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 ...

Critics often compare the Monkees to the Beatles. In 1970, the Beatles broke up. That same year, the Monkees had only half-broken up. According to AllMusic, Mickey Dolenz and Davy Jones stayed ...

The Monkees may be the most successful producer-arranged band of all time. The band started as a group of actors hired for a television show about a band. The comedy series, titled The Monkees, led to ...

For Davy Jones, the Monkees' resident heartthrob, staying in the group wasn't an option in 1970. Guitarist Mike Nesmith had left in April that year, and Peter Tork had split in early 1969. Tired of ...

Michael Nesmith, singer and guitarist for the Monkees, died on Friday from natural causes at the age of 78. “With Infinite Love we announce that Michael Nesmith has passed away this morning in his ...

Michael Nesmith, the singer-songwriter who was the creative heart of the 1960s pop group the Monkees, died of heart failure at his home in Carmel Valley, Calif., on Friday. He was 78. “With infinite ...