A fictional TV quartet seemingly created to take advantage of Beatlemania, The Monkees took flight from their manufactured beginnings to become a legitimate band and one of the top-selling acts in the ...

The Monkees were one of the most successful bands of the 1960s. Sixty years later, their made-for-TV backstory didn’t hurt them in a ranking list of the top Los Angeles-based bands of the era. In ...

After working with The Monkees, producer Don Kirshner wanted a change of pace, with a band that "wouldn't talk back," so he created one, and they quickly became a hit. In the early 60s, Kirshner ...

The 60th anniversary of The Monkees is being celebrated with an expanded edition of the band’s 2016 studio album, Good Times!Good Times! (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition), dropping May 29, will ...

Micky Dolenz, the last surviving member of The Monkees, is reflecting on the band’s debut single “Last Train to Clarksville” as it approaches its 60th anniversary since first hitting radio waves in ...

Mickey Dolenz says The Monkees was "heavily weighted toward improvisation" rather than musicality. The 80-year-old drummer - who is the only surviving member of the I'm A Believer hitmakers, which ...

Dolenz is the sole surviving member following the deaths of Michael Nesmith in December 2021, Peter Tork in February 2019, and Davy Jones in February 2012 Micky Dolenz said there was a period of time ...

Micky Dolenz is the last of the Monkees – Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork and Davy Jones all are gone – but when he steps on stage to perform, he says he’s never really alone. “It’s weird. In a way, ...

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