Then came "Daydream Believer." Released on Oct. 25, 1967, the heartfelt ballad featured Davy Jones, who was just 21 years old when the single arrived. With its unforgettable melody and Jones' warm ...

The piano riff from The Monkees‘ “Daydream Believer” was created by a member of the group. Subsequently, he said the riff was “sparklingly original.” Another member of the band revealed what he ...

The Monkees‘ “Daydream Believer” features one of Davy Jones’ signature vocal performances. He once performed the song 35,000 feet above the ground. Subsequently, Jones discussed why he did so and what ...

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 ...

The Monkees were a prefab rock band created by TV executives for an eponymous sitcom that ran from 1966 to 1968. During that time, the group racked up six top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, ...

Few artists reigned through the latter part of the 1960s like The Monkees. The group, made up of Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork, released their eponymous debut album in 1966 ...

While the 1960s was a flourishing time for music both in America and abroad with the British Invasion, The Monkees still managed to carve a lane all their own. Introduced to audiences via The Monkees ...

In 1967, Chip Douglas was playing bass for The Turtles when Michael Nesmith walked up to him at the Whisky a Go Go with an unexpected proposition: He wanted Douglas to leave the band and become the ...