A surprising rejection helped set the stage for one of the era's most beloved hits.

Pleasant Valley Sunday” was a smash hit by The Monkees, which they recorded 59 years ago, in the summer of 1967. The song, ...

Micky Dolenz, The Monkees' only surviving group member, is suing the FBI for access to any records the law enforcement agency ...

Initially a chart flop, one track decrying the commercialization of rock and roll became a favorite among future rock stars.

The first episode of the musical sitcom was filmed in June 1966.

Micky Dolenz and Michael Nesmith will help fans say farewell to the Monkees this fall with a final run of dates. Truthfully, however, any of their previous treks could have been the last. “Every time ...

Two decades after their original formation and launch of their TV show, the Monkees came roaring back to life in 1986. And it was all thanks to MTV, after the network aired a marathon of the series on ...

The Monkees television series is famous for its lighthearted messaging and musical romps. However, as the series progressed into its second season, the show added more timely innuendos. This included ...

Hillman and McGuinn's frustrations inspired the now-classic track, "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star," which was ...

As a singing group, The Monkees reached many successes that placed them at the top of the Billboard charts. Their wildly popular television show lasted only two seasons before hitting the cancellation ...

Micky Dolenz is the last of The Monkees, that madcap quartet who took pop culture by storm in the 1960s. A made-for-TV band, The Monkees had four albums hit #1 in 1967 – a feat not even a real band ...

Some things can’t be explained. Take The Monkees. In the mid-sixties, a comedic television show parodying a struggling rock band living on a California beach unexpectedly caught fire on NBC, the host ...