Here they come, walking down the street! Though The Monkees‘ show ran from 1966 to 1968, their impact on pop culture lasted decades later. Formed when television producer Bob Rafelson envisioned a sitcom based on a band’s zany antics and adventures, The Monkees – Micky Dolenz, Mike Nesmith, Peter Tork, and Davy Jones – auditioned for the show and beat out over 400 other applicants.
Though the band was falsely accused of being incapable of playing their own instruments, the four of them were talented musicians. The band released numerous albums in the mid-to-late 1960s, and topped the charts with songs like “Last Train To Clarksville,” “I’m A Believer,” and “Daydream Believer.”
After the group’s breakup in the late 1960s, the band went its separate ways –though many Monkees reunions happened over the following decades. In 2021, the surviving members of the group – Micky and Michael – teamed up for a 55th Anniversary Farewell Tour. Sadly, Michael passed away in December 2021, one month after the final date on the tour.
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