1000+ images about ♬ The Monkees ♬ on Pinterest | Reunions, Aquarius and Capricorn Pinterest • The world’s catalog of ideas ♬ The Monkees ♬ 33 Pins1.86k Followers The Monkees are an American pop/rock band that released music in their original incarnation between 1966-1970, with subsequent reunion albums & tours in the decades that followed. Formed in Los Angeles in 1965 by Robert "Bob" Rafelson & Bert Schneider for the TV series The Monkees, which aired from 1966–1968, the musical acting quartet was composed of Americans Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith & Peter Tork, and Englishman Davy Jones. Michael Nesmith - Songwriter, Singer - Biography.com Michael Nesmith Michael Nesmith rose to fame as a member of the Monkees, a made-for-television group that turned into a real rock success story. IN THESE GROUPS Famous Singers Synopsis Born in Texas in 1942, Nesmith served in the U.S. Air Force before pursuing a career in music.

He signed on to become a member of the Monkees, a television rock group, in the mid-1960s. The Monkees enjoyed tremendous success on the pop charts. After he left the group in 1970s, Nesmith pursued solo projects. He has occasionally reunited with his Monkees bandmates over the years. Early Life Michael Nesmith was born on December 30, 1942 in Houston, Texas. His parents had divorced when he was only 3 years old and he and his mother Bette moved to Dallas. Nesmith attended Thomas Jefferson High School, where he performed in musicals and in the school's choir. During his high school years, Nesmith's mother patented and started marketing her invention, a correction fluid called Liquid Paper, which became a huge success. After two years in the U.S. Air Force, Nesmith went to San Antonio College. He developed a passion for folk music and started performing and recording his own compositions. In the mid-1960s, Nesmith moved to Los Angeles to advance his career. The Monkees In 1965, Michael Nesmith won a role on a new television series about a rock group modeled after the Beatles.

The Monkees, which also featured Davy Jones, Peter Tork, and Mickey Dolenz, debuted in September 1966, and this made-up boy band developed a real following. The Monkees' popularity soon translated into pop-chart success. They reached the No. 1 spot with “I’m a Believer” and “Last Train to Clarksville.” The group sold millions of albums, but they struggled with their reputation as a manufactured act. Nesmith and the other band members began to take more creative control with 1967's Headquarters, which featured numerous songs penned by the quartet. They also played many of the instruments for the recording as well. The Monkees went off the air in 1968, the same year as their only feature film, Head, premiered to poor reviews and box office results. Tork soon left the group, but Nesmith and the others made one more album together as the Monkees. Over the years, Nesmith has occasionally reunited with his former bandmates, most notably for 1996’s Justus, which featured all four original members. Other Projects Outside of the Monkees, Nesmith has enjoyed some success as a solo artist and songwriter.

He penned the 1968 hit, "Different Drum," for the Stone Poneys and then scored two popular singles of his own in 1970: "Joanne" and "Silver Moon." While chart success has since eluded him, Nesmith has continued to produce new albums over the years, including 1972's Tantamount to Treason with the Second National Band. Nesmith has also engaged in other creative pursuits in his post-Monkees life. He was an important player in the early days of music videos, creating a series for Nickelodeon called Popclips that provided the inspiration for the MTV cable channel. Nesmith won the 1981 Grammy for Video of the Year for his song "Elephant Parts." In addition to music, Nesmith has produced several feature films, including 1984's Repo Man and 1988's Tapeheads. He added another title to his credit in the 1990s: author. Nesmith published his first novel, The Long Sandy Hair of Neftoon Zamora, in 1998. In recent years, Nesmith has largely stayed out of the public eye.

He lives a quiet life, reportedly in Carmel, California. Nesmith hasn't abandoned his great passion, however. He continues to work on his own music and with other musicians. Nesmith recently produced a track for Carolyn Wonderland's album Peace Meal. Related Videos Fact Check We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us ! Citation Information 1000+ images about The Monkees - Davy Jones - Mike Nesmith - Micky Dolenz - Peter Tork on Pinterest | Search, Maureen o'sullivan and Ringo starr Pinterest • The world’s catalog of ideas The Monkees - Davy Jones - Mike Nesmith - Micky Dolenz - Peter Tork 45 Pins679 Followers The Monkees Follow DL on The Monkees I'm shocked, I tell you - apparently Peter Tork of the Monkees was quite renowned for his drug-fueled orgies. Add to that, the interview in which he admitted 'trying' gay sex. Naturally, he claimed to be, 'the pitcher', rather than, 'the catcher'.. Any more juice on these guys? by Auntie Grizelda I never heard that at all.

Where was this interview? by Auntie Grizelda Never heard it, either, OP. Where you getting this from? by Auntie Grizelda reply 2 08/16/2014 My mother said my brothers girlfriend Rebecca looked like Mickey Dolenz. She used that as a reason for him NOT to get her pregnant, imagine the ugly child. by Auntie Grizelda Davy Jones swung both ways. by Auntie Grizelda reply 4 08/16/2014 I've never heard any of that about Peter or Davey. I wouldn't have minded a poke at Mickey "Circus Boy" Dolenz at the time, but, I believe they were all straight. by Auntie Grizelda reply 7 08/16/2014 Yes. Davy actually did swing both ways. No, I'm not proud that I know that (for a fact). by Auntie Grizelda reply 8 08/16/2014 Peter Tork was/is(?) really good friends with Stephen Stills. Tork was a part of that Laurel Canyon crowd. He also fucked Joplin.

by Auntie Grizelda reply 9 08/16/2014 I met Peter Tork in CT when I was in grad school there. He was very bright and very kind to me, and we chatted for quite a while. He was there performing with two other of the Monkees, and he invited me to the concert and said I could come backstage afterward. I declined, but he was such a sweet guy that I was thrilled that he'd asked. That's the only celebrity encounter I have ever had, and it's a nice memory. So I have a difficult time believing any of OP's accusations. Put up or shut up, OP. by Auntie Grizelda [quote]Davy Jones swung both ways. Say it ain't so! reply 11 08/16/2014 R10, what exactly is hard to believe? That someone who was a part of the 60s drug scene can actually be nice and bright? by Auntie Grizelda reply 12 08/16/2014 In interviews Tork always comes across are weird. All those drugs he took probably affected his brain.

