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45 Years Ago: The Monkees' 'The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees' Album Released

Dave Swanson — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:00:38 +0000

By the time they released 'The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees' in April 1968, the Monkees had been on a nonstop roller-coaster ride for a solid 15 months. Record after record, live appearances and shooting their TV show made for an exceptionally busy schedule. Except for the soundtrack to their movie 'Head,' which came out later in the year, 'The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees' would be the last album released by the original group.

45 Years Ago: 'The Monkees" Final Episode Airs

Dave Swanson — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:21:46 +0000

On Monday, March 25, 1968, at 7:30PM, the final episode of 'The Monkees' aired over the NBC airwaves. When the television show about a rock and roll band premiered on Monday, Sept. 12, 1966, no one could have guessed the phenomenon it would become. Over the 18 months that followed, the fictitious band became a real band, and their records not only topped the charts, but even outsold the Beatles.

Michael Nesmith Announced His Return to the Monkees in a Facebook Post About Some Amazing Soup He Made

Landon King — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 15:29:46 +0000

Michael Nesmith announced his first tour with the Monkees in over 40 years in the middle of a Facebook post about some amazing gazpacho that he made. Seriously. You can read the entire post on the next page.

One of Davy Jones' Final Recordings Was for a Children's Show Called 'Shushybye' [VIDEO]

Landon King — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:46:39 +0000

One of Davy Jones' final recordings has been released. It's a song for a children's show called 'Shushybye', which airs on Comcast Video on Demand and BabyFirstTV.