The Monkees leads were hired to portray a band on television. However, they also had an abundance of musical talent. Therefore, it was bound to come to pass that Davy Jones, Mike Nesmith, Micky Dolenz ...

The impact of the show alone should be enough to warrant their induction. And the catalog they left behind is every bit as worthy of the honor, from those first four albums, all of which hit No. 1, ...

The Monkees performed songs written by many rock ‘n’ roll stars. For example, Mike Nesmith said the Prefab Four had little involvement in a Monkees album to which many rock stars contributed. Notably, ...

Remember The Monkees? Originally a “fake” band designed for a television program in the 1960s, the members of the outfit banded together to gain more creative control over the music they produced, ...

Bobby Hart, who has died aged 86, was a songwriter and producer who played a leading role in the rise of the Monkees; he co-wrote some of their biggest hits, including their debut single, Last Train ...

The late Michael Nesmith loved returning to the Monkees and the foursome’s hit catalog in recent years as a celebration of his friendship with Mickey Dolenz. But during his tenure with the Monkees in ...

Yesterday, we mentioned that The Monkees will celebrate their 50th anniversary with their first new album in 20 years and a tour. Now the dates for that tour have been announced. It hits NYC on June 1 ...

The bandmembers were horrified by the cover of their chart-topping 1966 album More of the Monkees, which producer Kirshner released without telling them. They posed in JCPenney clothes for what they ...

The iconic musical group The Monkees released quite a few big hits during their heyday throughout the late 1960s and into the 1970s. According to a new post on the band's Instagram page, something big ...

The Monkees reached their creative zenith in 1967 on their third LP Headquarters, which marked the first time the made-for-TV band was given complete control of a project, and Micky Dolenz is ...