Simply speaking, 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee is about four men stripped of their identities, sent through the stages of evolution and thrown back in time to the early days of rock & roll as ...
Mike Nesmith was very proud of one of The Monkees‘ hit songs. He worked with some musicians he admired to create it. Subsequently, a record producer said he was unwilling to buy the classic rock song.
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 ...
The Monkees Live: The Mike & Micky Show offers a distinctive overview of the band's history through the voices of Micky Dolenz and Michael Nesmith. Fifty-five years after the group first came together ...
The Monkees have had their share of good times since the rock band formed in the 1960s, with a slew of reunions even after they broke up. Now, coinciding with the band's 50th anniversary, its first ...
The Monkees' 1st single, "Last Train to Clarksville," was released in 1966 and rose to No. 1 in the U.S. 1987's "Heart and Soul" is their last charting single (to date). It hit No. 87 in the U.S.
TONY EASTLEY: The diminutive Englishman who fronted The Monkees, the world's first made for television band, has died. Davy Jones was 66. The Monkees were wildly popular during their heyday in the ...
Michael Nesmith, singer, guitarist and keyboardist for the '60s pop-rock band the Monkees, has died at the age of 78. The news was revealed by Nesmith's family, who issued a statement reading, “With ...
When it comes to covering good music, Micky Dolenz is still a believer. Dolenz, 78, was the lead singer on several of The Monkees’ greatest hits, including “I’m A Believer,” “Last Train to Clarksville ...