That probably had something to do with his "trying gay sex", too. If you're fucked up on drugs, you'll fuck anything and no doubt he did. I never heard any gay rumors about Davy Jones. His last wife was some golddigger thirty years younger than him. They were on the Dr. Phil show, discussing their marriage problems! The Monkees should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Too bad Davy never lived to see it. I don't think Mike Nesmith is in very good condition. He was definitely the most talented musician of the bunch. by Auntie Grizelda Rachel Maddow interviewing Peter Tork . . . by Auntie Grizelda reply 14 08/17/2014 Both Peter Tork and Mike Nesmith would sometimes have nice bulges on the show. Supposedly Tork was a pig when it came to hooking up with groupies. by Auntie Grizelda reply 15 08/17/2014 It seems entirely credible that Tork and Jones both tried gay sex. It wouldn't surprise me if Davy liked it more than Peter did.

Davy was a well-built pretty boy and British, traits that point to bisexual proclivities. Tork was a notorious libertine. I wonder if people today realize how "radical" it was for men to sport looks like Mickey Dolenz's semi-long hair (that eventually grew wild and free) or Mike Nesmith's sideburns. The Mainstream transition from button-down brush cuts to braids, beads, and beards was swift and stunning. by Auntie Grizelda 08/17/2014 Mickey Dolenz had as good a voice as anyone. Good resonance. I remember when they used to show all night marathons on MTV and I would have sleepovers and we'd bake cookies and/or popcorn and stay up watching it. Good times. Makes me want to be ten years old again. by Auntie Grizelda reply 17 08/17/2014 it wouldn't surprise me that any, if not all, of the Monkees were gay or at the very least, bisexual. It is impossible to get that big recording/television/movie contract in Hollywood with out having been fucked by the capos of the Big Entertainment mafia.

by Auntie Grizelda reply 18 08/17/2014 R12, OP didn't specify "the 60s." But I can tell you that it certainly wasn't going on in the 90s. by Auntie Grizelda reply 19 08/17/2014 A friend of mine worked on Davy's autobio with him and told me he was a wonderful guy - RIP by Auntie Grizelda reply 20 08/17/2014 I heard that Peter Tork and Davy Jones hated each other. Davy was a professional, had worked in the theatre from a young age and Peter was a free-spirited hippie. Supposedly that's why there were no Monkees reunions till after Davy died. I just watched the Harry Nilsson documentary on Netflix. Micky Dolenz was interviewed. He seems like a good guy and he certainly had some fun times with Nilsson. by Auntie Grizelda There's something oddly homoerotic about this scene from "Head". Mike Nesmith looks like a great kisser.

by Auntie Grizelda reply 29 08/17/2014 I did, R26. I saw him in one of the buildings on campus and walked up to him and said, "You look just like Peter Tork from the Monkees!" He answered, "That's because I am Peter Tork from the Monkees!" The conversation proceeded from there. It turned out that his father lived close to the school and was a professor there; that's one of the reasons he was in the area. I liked him instantly, and as I said, he was very kind to me. by Auntie Grizelda reply 30 09/06/2014 Micky always seemed like the one who would be inclined to swing both ways with his history of cross dressing, etc. Tork can be nice, but gets mixed reviews from fans. Sometimes nice sometimes not, depending on his mood. Micky is always nice because of his upbringing in entertainment, he's learned not to take out his bad moods on fans. Davy was always great with fans but would get belligerent when drunk. Mike was standoffish but is generally mellow now.

Mike is now back with Micky and Peter. I don't think Mike hated Davy, but I think those two didn't have the right chemistry mix to work together, ie both wanted to be in charge. Micky and Mike get along great because Micky lets Mike have top billing, and they have a genuine admiration for each other. by Auntie Grizelda "Davey was so fucking cute back in the day. I've shot many a load watching him." It's appropriate to spank one's monkey over Davey, R28. by Auntie Grizelda reply 36 09/06/2014 Peter Tork always gave me the heebie jeebies as a kid. All of them apart from Davy were creepy. And Davy came over as special. by Auntie Grizelda reply 37 09/06/2014 Peter's brother Nick is a graphic artist in Cambridge, MA and in his prime much hotter than Peter could ever hope to be.

by Auntie Grizelda reply 38 09/06/2014 A long time ago when newspapers had show biz columnists, I read a column by Cindy Adams (I'm pretty sure.) and she was discussing the Monkees. The usual blah blah blah about the guys, but then at the very end of the column she said something like: "Oh, how I wish I could tell you what I know about Peter Tork and his friends." Drug fueled orgies was the answer? Would have made him more interesting. by Auntie Grizelda reply 39 09/06/2014 They jumped off a bridge named after my grandfather at the beginning of their feature film. That's all I got for you. by Auntie Grizelda reply 40 09/06/2014 TIDBIT: Michael Nesmith wrote Linda Ronstadt's greatest hit "Different Drum" and his mother, Bettie Nesmith Graham, invented liquid paper. by Auntie Grizelda Screw it mate. Give it a rest.

by Auntie Grizelda reply 42 09/06/2014 This sums up the Monkees pretty well. They were a concocted tv premise to cash in on the popularity of The Beatles. The demographic was huge (Boomer teens) and ratings and merchandizing money were to be made if it became the cash cow it was created to become. I'm not dissing folks like the poster up thread who had sleepovers to watch Monkees shows, or anyone who finds their music entertaining. But like someone said, they didn't start out as a band with talent, paying their dues for years, and determined to succeed at making music. The Kinks they weren't, as that poster said up thread. A lot of folks found them entertaining and a lot of those people didn't take them seriously as a band of real musicians (Mike was the exception.) From Wikipedia: The Monkees are an American pop/rock band that released music in their original incarnation between 1966 and 1970, with subsequent reunion albums and tours in the decades that followed.

