In 1969, the Monkees appeared on The Johnny Cash Show and played a stunning, original country song

A 1969 clip of The Monkees on The Johnny Cash Show performing a Nesmith original is a reminder they were the real deal.
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Did The Monkees Turn Down the Song That Became the No. 1 Hit of 1969?

In the late 1960s, The Monkees were one of the biggest bands in the country. Fueled by their hit, self-titled NBC TV show, the band, which featured Micky Dolenz, Mike Nesmith, Peter Tork, and Davy ...
Phoenix New Times

One More Time With the Monkees (and Their Manager)

The other day at The Record Room I found a mint copy of The Monkees’ Instant Replay on Colgems. It was the last album I needed to complete my collection of early-era Monkees records; the first LP they ...
Chicago Tribune

Op-ed: A nation in turmoil sealed the Monkees’ fate and left Mike Nesmith bitter. But, in the end, he became a believer.

Why do rock bands break up? The new Peter Jackson documentary series “The Beatles: Get Back,” about the late stage of the Beatles’ career, touches on some of the reasons bands succumb: personality ...