But the relationship soured . Im not going to go and sign my autograph for $100. A few people would ask the salient point of Why not? I thought, Thats a hard question to answer. Videoranch March 2020 They were a band specifically made for television, four young men who were picked from hundreds of hopefuls and assigned a dedicated team of songwriters and studio musicians to help them create their music. Teenage girls everywhere didnt envy Phyllis; they aspired to be like her. His "Different Drum" and "Some of Shelly's Blues" were later recorded by Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys in 1967 and 1968, respectively. Compact Discs Stu Phillips May 2013 @TorkTweet has passed peacefully at the age of 77. [15] Despite not touring with Dolenz and Tork for the majority of the Monkees' 50th-anniversary reunion in 2016, Nesmith did twice fill in for the ailing Peter Tork and appeared for the final show of the tour, which featured the three surviving band members (the last show to do so). Then again, Jones was far more critical in the book "Total Control: The Monkees/Michael Nesmith Story," as quoted by Showbiz Cheat Sheet. Frank Zappa The Monkees magic was gone, and New Monkees disappeared from the public consciousness. The following day (July 10th) all four band members were in attendance as the Monkees received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star. Monkeemobile Tv Guide It was announced by Nesmith and Dolenz on May 4, 2021, that the Monkees would disband following a farewell tour. "I just a made a joke. Pacific Arts Video became a pioneer in the home video market, producing and distributing a wide variety of videotaped programs, although the company eventually ceased operations after an acrimonious contract dispute with PBS over home video licensing rights and payments for several series,[7] including Ken Burns' The Civil War. June 2017 Pete said that to somebody once, I think to a New Age magazine and they said, Oh, that was the Monkees. I thought that was interesting. Don Kirshner February 2018 "Zilch" is basically a prehistoric rap song. Think that might happen at some point? He'll probably become Governor of Texas next," he concluded. Monkees music wasnt music I listened to; it was music I played. In This Generation Tour There are no more Monkees, as you know. The dispute escalated into a lawsuit that went to jury trial in federal court in Los Angeles. Nesmith formed a country rock group called the First National Band, and scored a #21 hit with the single "Joanne" making him the only Monkee with a solo smash. You said, I never liked Peter and Peter never liked me. Id never heard that before. Commercials I was in the worst state of my mind and my life.. Nesmith's interest hinged on noted pedal steel player Orville "Red" Rhodes; their musical partnership continued until Rhodes's death in 1995. Everything was in flux. September 2013 August 2017 News & Headlines A vicious feud has torn apart The Monkees - and member Peter Tork has been booted from the reunited legendary 1960s group in a nasty bust-up over the other members' drinking. May 2016 The Monkees started at Raybert Productions. 1986 Monkees Tour April 2013 Born Peter Halsten Thorkelson just one day shy of Valentines Day in 1942, Tork rose to fame as the deliciously offbeat, affable bass player and keyboard player for 60s rock icons The Monkees. Not extensive soon after Peter Tork remaining The Monkees, Mike Nesmith also resolved to forge his very own route without the need of Davy Jones and Micky Dolenz. 2020 Appearances (In fact, he wonders if he's "ever coming home.") No. After the break-up of the Monkees, Nesmith continued his successful songwriting and performing career, first with the seminal country rock group the First National Band, with whom he had a top-40 hit, "Joanne", and then as a solo artist. Monkees Present Deluxe Edition And when I cant, I wont. June 2014 The executive in charge of the show had only been with the network for a couple of months and didn't understand the unique and fond symbiosis between band and network, so he unceremoniously retaliated by banning "Heart and Soul." [22], In 1998, Nesmith published his first novel, The Long Sandy Hair of Neftoon Zamora. As he recalled, they were the ones who calmed him down after the infamous wall-punching incident, telling him to treat the band's eponymous TV show like a job and stop complaining about their lack of actual musical contributions. January 2022 He was also an early adopter of music videos, making them for his own projects and creating the compilation show PopClips, which aired on Nickelodeon in 1980. We began playing and he played what you now hear on the Cosmic Partners album. Me & Magdalena But if we couldn't have done the music, they would have been all right with us just making the TV show.". Changes February 2013 Non-singing vocals used to a rhythmic effect? Articles Interviews From your lips to Gods ears. Glen Campbell I dont know who to book with out there. Peter lived with Mike and Phyllis in the early days. I could really breathe. February 2012 Headquarters sold 2 million copies, down 2 million units from its predecessor, but still reached the number 1 spot on Billboard, falling only to Sgt. If I was in the shape I was in back in McCabes, Ill book it myself. Unlike his 1992 U.S. tour, which predominantly featured music from his RCA recordings, Nesmith stated that his 2013 tour would feature songs he considers "thematic, chronological and most often requested by fans". August 2015 [citation needed], Nesmith was the executive producer for the films Repo Man, Tapeheads, and Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann, as well as his own solo recording and film projects. "He and Peter [Tork] were always concerned about how it sounded musically. October 2017 August 2012 Wrecking Crew And sad. The Beatles sold 183 million records while the Monkees