Formed in Los Angeles in 1965 by Robert "Bob" Rafelson and Bert Schneider for the American television series The Monkees, which aired from 1966–1968, the musical acting quartet was composed of Americans Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork, and Englishman Davy Jones. The band's music was initially supervised by producer Don Kirshner. Described by Dolenz as initially being "a TV show about an imaginary band [...] that wanted to be The Beatles, [but] that was never successful",[1] the actor-musicians soon became a real band. As Dolenz would later describe it, "The Monkees really becoming a band was like the equivalent of Leonard Nimoy [who played the alien officer Spock in Star Trek] really becoming a Vulcan."[2] by Auntie Grizelda reply 43 09/06/2014 Peter was the one I always had the hots for. Saw him many times, years later, at AA meetings at the West Side YMCA. by Auntie Grizelda Their movie, Head, was quite possible the biggest piece of shit ever made.

by Auntie Grizelda reply 45 09/06/2014 R43, it doesn't matter that The Monkees were a pre-fab rock/pop band, they weren't exactly no-talents before they were hired for the series, like so many of today's truly untalented 'musicians' are. Gimmicks and stage shows are more important than the actual music, there is very little difference. Is a show like AI the correct way to find musical talent? Affected pop singers doing other peoples music? It's almost the same premise, most of the music contest winners have never paid any dues. Since the MTV era, music has been more about artifice than actual music. Fact. FYI, Dolenz was a child actor, he was in "Circus Boy" (a show I don't remember but my mom did), Davy was in musical theater in London, Peter was a folk musician and Mike was also a musician. I was a young kid when The Monkees were popular, my older sister thought they were cute and my older brother, a classically trained musician, thought they were a decent pop band.

Copying and pasting a Wiki link means nothing when discussing an era of music you've clearly never lived through. Oddly enough, many serious rock musicians cite The Monkees as an influence! by Auntie Grizelda reply 46 09/06/2014 [quote]I never heard any gay rumors about Davy Jones. His last wife was some golddigger thirty years younger than him. They were on the Dr. Phil show, discussing their marriage problems! The story, when Davy died, was that he was a victim of domestic violence. His much younger golddigger wife used to beat the shit out of him. It sounded like a Casey Kasem situation, with his children from his first marriage trying to get him away from the young wife. I did read this somewhere, not at a gossip site, this was in one of my daily newspapers. What a sad ending for a really nice man.

by Auntie Grizelda reply 47 09/06/2014 [quote]FYI, Dolenz was a child actor, he was in "Circus Boy" (a show I don't remember but my mom did), Davy was in musical theater in London, Peter was a folk musician and Mike was also a musician. I was a young kid when The Monkees were popular, my older sister thought they were cute and my older brother, a classically trained musician, thought they were a decent pop band. Davy Jones was also a child actor. He originated the role of the Artful Dodger in OLIVER! in London and Broadway and was nominated for a Tony. BTW: Jones was on Ed Sullivan performing "I'd Do Anything" with Georgia Brown and cast on the same night that The Beatles made their historic US debut (February 9, 1964). by Auntie Grizelda reply 48 09/06/2014 Thank you, R46. Couldn't have put it any better myself.

I seem to recall too that the guys weren't allowed to play on their records, and instead their handlers brought in studio pros to do the recordings. And people that use Wikipedia as their only reference should understand that in not a few ways it's a free-for-all for agendists with axes to grind. Never mind the extremely poor quality of many of it's articles. It's a bit like having only Walmart as a shopping destination. Like many things, satisfaction can only be arrived at by going deeper (g) by Auntie Grizelda reply 49 09/06/2014 A lot of the top pop songwriters of the period provided material to them. Lieber & Stoller, Carole King & Gerry Goffin, Neil Diamond & Carole Bayer Sager to name a few. by Auntie Grizelda reply 50 09/06/2014 There's a lot of stuff about Tork in Graham Nash's memoir. Tork, was, indeed, close to Stephen Stills, which I found odd because they both went up for the same part in the Monkees show.

To answer a previous post, yes, the Monkees might have been a prefab, concocted band, but they consisted of people who had real musical merit, and had been trying to make a career in the music industry. It was inevitable, perhaps, that they would use their popularity to ultimately create a real band. More trivia: Michael Nesmith wrote "Different Drum," a song Linda Ronstadt had a huge hit with. It was originally sung by a male bluegrass singer, and Linda's version is the far superior one. Kudos to her producer. by Auntie Grizelda reply 51 09/06/2014 R46 Lighten up. You make a LOT of presumptions without asking for more feedback from me and then you jump to various conclusions about me and what I posted. it's amusing that you call me out for having an opinion about and "discussing an era of music you've clearly never lived through." I watched Mickey Dolenz in Circus Boy as a kid - I loved the show. I was in my teens when The Monkees aired and I watched it often.

I also read and heard the contemporary criticisms and discussions about the band; those perspectives aired on radio, tv, and in print at the time. And I heard the opinions of other teens who thought the band was phony, even if they enjoyed the show or the music. If you reread my post I said I was not dissing the music or the fans of the show and music. I simply said it was a manufactured band, and for that reason didn't stand alongside the credibility of contemporary pop and rock bands of that era. I did not diss the acting or musical abilities of the individual actors either. by Auntie Grizelda Nesmith also wrote this beautiful song. I love his vocals on it. Criminally unappreciated. reply 53 09/06/2014 I love watching the show on Antenna TV every weekend and some of their songs have lasted just as long as some Beatles songs. Didn't Breaking Bad just use a Monkees song in an episode? Obviously still recognized and relevant after 40 years. by Auntie Grizelda reply 54 09/06/2014 Peter Tork was the sexiest of the four to me.

Hope it's true about "trying" the gay sex. by Auntie Grizelda reply 55 09/06/2014 R53 never heard that one before (thanks!) but I always liked most of the Nesmith songs, especially What Am I doin Hangin Round... (from the classic Pieces, Aquarius, Capricorn ad Jones). We played all their stuff on family road trips, back when I was young and happy and everyone in our family was alive and spoke to each other....sigh. Them good old days. Peter Tork used to teach singing in NY, and his number was listed! I called and used a Fake name and told him I was interested in singing lessons but I never had the nerve to go thru with it. circa 1986. I still can't believe his number was listed! (so were a bunch of soap opera actors whom I used to prank call - well not prank so much as just call and hang up). by Auntie Grizelda R51 on one of the episodes Nesmith starts singing Different Drum. I can't remember which one.

