The Monkees' Producer Wanted a Band That 'Wouldn't Talk Back,' So He Created One

After working with The Monkees, producer Don Kirshner wanted a change of pace, with a band that "wouldn't talk back," so he created one, and they quickly became a hit.

Only Half of The Monkees Played on Their Final Hit: Fans Are Just Finding Out Why

The Monkees ’ 1986 reunion was a surprise to fans and to the band’s members, who hadn’t expected the overwhelming response and renewed interest in their music after 16 years. Subsequently, only half ...
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Bobby Hart, Who Co-Wrote the Monkees' Biggest Smashes, the ‘Days of Our Lives' Theme and His Own Hit as a Member of Boyce and Hart, Dies at 86

Bobby Hart, a songwriter who co-wrote some of the greatest hits of the Monkees, and a performer in is own right who made the top 10 as a member of the duo Boyce and Hart, died Wednesday at age 86. His ...

The Monkees Set a 1967 Music Record That Has Yet to be Broken

In 1967, The Monkees achieved a chart record that remains unbroken 58 years later. In 1967, the band created for the ...
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Monkees musician Bobby Hart dies at age 86

Bobby Hart has died at the age of 86 at his home in Los Angeles after his health declined followed a hip break last year. The sad news was shared by his friend and co-author Glenn Ballantyne. The ...
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Bobby Hart, Who Helped Give the Monkees Their Music, Dies at 86

The hit songwriting duo he and Tommy Boyce formed in the 1960s was best known for the unexpectedly popular tunes of a made-for-TV band. By Alex Traub Bobby Hart, who alongside his best friend, Tommy ...
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Bobby Hart, who co-wrote 'Last Train to Clarksville' and other Monkees hits, dies

NEW YORK — Bobby Hart, a key part of the Monkees' multimedia empire who teamed with Tommy Boyce on such hits as "Last Train to Clarksville" and "I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone," has died. He was 86. Hart ...
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Bobby Hart, who co-wrote 'Last Train to Clarksville' and other Monkees hits, dies at 86

NEW YORK — Bobby Hart, a key part of the Monkees’ multimedia empire who teamed with Tommy Boyce on such hits as “Last Train to Clarksville” and “I’m Not Your Steppin’ Stone,” has died. He was 86. Hart ...