The made-for-TV band had an immediate hit in the summer of 1966.

In the mid-1960s, The Monkees shot to fame with hit records fueled by their self-titled TV show. The pop-rock band, which featured Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork, scored ...

A 1969 clip of The Monkees on The Johnny Cash Show performing a Nesmith original is a reminder they were the real deal.

On this day 59 years ago, what many consider the "greatest guitarist of all time" quit a tour with one of the more prominent ...

Micky Dolenz, the last surviving member of The Monkees, was part of a unique band of entertainers who continue to have a great impact on both the music and television industries for nearly 60 years.

The Monkees are one of the most storied bands of the 1960s. For example, there is a common rumor that notorious cult leader Charles Manson tried to join The Monkees. A member of the band explained how ...

It’s rare that an act gets to go out just the way they always imagined. At the end of a significant run together, a band often is so beset by baggage that their final release can seem a distant echo ...

The 80s proved a fertile breeding ground for unlikely comeback stories. When The Monkees came busting back onto the scene in the mid-80s, it just might have been the unlikeliest of all. They even made ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Pam Windsor lives in Nashville, Tennessee and writes about music. The 1960s were an incredible time for music. There was Elvis, ...

“MOVIES WITH…,” a new one-hour weekly podcast series, debuted last month, the first episode featuring Micky Dolenz, last surviving member of The Monkees. The shows, produced by the NJR Media Group, ...