by Auntie Grizelda reply 58 09/06/2014 R3, my best friend's boyfriend's second cousin's oldest brother said you mom's a lying slag. But you can't always believe him because everyone know he sucks dick for lunch money. by Auntie Grizelda reply 59 09/06/2014 I saw the surviving three Monkees this summer in Atlantic City. It was a fun show with a nice tribute to Davy. Mike, Mickey and Peter all look like they are at death's door with Mike looking the "best" and Peter the "worst". Davy did it right, died pretty. by Auntie Grizelda That was the first music video played on MTV, r64. Not the first music video ever. by Auntie Grizelda reply 65 09/06/2014 R65 what's the difference? Did't MTV give birth to the music video genre? I remember there was an article about that commemorating its 30th anniversary three years ago.

by Auntie Grizelda reply 66 09/06/2014 I saw them too when the 3 came to town last year. Micky is still so energetic, he never stands still, and his voice is great. Mike also sounded just like he always had. Peter never had the best voice and it's worse now because of cancer, but the fans love him. You can tell though that Mike and Micky run the show. by Auntie Grizelda I love The Monkees. My order to fuck would be Peter, Davy, Mike and then Mickey. by Auntie Grizelda reply 68 09/07/2014 I seem to recall Peter Tork having a hairy chest on the show ... is my memory faulty? by Auntie Grizelda reply 69 09/07/2014 I would fuck Mike and Micky from the 60s through 90s (maybe later). Mike especially looked even better in the 80s when he was bearded and mature. Davy and Peter only from the 60s.

Davy's looks took a turn for the worse after the 60s, and Peter was too much an addict for my liking. by Auntie Grizelda reply 71 09/07/2014 Fair enough, R43/52 , but if someone is simply going to come here, then post info which is clearly from Wiki, rather than post their own experiences or opinions re any subject, I will usually dismiss that sort of post. Wiki is filled with miss-information as well as personal opinions which have nothing to do with the real back stories at hand. When I post something, it's usually from my years of experience with a particular subject. btw, I used to work in the music business, so most of my posts re music, at peppered with my opinions based on my personal experiences working in the advertising end of the music biz. As for The Monkess being a manufactured band, yes that's 100% true, they surely pre-dated ALL the manufactured fake garbage today's young people lap up as acceptable pop and rock music. Most of today's singers cannot sing, most use AutoTune and other gimmicks, as stage shows, to hide their lack of talent.

Years ago no one cared what designer a musician was wearing! Sure, their looks/clothes were important to their image, but not more important than their music. Every type of musician always had a look and style, but it was never more important than the music itself. These days, sometimes I don't know if I'm watching a rock or pop music concert or a Vegas stage show. I'll take The Monkees over any of today's crap pop/rock music. When, and if, I go to a concert these days, it's usually in a small venue and usually not to see a musician who is currently popular. Watching a performer a block away is not my idea of fun, never was. My best memories of concerts were at smaller venues such as The Ritz, The Peppermint Lounge, Danceteria, The Mudd Club and other small venues. by Auntie Grizelda reply 72 09/07/2014 Wow, r21 - what the fuck's your problem? Peter Tork is not dead, so..I don't quite get your psycho connection, there.

by Auntie Grizelda reply 73 09/07/2014 They released a new album. It is called 'Good Times!'. I listened to it, last night. These are the songs i liked: I Was There (And I'm Told I Had a Good Time) Me & Magdalena Have you listened to it? by Auntie Grizelda reply 74 06/15/2016 R65 - The first music video played on MTV was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles. by Auntie Grizelda Monkees - Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. (Deluxe Edition, 2CD) - Amazon.com Music Get a $75.00 statement credit after first Amazon.com purchase made with new Discover itÂ® card within 3 months. Terms and conditions apply. See offer for details. Apply now. Editorial Reviews HEADQUARTERS, the Monkees' third album and third consecutive LP to hit #1 was originally released in May 1967 and featured production by Chip Douglas, allowing the band greater creative control.

Introduced stand-outs including the Top 40 Michael Nesmith-penned hit The Girl I Knew Somewhere, You Just May Be The One, and Randy Scouse Git. Plus, Peter Tork's For Pete's Sake, later used as The Monkees TV show's closing theme. Among the 21 bonus tracks are rare, previously unreleased stereo remixes including You Can't Tie A Mustang Down, If I Learn To Play The Violin, and the Neil Diamond-composed A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You. Bonus rarities also include demo versions of Nine Times Blue, Midnight Train, and Pillow Time and the first recorded version of The Girl I Knew Somewhere. The Monkees formed in 1966 when Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Mike Nesmith, and Peter Tork were picked out of a mass casting call to portray a rock band on a madcap sit-com intended to send up the zany spirit of A Hard Day's Night.

The show became an Emmy-winning phenomenon and propelled the lads out of their TV roles to become bonafide, chart-topping music stars as well during the quartet's peak years, 1966-68, they amassed sales of over 16 million albums, outselling the Beatles and the Stones combined. Last year, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of that pop culture milestone, Rhino began a complete overhaul of their catalog, upgrading the group's first two classic LPs to 2CD Deluxe Edition reissues. The restoration continues with the Monkees' third and fourth LPs, HEADQUARTERS and PISCES, AQUARIUS, CAPRICORN & JONES, LTD., both #1 smashes on Billboardr's Pop Albums chart. Track Listings Featured Articles about Monkees - Page 4 - tribunedigital-chicagotribune Rockin Retro By Patrick Kampert, Tribune staff reporter | April 10, 2001 Britney Spears, Eminem and other young music stars have competition for the hearts and minds of kid fans -- and the rivals are old enough to be their grandfathers.

Retro music, especially '60s music, is a hit with kids. Leading the charge are the Beatles and the Monkees, but they're not the only bands basking in the adoration of a new generation. Tiffany S., 14, of St. Augustine, Fla., says her room is filled with '60s memorabilia, and she has met -some of her musical heroes, like the Monkees, Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits, Paul Revere and the Raiders, the Buckinghams and Gary Puckett. Advertisement Corny Shows Of Old Are Now Keepers By Mary Stevens | June 2, 1995 Feeding Baby Boomers' appetite for the corny TV shows of their youth, Columbia House Video Library (1-800-638-2922) is offering memorable episodes of the 1960s comedies The Monkees and I Dream of Jeannie ($4.95 for initial volumes, $19.95 for each additional volume). The first "Monkees" tape features the debut episode in which the boys play at a sweet 16 party and the birthday girl falls for Davy.

