“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 ...

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 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 ...