A reminder of just how wild the late ’60s really were — and what one incredible year meant for music history.
When Hendrix met Monkeemania, the result was a surreal, strangely touching culture clash – and the essence of 1967's ...
The Monkees' Davy Jones sang one of his most famous songs in 'The Brady Bunch Movie.' The songwriter behind this track hated that rendition, which changed the genre of the original song. Regardless, ...
One of The Monkees decided to create a rumor that they outsold The Beatles. One detail of his story made the rumor impossible.
Mickey Dolenz has recalled the formation of The Monkees, and admitted their sitcom beginnings meant the focus was more on ...
During a 2021 interview with The Ringer, Shrek co-director Andrew Adamson said he loved The Monkees’ “I’m a Believer.” He tried to convince Smash Mouth to contribute a cover of the song to the movie.
One of the greatest mismatches in rock history took place in July 1967 when the Jimi Hendrix Experience embarked on a massive U.S. tour opening for the Monkees — and promptly ended eight days later, ...
In January 1967, the Monkees had a No. 1 hit with "I'm a Believer," a song originally penned by Neil Diamond. Diamond said the head of his record label initially "freaked" and "went through the roof" ...
Early on in his life as one-fourth of the Monkees, Peter Tork learned a cruel truth about the gargantuan gulf between image and reality in Hollywood. He dutifully arrived at a recording studio one day ...
Micky Dolenz, the last surviving member of The Monkees, is celebrating his 80th birthday with a national tour blending iconic songs and wild behind-the-scenes stories He recalls unforgettable moments ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. To be fair, nobody really knows why anything connects with the audience in the way that it does, and why one piece of pop culture ...
Plenty of musicians spoke out against and wrote songs about the Vietnam War during the late 1960s — it was part of the counterculture. Apparently, the FBI kept a close eye on these artists, one of ...