Davy and Mike's screen tests are also included, along with two more episodes. Each "Jeannie" video includes four episodes, with extra footage never seen in syndication and behind-the-scenes trivia. NEWS Yes, that Davy Jones June 4, 2010 Nostalgia is a wonderful thing that transforms bad bands into pleasant memories. But what if the band was a gimmick used in a TV show, but became a real band, with albums and squabbling and egos and all that fun behind-the-scenes stuff? Then you'd have the Monkees, a group that everybody loved for a while, then not. Which leaves us with the frontman, Davy Jones. We don't know how old Jones is, and we don't really care, because entertainers are ageless. And Jones is an entertainer. FEATURES Tork Isn't Singing The Blues Over Days As Prefab Pop Star By Steve Darnall, Special to the Tribune | January 31, 2001 When the Beatles' "One" knocked the Backstreet Boys' "Black & Blue" off the top of the album charts last month, a collective shudder went through the record industry.

Word began going around that the "teen-pop" wave -- whose members seemed more interested in footwork than fretwork -- had finally crested. Peter Tork knows something about the pitfalls of prefabricated pop. Back in 1966 -- when Britney, Justin and their classmates weren't even strands of DNA -- Tork was a struggling musician who was plucked from among hundreds of hopefuls to star in a TV sitcom (along with actors Mickey Dolenz and Davy Jones and fellow musician Michael Nesmith) FEATURES Mike Nesmith Still Goes His Own Way By Wayne Bledsoe, Scripps Howard News Service | February 13, 1992 A tall figure shyly steps onto the stage of Nashville's tiny Bluebird Cafe. The man carries a guitar and is dressed in a conservative flannel shirt and jeans. His hair is peppered with gray. This is Mike Nesmith: former member of the phenomenally successful made-for-TV rock group, the Monkees; creator and chief executive officer of Pacific Arts, a successful video production and distribution company; film producer; inventor of MTV; and, on this night, country-rock pioneer.

Accompanied by a three-piece band, Nesmith launches into the songs that helped make him un-famous-sweet, country-rock tunes that have been critically revered and commercially ignored for two decades. ENTERTAINMENT Guitar Work Almost Makesr Roth`s `Eat `em` Appetizing By Daniel Brogan | July 25, 1986 DAVID LEE ROTH, Eat `Em and Smile (Warner Brothers): Conclusive proof that the whole can be greater than the sum of the parts. First, we had the bloated, humorless "debut" from the new Van Halen. Now comes a manic spree from the band's former lead singer. Steve Vai's stinging guitar work almost redeems "Eat `Em and Smile," but Roth would have done better to stick with Beach Boy covers.

Diamond Dave himself provides the best review on "Shy Boy": "Gotta keep things movin`, `til my personality starts improving." FEATURES Hey, Hey By Allan Johnson, Tribune Television Writer | June 27, 2000 Fans of VH-1's "Behind the Music" already know the story of the Monkees, the "pre-fab" 1960s television pop music group that had hits "I'm a Believer," "Last Train to Clarksville" and others. So there probably won't be anything surprising about "Daydream Believers: The Monkees Story," VH-1's made-for-TV account of the quartet, which premieres Wednesday at 8 p.m. What may come as an interesting creative choice, however, is where the film leaves off. "Daydream Believers" ends just as the Monkees had their NBC series canceled in 1968, after only two years on the air. Many know the group has a fairly interesting history that continued after the TV show, including Mike Nesmith's split from bandmates Peter Tork, Davy Jones and Mickey Dolenz.

NEWS She Saw His Face By Mary Schmich | December 9, 1994 My father once caught me kissing Peter Tork. I was 13 and had pictures of all four of the Monkees' heads-Mickey, Davy, Mike and Peter-taped to my bedroom wall. They were lousy photos, grainy black-and-whites clipped from a guitar ad, but during a brief adolescent fog mixed of desire and delusion, I kissed each one every night, lingering over Peter's paper lips. The night my father found me smooching the wall, he didn't say a word at first. He paused, as if to absorb the realization that his daughter was a space alien, then asked the space alien if she'd said her bedtime prayers. FEATURES Forget astrology By Bill Hutchens, Tacoma News Tribune | July 28, 2005 There's a new pickup line brewing for the new millennium: "Hey, baby, what's your song?" Ian Van Tuyl, author of the book "Popstrology" and father of what he calls "the art and science of reading the pop stars," thinks there's a universe of meaning behind 33 1/3 years of hit songs.

"Popstrology" is a painstakingly organized handbook for using pop music charts (or, more specifically, No. 1 songs) to discover how those songs might have influenced you in your formative years -- and might still be influencing you today. ENTERTAINMENT Gentlemen, Start Your Engines By Phyllis Magida | January 16, 1987 VaaaaRoooooom. Richard Petty's STP Pontiac NASCAR and the Monkeemobile (from "The Monkees" TV series) are just 2 of the more than 500 exotic driving machines on exhibit at the World of Wheels Motorsports Expo this weekend. An "Exotic Car Corral" will feature Porsches, Ferraris and one dazzling Lambourghini Countach that goes 182 miles per hour (the 15-car corral is worth a total of more than $3 million).

Among the celebs meeting and greeting fans will be Monkee Mickey Dolenz, Indy 500 winner Danny Sullivan and wrestler Big John (6 feet 10 inch, 375-pound) Monkees, The Monkees, The by • Artists - M , Music - 1960s The advertisement in Variety proclaimed "Madness!! Auditions. Folk & Roll musicians-singers for acting roles in new TV series. Running parts for 4 insane boys, age 17 - 21 . . ." Hollywood TV producers Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider placed the ad late in 1965 as the first step towards a weekly series recreating the winning chemistry of The Beatles ' Hard Days Night (1964) movie. 437 hopefuls attended the auditions and when a suitable four had been selected, they were taught how to act, how to improvise and, most importantly, how to mime to records. After an initial attempt to let the quartet create its own music, it was realised that though they each possessed a modicum of musical talent, they were a long way from being a group.

