In the mid-1960s, The Monkees shot to fame with hit records fueled by their self-titled TV show. The pop-rock band, which ...

The Monkees are one of the most unique bands in the history of pop music. They were originally just going to be part of a TV show about an imaginary band but the show "The Monkees" became a hit from ...

LOS ANGELES - AUGUST 1967: Davy Jones, Mickey Dolenz, Peter Tork and Mike Nesmith on the set of the television show The Monkees in August 1967 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs ...

The Monkees and punk rock debuted in the same year: 1966. The two battled for chart supremacy. Interestingly, Jim Morrison of The Doors had a similar view of both. 1 of the masterminds behind the 1st ...

In an interview for Best Classic Bands, Dolenz said The Monkees series showcased the hippie lifestyle for the first time on television. The series star believes The Monkees changed the way people saw ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1967, The Monkees achieved a chart record that remains unbroken 58 years later. In 1967, the band created for the television ...

In 1966, the world was introduced to the television show The Monkees. While decades later bands like the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC would be put together for pop fame, the Los Angeles-born group The ...

Micky Dolenz is celebrating his late Monkees bandmates Davy Jones, Mike Nesmith and Peter Tork with a sentimental 60th anniversary tour.