sold 75 million records. I dont know how to get back to the East Coast. New Monks In 1967, when the band's handlers finally allowed the members to write their own stuff, The Monkees released Headquarters, which includes a cut called "Zilch." "[31] The tour was cut short in June 2018, with four shows left unplayed, due to Nesmith having a "minor health issue"; Dolenz and he rescheduled the unplayed concerts plus adding several other including an Australian tour in 2019. Lester Sill Nesmith produced Wonderland's version of Robert Johnson's "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom" on her album Peace Meal. [9] Bring them to the show. Are those fun days for you? Davy Jones, Peter Tork, Mickey Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, 1968. . The show is over. 1987 Hollywood Convention We have a good band that has it all worked out. Monkees In 1970 Action Figures Submissions And Im going to play as long as I can. We look the same. The way Peter lived and his philosophies about everything likely ruffled some people's feathers. The Monkees debuted in 1966, joining an old-fashioned television universe that looked more like the world in 1956 than it did the present day. 2019 Appearances [citation needed], In 2012, Nesmith briefly toured Europe prior to rejoining the Monkees for their tours of the United States. That may have to do with copyright ownership and so forth. September 2012 During a group meeting with Kirshner and Colgems lawyer Herb Moelis, in a suite at the Beverly Hills Hotel, each actor received a $250k royalties check, yet Nesmith still threatened to quit. "When we were on tour, especially but even being on the TV set. In this particular tome, the singer described Nesmith as "rude, arrogant, belligerent, and aggressive, and that was on a good day.". Copyright 2023 Penske Business Media, LLC. April 2020 [citation needed] During this same period, Nesmith started his multimedia company Pacific Arts, which initially put out audio records, eight-track tapes, and cassettes, followed in 1981 with "video records". Pisces Aquarius I was touched by the emotion Nez showed over Peters death and his openness over their relationship. June 2022 1966 Promotional Tour If you watch or read some interviews of Davy and Peter completed over the last decade: they both seem more negative regarding their relationships with one another, especially since all 4 of them have continued to "not get along well" in the recent reunion tours: 96-97 and 2001. September 2021 October 2011 I want to go set up a new deal somewhere. He said, No. In 1986, the Monkees and MTV enjoyed a mutually agreeable relationship: Reruns of the band's old sitcom brought huge ratings to the channel, and the exposure from MTV made the Monkees' reunion tour the can't-miss event of the year. First National Band (Ross had the most experience in music and TV, having played for a real band called the Wigs and serving on the writing staff of the soap opera The Edge of Night.). Id like to. September 2022 The East Coast is kind of like the U.K. Who? Gretsch Send us a tip using our anonymous form. PT will be a part of me forever. December 2020 Red Rhodes was obviously one of those friends. Childhood Or even how it looked. Davy Jones Phyllis Nesmith 1, was a commercial and critical disaster. March 2018 Among the notable names who tried out: folk singer Stephen Stills; Danny Hutton, just before he joined the enormously successful Three Dog Night; and Paul Williams, who'd go on to be an actor (Smokey and the Bandit) and award-winning songwriter of tunes like "The Rainbow Connection" from The Muppet Movie and Barbra Streisand's "Evergreen" from the 1976 version of A Star is Born. From what I've heard,Davy was ALWAYS kind of a d**khead--When asked about touring with the Monkees,Noel Redding said they got along great with all the Monkees,EXCEPT for Davy.When they knew they'd be leaving the tour,the three guys in JHE,ganged up on Davy & beat him up!!!! The Monkees, however, were decidedly different. December 2012 Tiger Beat Monkee Spectacular Podcast [20] He also had moderate commercial success with the First National Band. It represented the growing influence of the counterculture. The Monkees were a band that had two apparent factions Davy Jones and Micky Dolenz were the entertainers, and Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork were the serious musicians. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band a week later and remaining #2 all through the entire 1967 Summer of Love. Christmas Party On the musical front, one album New Monkees hit stores, promoted with the generically catchy '80s synth-pop single "What I Want." November 2011 August 2021 Hollywood Squares Micky Dolenz Celebrates The Monkees [7], From 1965 to early 1970, Nesmith was a member of the television pop-rock band the Monkees, created for the television situation comedy of the same name. At the end of the Monkees tour last year you went on Facebook and wrote some pretty provocative things. Halfway through their U.S. summer tour, one of the. Nesmith's marriage to Phyllis, with whom he had three children, ended in divorce in 1975. Goldmine Magazine Michael Nesmith discusses a new archival live LP, his upcoming Monkees tour with Micky Dolenz, and his fraught relationship with Peter Tork. [citation needed], In 2014, he guest-starred in season four, episode nine, of the IFC comedy series Portlandia in the fictitious role of the father of the mayor of Portland, Oregon. Tape Vault The album, Tantamount to Treason Vol. That had the net effect of wiping out everyones royalties, including mine. In 2012, 2013, and 2014, after Jones's death, Nesmith reunited with Dolenz and Tork to perform concerts throughout the United States. 