Fortunately, Don Kirshner, the entrepreneur who had invented the Brill Building system of assembly-line pop hit manufacture, had been put in overall control of the show's musical output. In June 1966, Kirshner flew out from New York with a dozen demo recordings by reliable songwriters including Gerry Goffin and Carole King , Neil Sedaka and Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. The song chosen as The Monkees' first single, Last Train To Clarksville, was said to have been written by Boyce and Hart during a 20-minute coffee break. In the studio during recording, Kirshner devised its distinctive "no-no-no-no" wails as a deliberate echo of The Beatles ' famous "yeah, yeah, yeah". Despite a $100,000 launch campaign preceding the 16 August release of the single, it didn't dent the US Top 10 until a week after the first screening of The Monkees TV show on 12 September. Eight weeks later it was at #1.

The chosen four, Michael Nesmith (born Robert Michael Nesmith), Peter Tork (real name, Peter Thorkelson), Micky Dolenz (born George Michael Dolenz) and Davy Jones, became instant stars, and shops were flooded with merchandising from woolly hats (like the one Mike wore in the show) to Monkees dolls, bracelets, lunch boxes, shirts, watches, chewing gum and pencil cases. But it wasn't all plain sailing. Initial TV ratings were poor, largely because middle America didn't immediately take to the idea that long-haired youths playing loud rock music deserved a regular weekly TV series . On top of which many TV critics panned the blatant plagiarism at the show's heart. A Newsweek critic observed; "Television is a medium which thrives on thievery . . . Beatlemania has been exchanged for Monkeeshines". Nevertheless the show was soon attracting 10 million viewers across America every Monday evening, and the teenage audience responded to the anarchic script which came from much of the show being improvised. "We don't learn scripts," said Nesmith. "Hell, we don't even read 'em".

By February 1967, The Monkees had become bona fide pop stars. But their two albums of perfectly crafted pop had featured no actual Monkee involvement beyond singing and songwriting, and the press cried foul. No matter that the über-cool Byrds were absent from their Mr Tambourine Man session, or that the Pet Sounds era Beach Boys barely plugged into an amp . . . jealousy from lesser beat groups put The Monkees on the defensive. Couple this with the controlling tendencies of their producer, the golden-eared Don Kirshner, and a rebellion was fermenting - "Hey Hey we're the corporate puppets". Mike Nesmith unburdened himself to the newspapers, saying;" The music had nothing to do with us. It was totally dishonest. Do you know how debilitating it is to have to duplicate other people's records? That's what we were doing". By June 1968 The Monkees were fighting with the Screen Gems film company over ownership of the group name. By September it nearly didn't matter as confused audience reactions to advance screenings of the avant-garde Monkees feature film Head prompted Screen Gems to delay the opening and send the film back for re-editing.

As the decade drew to a close, Peter Tork quit The Monkees. He was to be followed shortly by Mike Nesmith. Davy Jones and Mickey Dolenz continued recording, but when the aptly-titled Changes album flopped in June 1970, they too called it a day. Having smuggled some of the first country-rock onto The Monkees' records, Mike Nesmith formed The First National Band and turned western-style country on its head - highlighted by Red Rhodes' pedal-steel and his lazy Texan drawl. In 1986, three of the original Monkees - Davy Jones, Peter Tork and Micky Dolenz - officially reunited. Mike Nesmith, a reluctant Monkee even at the height of their stardom, remained the only hold-out. The reunited Monkees broke records for ticket and merchandise sales when they toured for the first time in 18 years. Originally booked to play eleven weeks of summer concerts at US theme parks and state fairs, the tour was extended and moved into larger, more prestigious venues. The Far East and Europe were added to the schedule.

At the same time the charts were saturated with reissued Monkees albums, an anthology package, and a newly recorded single, That Was Then, This Is Now. And the TV show was back in syndication too . . . Davy Jones died in his sleep at his home in Florida in February 2012. The singer (aged 66) had suffered a massive heart attack. Davy Jones The top 10 best The Monkees songs - AXS The top 10 best The Monkees songs By: Michelle Lavallee AXS Contributor Mar 6, 2016 138 138 16541761 6 y2016m03d06 77902 YouTube Television put together a musical rock band and it worked back in the 1960's. Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, Mickey Dolenz and Peter Tork became The Monkees for a television show but together as a band they released albums and hit singles. Formed in Los Angeles in 1965 by Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider for the television series, the group's first two albums were to be soundtracks to the series.

Fans loved the music as well as the band and generations have rediscovered the band through replays of the series on cable networks. The continued interest in the group led to reunion tours and new music through the years. Jones passed away four years ago but the remaining members have continued to perform on various occasions. With numerous albums, a film soundtrack and collection of reunion music the band has had hit singles and here are ten of the best songs from The Monkees . 9. " Sweet Young Thing " One of the few that Nesmith sings lead, the song has a country pop feel to it which was in relation to Nesmith upbringing in Texas. The single was released in 1966 on the band's first album. The song was written by Nesmith Gerry Goffin, Carole King and is the shortest song on the album at One Minute and Fifty-six minutes. 8. " Randy Scouse Git " The first song written by Dolenz that was released by the band. The song references the party The Beatles threw for The Monkees in London and some of those that were in attendance. Dolenz heard a phrase spoken on an episode of the British television series "Till Death Us Do Part" which later became the song's title. 7.

" She " From the 1967 album, More of The Monkees, this song features Dolenz on lead vocals with an outstanding harmony from Tork, Jones and others. Written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, the song would later be covered by another band, The Dickies, in 1978. Overall the strength of the vocals and harmonies pushes the song into one of the best from the early albums when studio musicians were being used. 6. " (Look Out) Here Comes Tomorrow " A single written by Neil Diamond for the band and features Diamond on acoustic guitar. The single was sung by Jones and featured Jones, Tork and Dolenz on backing tracks. With a great and interesting changes to the music, the song is well arranged and shows the talent the band had for the harmonies. 5. " Words " With haunting vocals opening the song with wind chimes makes this song a little different for the band. The song breaks into a more rock edge than previous songs and continues to change between the two. Vocals go between Dolenz and Tork throughout the song. Written by Bobby Hart and Tommy Boyce the song is a rather dark break-up song which was different for the band. 4.

