LOS ANGELES - AUGUST 1967: Davy Jones, Mickey Dolenz, Peter Tork and Mike Nesmith on the set of the television show The Monkees in August 1967 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs ...
In 1967, The Monkees achieved a chart record that remains unbroken 58 years later. In 1967, the band created for the television series of the same name released four albums in just one year, and each ...
GOOD MORNING: The Monkees were guaranteed a million-and-a-half for p.a.’s during the brief vidhiatus so Screen Gems decided to wait with a feature until their next vidvacation. A bird (or Monkee) in ...
According to The Monkees lore, the pairing of guitar legend Jimi Hendrix and the made-for-television pop group was nothing short of iconic. Essentially, Hendrix opened for the band on their 1967 tour.
WASHINGTON — It seemed like a good idea. The Monkees in 1967 were at the top of the music world, but not because of their virtuosity. Critics called them the “pre-fab four” — a group created for a ...
The single peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1967. At the number one position was Bobbie Gentry’s “Ode to Billie Joe,” followed by The Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Television in 1966 virtually exploded. Color TV sets were finally becoming common in living rooms across America, networks ...
Call it a chemical reaction: The group's co-founding member talks with THR about the AMC series' placement of 1967 B-side "Goin' Down" in Sunday's episode. By Shirley Halperin A star of NBC's "Circus ...
Songwriter, singer, guitarist and member of The Monkees, Michael Nesmith, has died. He was 78 years old. Rolling Stone reported the announcement from Nesmith’s family saying that he had died of ...
Rolling Stone reported the announcement from Nesmith’s family saying that he had died of natural causes at home, surrounded by family. The Monkees' Michael Nesmith has died at age 78. Read our "My ...