movie, anyone who owes Davy Jones must repay their debt by serving aboard his ship, the Flying Dutchman.

Answer 7

Davy Jones is a nickname (used primarily by sailors) for what would be the devil of the seas. His origins are unclear, and many theories have been put forth, including incompetent sailors, a pub owner who kidnapped sailors, or that Davy Jones is another name for the devil.

The story's reputation has been widespread among sailors since its popularization, and nautical traditions have been created around him. He is also very popular in the broader culture, with references to him in various forms of media, most recently in his depiction in the 2006 movie Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.

The exact origin of "Davy Jones" is unclear, and many explanations have been proposed. David Jones was a pirate on the Indian Ocean in the 1630s, but most scholars agree that he was not famous enough to gain such lasting global fame. Sources have cited the British pub owner who is referenced in the 1594 song "Jones's Ale is Newe. " He may be the same pub owner who supposedly threw drunken sailors into his ale locker and then dumped them onto any passing ship. He could also be Duffer Jones, a notoriously myopic sailor who often found himself overboard.
Others have suggested more supernatural meanings. Some believe the name came from Welsh sailors who would call upon Saint David for protection in times of mortal danger. Some also think it is just another name for the devil. Some call him Deva, Davy or Taffy, the thief of the evil spirit. Some think Jonah became the "evil angel" of all sailors. Upon death, a Christian sailor's body supposedly went to Davy Jones's locker, but a holy sailor soul went to Fiddler's Green.



Davy may come from Duppy, a West Indian term for a malevolent ghost, or from Saint David, also known as Dewi, the patron saint of Wales, while Jones comes from the prophet Jonah, whose story is considered bad luck for sailors


Jones' reputation causes fear among sailors, and many refuse to discuss Davy Jones in any great detail. Not all traditions dealing with Davy Jones are fearful. In traditions associated with sailors crossing the Equatorial line, there was a "raucous and rowdy" initiation presided over by those who had crossed the line before, known as shellbacks, or Sons of Neptune. The eldest shellback was called King Neptune, and the next eldest was his assistant who was called Davy Jones.

Answer 8

Davy Jones is personification or spirit of the sea. The name is best known in the expression "Davy Jones's locker," meaning the bottom of the sea, to which drowned sailors

Answer 9

There are 2 Davey Jones. The first is the lead singer for the Monkees. The other is David Bowie. David Bowie had to change his stage name so he wouldn't be confused wtih the lead singer for the Monkees, also named Davey Jones.

Answer 10

I assume you are asking about the Davy Jones locker referred to on Pirates of the Caribbean. It is the bottom of the ocean.

Answer 11

I guess there is more than one Davy Jones.

I thought you meant the figurative language...going to Davy Jones' Locker is a way of paying respect to sailors who go down with their ships.