" Last Train to Clarksville " The debut single by The Monkees and featured on the self titled album by the band. The lyrics tell of a man phoning the woman he loves, urging her to meet him at a train station in Clarksville before he must leave and may not return from the war. Fans of the song believe that the song focused on the city of Clarksville, Tennessee due to Fort Campbell 101st Airborne Division base, but the songwriter, Bobby Hart, has often noted that the song was not written about a specific city. 3. " A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You " Featuring Jones on vocals, this upbeat pop tune made it a fun dance song for the times. Written by Neil Diamond, the single was the first single Jones sang lead on for the group in 1967. The song reached the top of the Cashbox charts and number two on Billboard for the band. 2. " Daydream Believer " A sweet piano introduction to the song makes it instantly recognizable for fans of the band. Composed by John Stewart, shortly before he left the Kingston Trio, the single would reach the number one spot of the charts in 1967.

The song became the signature tune for Jones on lead and features the band on instruments, the piano introduction was created by Tork. Featured on their 1968 album The Birds, The Bees & the Monkees, Jones was not initially a fan of the song and recorded numerous vocal tracks because of his annoyance as he stated in the Eric Lefcowitz book, "The Monkees Tale". 1. " I'm a Believer " Another Diamond written hit for the band, featuring Dolenz on vocal lead. The single reached the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1966 and remained there for seven weeks. Diamond had recorded the song before The Monkees covered it. The song would again peak interest in the version by The Monkees when Smashmouth and Eddie Murphy sang it for the film "Shrek". Read more about The Monkees here .

Micky Dolenz - Biography - IMDb Micky Dolenz Biography Showing all 44 items Jump to: Overview (3) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (3) | Trivia (33) | Personal Quotes (3) | Salary (1) Overview (3) 5' 10" (1.78 m) Mini Bio (1) Micky Dolenz was born in Los Angeles on March 8, 1945. His dad, George, had starred in a number of films, and played the title character in the mid-1950s television series The Count of Monte Cristo. Micky first established himself as a performer at age ten when, under the stage name of 'Micky Braddock,' he starred in his first TV series, Circus Boy, which aired from 1956 to 1958. In his teens, Micky guest-starred on a number of television shows. He also learned to play guitar and performed with a number of rock 'n roll bands, including one called The Missing Links.

In autumn 1965, Micky was one of 400 applicants who responded to a trade ad announcing auditions for a new TV show about a rock band. Micky auditioned for The Monkees TV show playing Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode," and was chosen along with three other actors - Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork. The Monkees' debut single, "Last Train to Clarksville," featuring Micky on lead vocals, hit the charts September 10, 1966 and rocketed to number one. Two days later, the television show debuted on NBC to great success. The TV ratings remained high for two seasons and Micky and the band starred in their own feature film, Head, a 1968 psychedelic romp co-written by a young Jack Nicholson. The movie is now considered a cult classic. Ultimately, The Monkees achieved their greatest success as recording artists selling in excess of 65 million units and achieving worldwide success. Their first four albums-The Monkees (1966); More of the Monkees (1967); Headquarters (1967); and Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd.

(1967) reached number one on the charts and launched three number-one singles: "Last Train to Clarksville," "I'm a Believer" (with lead vocals by Micky), and "Daydream Believer." The group's first five albums also went gold. In 1977, Micky flew to London to star in Harry Nilsson's West End Musical, The Point! He planned to stay three months but remained for twelve years. During that time, Micky honed his behind-the-camera skills (which he first practiced by directing several TV episodes of The Monkees) as producer-director for the BBC and London Weekend Television. He also directed a short feature film, The Box, written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones of Monty Python, and helmed numerous music videos. In 1986, MTV broadcast episodes of The Monkees show and exposed a whole new generation to 'Monkeemania.' Micky and Peter Tork recorded new tracks for Arista Records and the single, "That Was Then, This Is Now," became their first Top 20 record since 1968.

Micky, Peter and Davy Jones subsequently reunited for a 1986 summer tour that was so successful it sparked the reissue of all The Monkees' classic LPs as well as Pool It! on Rhino Records. At one point in 1987, there were seven Monkees' albums on Billboard's Top 200 LP's Chart. In 1996, The Monkees again joined together, this time for a "30 Year Reunion" summer tour around America. The response was so great that they also toured the following year, this time finishing up in England. When Micky returned to the United States, he went out on the road with the National Touring Company of Grease. Micky enjoyed musical theater so much that he accepted the lead role in a Canadian production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum in 1993, and in 2004 he starred in Elton John's Broadway musical Aida, as Zoser. In 1993, Micky's autobiography I'm A Believer; My Life Of Monkees, Music, And Madness (Hyperion/Disney) was released.

In addition to writing, Micky has divided his time between acting (The Drew Carey Show, Days Of Our Lives, and General Hospital); directing (Boy Meets World for ABC/Disney and Pacific Blue for USA Networks); and touring with his own band featuring his sister, Coco Dolenz. In 2005 Dolenz was also on WCBS FM as an on-air personality, and released his first children's book Gakky Two-Feet (Penguin), as well as Micky Dolenz' Rock & Riollin' Trivia (Square One Publishers). He also appeared in the revival of Pippin'. In March 2007, it was announced that Micky would appear in Rob Zombie's Halloween remake as 'Derek Allen' - a gun-shop owner. Also, Micky was featured in VH1's recent Rock Doc Monterey Pop At 40, and in CMT's Gone Country, alongside George Clinton; Taylor Dane; and, Sheila E.

Micky began 2010 with a run in the West End production of the play Hairspray; playing the character of 'Wilbur Turnblad.' Micky's album, King For A Day; is a tribute to the songs of Carole King (Gigatone Records) was released August 31 2010. The three Monkees (Micky, Davy and Peter) re-group for a worldwide tour beginning in June of 2011. Spanning both England and the U.S., the group garnered some of their best reviews ever - even from Rolling Stone magazine. The reviews on Dolenz were particularly impressive- the review in the Huffington Post compared his voice to a brilliant-cross between Roy Orbison and Freddie Mercury. The close of the tour, held at L.A.'s Greek Theatre was especially joyous; as fans and friends turned out for the event. They also appeared in August on the nationally broadcast talkfest The View, with Dolenz's old compatriot Whoopi Goldberg as one of the hosts. In 2012, word leaked out that Micky was beginning (or, finishing) a yet, untitled solo album.

