there were the Monkees. Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and Davy Jones, first came together as the cast of a TV show (which aired from 1966 to 1968), then later became a real band.

It is rare that a fictional band on television actually becomes a real band in its own right. The Monkees began as a musical ...

From "Last Train to Clarksdale" to "I'm a Believer" here are the essential songs from Davy Jones, Peter Tork, Michael Nesmith and Micky Dolenz.

At their height, pop band The Monkees was one of the most popular bands in America. They were also the subject of an FBI file linked to the Vietnam War. Now, Monkees singer Micky Dolenz ...

His song “Cherry Cherry” made it to #6, and Don Kirshner, producer of The Monkees, heard it on the ... your prefabricated mid-’60s sitcom boy band, “I’m A Believer” is your platonic ...

Music legend Micky Dolenz is getting sentimental on his new “songs and stories” tour and with it he’s bringing his long history in rock and roll to Arizona – where he also has plenty of history.

Fellow Monkees band member Micky Dolenz said he was "heartbroken" at having "lost a dear friend and partner". "I'm so grateful that we could spend the last couple of months together doing what we ...

but Dolenz doesn’t hesitate in calling “The Monkees” a television series, not a band … at least initially. “I’ve felt the same way about it from the first audition until this moment ...