According to TV Party, The Monkees television series was the lowest-rated pilot upon its 1966 debut. Fans didn’t get to see the original pilot of the series until the 10th episode of the first season ...

When The Monkees producers Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider conceived what would eventually become the television show, little did they know their wordplay would generate a group of enduring ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. From left to right: Tommy Boyce, Davy Jones, Bobby Hart and Micky Dolenz, photographed in 1975 ...

The Monkees occupy a curious place in the history of pop. In equal parts derided for setting the mold for the artificial boyband via their manufactured, television-based origins, and in other quarters ...

While the 1960s was a flourishing time for music both in America and abroad with the British Invasion, The Monkees still managed to carve a lane all their own. Introduced to audiences via The Monkees ...

Bobby Hart has died at the age of 86 at his home in Los Angeles after his health declined followed a hip break last year. The sad news was shared by his friend and co-author Glenn Ballantyne. The ...

"Different Drum" hit No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of January 27, 1968. It was the first we'd heard of Linda Ronstadt, a 21-year-old from Tucson, Arizona, blessed with a voice that ...

There were four Monkees but a large part of what made the band and their music so beloved was the songwriting duo who fashioned a fair proportion of their best material: Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. It ...