The only concept revealed was that each of the songs was to represent a particular moment in Dolenz's life. The album Remember (Robo Records-Universal) will be released on September 25, 2012. Then, while in New York, preparing for a possible new role in a musical called Garage Band, Davy Jones unexpectedly passed away. With a series of tributes scheduled, one done in early April at B.B. King's in New York, Micky spent the summer of 2012 on a series of solo shows with his band and as part of the 2012 Happy Together Tour. Micky will also record a live album on October 19, 2012, at B.B. King's in NYC; and, will re-group in November with mates Micahel Nesmith and Peter Tork for a series of Monkee-reunion shows. - IMDb Mini Biography By: DSalidorcompany@aol.com Spouse (3) Son of Janelle Johnson Dolenz and George Dolenz .

Owned the third Moog Synthesizer ever commercially sold (the first two belonged to Wendy Carlos and Buck Owens ); his performance on The Monkees song "Daily Nightly" (written by Michael Nesmith ) was the first use of a synthesizer on a rock recording. He eventually sold his instrument to Bobby Sherman . Grew up playing guitar; had taken some lessons at the suggestion of Circus Boy (1956)'s producers in the 1950s. In his teens, Dolenz played guitar and sang in a series of cover bands, with names like "Micky and the One-Nighters" and "The Missing Links" (!). One of these bands was signed to a record company and made some demos, which were released as singles (under his own name) after The Monkees became popular. When chosen for the role of The Monkees ' drummer, he signed up for daily drum lessons in order to fake playing them well enough for the cameras. When being able to actually play became crucial to the Monkees project, he had gotten to the point where he could carry off a stage show, but playing drums and holding tempo proved difficult in the recording studio.

He played drums on every track of their "Headquarters" album, but gladly relinquished the role to studio drummers for their later albums. Enjoyed crafts, hobbies and building things - including a Gyrocopter (sold as a kit in the 1960s and 70s) in his living room, but had to have a wall torn out to take it outside. Received his draft notice for the U.S. Army in 1967 (as did Davy Jones ); despite medical grounds for deferment (trouble with Perthese disease since childhood left him with one leg shorter than the other), Dolenz was told, "Don't worry, we'll only make you fight on hillsides." He was eventually excused from military service for being underweight, when he went for his physical (Jones was also excused, as his family's only source of support). Married Samantha Juste of Britain's Top of the Pops (1964) fame in the summer of 1968, after she became pregnant with their daughter Ami Dolenz . His stepfather, Dr. Robert Scott, a minister, conducted the ceremony at their Los Angeles home.

Unlike Davy Jones , who had to keep his marriage a secret, he decided to share the news of his wedding with the public. Continued singing on records after The Monkees (1966) ended, with a series of singles contracts for labels like MGM; many of the records were made at his own home studio. While they usually found critical praise, none became hits. Dolenz also found work doing voiceovers for cartoons, like The Funky Phantom (1971) and Devlin (1974). Dolenz and first wife Samantha Juste became famous for their large, sometimes wild house parties with lots of celebrities attending; Dolenz' occasional excesses with alcohol and drugs (during his early '70s career slump) was a factor in their marriage breaking up, as she wanted their daughter Ami Dolenz to have a stable home life. Renewed his friendship with singer/songwriter Harry Nilsson , who'd written for The Monkees , in the mid-1970s; Dolenz occasionally joined Nilsson and John Lennon in their legendary "nights out" (which sometimes lasted several days).

Later Dolenz and Davy Jones appeared on the London stage in an adaptation of Nilsson's The Point (1971). After "The Point!" Dolenz found work in England producing television programs for the BBC (using The Monkees (1966) final episode, which he'd directed and co-written, as his demo reel). Aside from the occasional business or family trip back (and also a few celebrity tennis matches), Dolenz didn't return to the U.S. for the next 15 years. Quit the re-formed The Monkees briefly at the end of the 1980s, citing problems with clashing egos and ideas, but returned for their next tour. Played the drums using a left-handed setup (bass drum on the left, hi-hat and snare drum on the right) even though he is right-handed. Dolenz's hair was naturally wavy. On Circus Boy (1956), his hair was chemically straightened and dyed blond. During the first season of The Monkees (1966), he would straighten his hair by brushing it while damp until dry, and would wear a hair net in between takes.

By the second season, he let his hair go natural, and shortly into the second season filming, when the group adopted a hippie look, had a permanent to get a curly "Afro" look. Fared best of all The Monkees when it came to their royalty payments. While Peter Tork gave most of his money away, Davy Jones lost most of his in bad investments and Michael Nesmith spent his on family luxuries and artistic projects, Dolenz trusted his mother Janelle Johnson Dolenz to handle his money, which she invested carefully in "safe" stocks and holdings. He was the morning radio deejay on New York City's Oldies Station WCBS FM. The song "Hey Mickey" by Toni Basil in the '80s was about the only "Mickey" she knew--Dolenz. Toni choreographed The Monkees ' movie Head (1968) and was in the movie dancing with Davy Jones in the Daddy's Song scene. She went on to appear in Easy Rider (1969) (which involved Jack Nicholson and Bert Schneider , who were a big part of "Head").

He was released with all the other disc jockeys in June 2005 from New York City's WCBS-FM, due to a format change. Born in the same hospital as Liza Minnelli , Natalie Cole , and Desi Arnaz Jr. . Owns and rides a 1967 Triumph Bonneville motorcycle. The Monkees were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6675 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. He and Samantha Juste remain extremely close friends. In early pre-production of Batman Forever (1995), when Tim Burton was still attached to direct, Dolenz was considered to play the Riddler. The Monkee Business Fanzine headed up a petition drive to support the choice, and reported Dolenz had a screen test before Burton left the project. Father-in-law of Jerry Trimble . The new Morning drive radio host on New York Oldies Staion WCBS- FM 101.1.

[January 2005] Currently on Broadway with Elton John 's "Aida" until September 2004 (began in January 2004) [May 2004] In UK on tour in Hairspray as Wilbur Turnblad [December 2010] Currently on tour with Elton John 's "Aida". [April 2003] Personal Quotes (3) [when asked what he did when The Monkees first broke up] I think I slept for about two years! [on the death of fellow Monkee Davy Jones ] The time we worked together and had together is something I'll never forget. He was the brother I never had and this leaves a gigantic hole in my heart. The best advice I've ever given or received, in or out of the entertainment business, is as follows: "Get a good lawyer." Salary (1)

Question: The pop rock quartet "The Monkees" formed in 1966 featured Mickey Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith and which other member?
Answer: PETER TORK