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Jul 12, 2021 · Their first reunion was in 1986 – but minus Nesmith, who opted not to participate because he was being busy with other projects. Monkees mania had been revived as old episodes of the TV show...
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The Monkees played the final stop of their farewell tour on...
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Renewed interest in the Monkees emerged in 1986, leading to a 20th anniversary reunion. Over the subsequent 35 years, the Monkees intermittently reunited for reunion tours, a major-network television special, and the production of new studio albums.
Nov 15, 2021 · The Monkees played the final stop of their farewell tour on Nov. 14, 2021 in Los Angeles.
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The Monkees' television show only lasted two seasons, a total of 58 episodes. But the castmates quickly grew into the role of actual bandmates, while the show itself enjoyed a healthy second lease on life in syndication with an MTV revival in the '80s expanding its reach to a new generation. "If you look at the Monkees as any sort of traditional or...
Dolenz takes great pride in noting that John Lennon once compared them to the Marx Brothers. "John Lennon got it," he says. "A lot of people of got it. We were this musical, comedy singing act that goes on stage and does it all." The fact that it all started with a casting call has made it difficult for detractors to appreciate the Monkees and thei...
Dolenz was up for roles in at least three music shows when he landed the part of the Monkees' drummer. At the time, he was going to school to be an architect. "I was gonna fall back on showbiz if I couldn't make it as an architect," he recalls, with a laugh. He could tell from the start that "The Monkees" was a very different prospect than those ot...
A year after the show went off the air, the Monkees started splintering when Tork became the first to leave, citing exhaustion. Nesmith quit in 1970 to focus on his solo music. Jones and Dolenz made one final album as the Monkees, "Changes," before bringing that first chapter of the story to a close in 1971. They reunited several times throughout t...
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In February 1986, after MTV broadcast a marathon of The Monkees series, Dolenz, Jones, and Tork reunited for a 20th anniversary tour, with Nesmith joining them onstage for the Los Angeles date of the tour.
Oct 19, 2022 · With Michael Nesmith's recent passing, Micky Dolenz, now 77, is the last surviving member of the Monkees. From hit songs to the TV series that brought them together, Dolenz reflects on the...
Mar 7, 2011 · When The Monkees last hit the road together 10 years ago things didn’t go so well. Guitarist Peter Tork quit near the end, later telling the press that Davy Jones and Micky Dolenz were...
