Davy Jones didn’t shy away from The Monkees’ bubblegum music. He took to heart the name of the music that delivered catchy, upbeat songs for young audiences in the late ‘60s and beyond. However, Jones ...
The Monkees may have started their music careers as a television show band. However, the prefab four quickly morphed into one of the most beloved groups of musicians of the 1960s. Micky Dolenz, Mike ...
While the 1960s was a flourishing time for music both in America and abroad with the British Invasion, The Monkees still managed to carve a lane all their own. Introduced to audiences via The Monkees ...
The Monkees ’ 1986 reunion was a surprise to fans and to the band’s members, who hadn’t expected the overwhelming response and renewed interest in their music after 16 years. Subsequently, only half ...
The Monkees were quietly one of the most influential music acts of their generation. With four number-one albums in one year (a feat that has yet to be topped), Mike Nesmith, Peter Tork, Micky Dolenz, ...
The four-track EP also features Dolenz’s cover of R.E.M.’s 1981 debut single, “Radio Free Europe,” along with their 1992 hit “Man on the Moon,” and “Leaving New York,” the opening track off the band’s ...
NEW YORK — Bobby Hart, a key part of the Monkees' multimedia empire who teamed with Tommy Boyce on such hits as "Last Train to Clarksville" and "I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone," has died. He was 86. Hart ...