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.

Micky Dolenz is the last of The Monkees, that madcap quartet who took pop culture by storm in the 1960s. A made-for-TV band, The Monkees had four albums hit #1 in 1967 – a feat not even a real band ...

Micky Dolenz and Paul McCartney came together in the ’60s. The Monkees drummer, 80, is looking back at the first time he met the Beatle, 82, decades ago. “The first Beatle I met was Paul [McCartney], ...

The Monkees were one of the most beloved pop bands in the 1960s. Even with the “British Invasion” of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Herman’s Hermits, the Zombies, and many others, The Monkees’ Davy ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Abbey Road on the River, a Memorial Day weekend festival, is filled with oldies and Beatles music. Mickey Dolenz, the last surviving member of the Monkees, performed on ...

It has long been part of The Monkees lore that the foursome wasn’t as close as they appeared to be on stage and on the set of their television series. Rolling Stone asked Nesmith if the rumors he ...

Lighthearted fun, fun, fun. Well, here he comes. Micky Dolenz brings his 2023 tour to The Paramount on April 11 celebrating the Monkees’ third consecutive No. 1 album, Headquarters, plus all their ...

Bobby Hart co-wrote many Monkees songs with Tommy Boyce, such as “Last Train to Clarksville,” “I Wanna Be Free,” and “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone.” In his 2015 book Psychedelic Bubble Gum: Boyce & ...

“Check this out — yesterday in 1965, I got my original contract for The Monkees pilot!” the 80-year-old singer wrote. “I was paid a whopping $600 for the pilot, and if the show got picked up, my ...

Micky Dolenz is the last Monkee standing. That makes his current tour a bittersweet affair for the 78-year-old music, TV and film veteran, whose “The Monkees Celebrated by Micky Dolenz” tour includes ...

The Doors and The Monkees were two of the bands that helped define rock in the 1960s. Despite this, The Doors' Jim Morrison didn't see The Monkees as his peers.