2019 Nesmith Dolenz Tour The concept of the show was to have comics render their stand-up routines into short comedy films much like the ones in Elephant Parts. We want to hear it. Dolenz Sings Nesmith January 2013 Micky Dolenz Solo They won the first San Antonio College talent award, performing a mixture of standard folk songs and a few of Nesmith's original songs. How have you enjoyed going to those nostalgia conventions recently where you sign autographs and take photos with fans? In that Facebook message you also wrote, Television Music was never my first pursuit. That read to some people like you were putting down the Monkees music. [citation needed], Nesmith's First National Band is now considered a pioneer of country-rock music. "With Infinite Love we announce that Michael Nesmith has passed away this morning. She died a few months later at age 56. When we were onstage, there was something that happened, a fifth member that sort of appeared supernaturally and cosmically that Ive heard more than one person tell me about. The Birds The Bees The Monkees Deluxe You have to learn. It was a conversation I had with a lot of big-deal musicians and partners as they were all learning to play under the influence of an altered mind. Heart And Soul "We've never received such a volume of mail," MTV executive Tom Freston told Rolling Stone. It stays in a special place. This was 1968 or 1969. He also had a short-lived series (1984-5) on NBC inspired by the video called Michael Nesmith in Television Parts. He was survived by his wife, Jessica; four daughters from previous relationships, Annabel, Talia, Jessica and Sarah; and several grandchildren. Musician and producer Michael Nesmith has died. Well, its still here. [citation needed], Even before Colgems and Don Kirshner's surreptitious release of the Monkees 2nd LP, without the knowledge or consent of the four musician-actors, they came to be frustrated by their studio-manufactured "bubblegum" image. I dont know how you go around singing it. It read: "Madness!! The Monkees official Twitter account was updated with a brief statement as well, where they expressed their love and grief at the loss of their friend, and asked fans to share their favorite memories of Peter throughout the years. Nesmith and Barbour divorced in 1972. July 2019 To create New Monkees (no "the"), Columbia Records auditioned a number of telegenic young men with musical ability and selected four: Jared Chandler and Larry Saltis on guitar, Dino Kovas on drums, and Marty Ross on bass. Tork documented his cancer experience on Facebook and encouraged his fans to support research efforts of the Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Research Foundation. Writers of both The Monkees and the band's songs expressed an anti-Vietnam War sentiment quite a few times which is remarkable considering the aggressive censorship of network television in the late 1960s. From inside, they could do whatever they want each Monkee had their own corner so long as they headed back to the soundstage when their assigned call light started blinking. In early 1986, the network aired every episode of The Monkees in the form of a weekend marathon. Artwork Illustrations That music is still here. Im calling for work. Well, you got work for him? In the end, Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and Davy Jones were the actors/singers selected for the roles. Were coming to your town. He was accomplished on guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, banjo and other instruments, and Michael Nesmith, the Monkees lead guitarist, said Tork was actually the better of the two. 240 32 Sponsored by Techy Twist Who is the worst boss? I understand. [7] Nesmith began his recording career in 1963 by releasing a single on the Highness label. "They make them into more than they are, and they ask you questions that they think are salient or to a point, and I'm always surprised. After reading Davy's book I have come to the conculsion he is a drunk and just not get that. February 2021 Peter Tork and Mike Nesmith were musicians. When You Breathe In Your Diaphragm Does What. We have your brother, Peter, detained with us, brought in with a group of young men from the anti-Vietnam protests. Or were they? But the Monkees were a four-piece band. Instant Replay Deluxe Edition And then there's "Last Train to Clarksville," the Monkees hit frequently replayed on the series. Vinyl [7] The UK tour was the last appearance of all four Monkees performing together. Michael Nesmith, who attained TV and pop stardom in the Monkees, died Friday of natural causes. Send me a check! The fact it did sort of fall out of the sky made me think, Why dont I look at what is going on here? August 2020 Mike sang harmony/background on a couple of Peter's solo efforts featured on Stranger Things. The fourth slot was supposed to go to seasoned folk musician Stephen Stills. Apparently dubbed that because Davy thought Micky "had no profile". Peter Tork, left, back row, poses with his "Monkees" co-stars Mike Nesmith, Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones. Fans always thought it was you and Davy that didnt get along. I said, Red, thats a lot of dope, man! Can you let me go? A Look At Davy Jones And Michael Nesmith's Relationship. "[citation needed], Nesmith did not participate in the Monkees' 20th anniversary reunion,[7] due to contractual obligations with his production company, but he did appear during an encore with the three other Monkees at the Greek Theatre on September 7, 1986. If someone wanted to give me $100 for my autograph, I suppose Id do it. And then the answer comes back from the promoter, Well, I have about 4,000 people that want to do that. I was like, Hmm. Micky Dolenz is going to honor his departed Monkees bandmates Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and Davy . I was feeling really sorry for myself. Iain Lee Former Monkees bandmate Peter Tork, who left after Head, had already shown how difficult that could be. Over the next 25 years, she built the Liquid Paper Corporation into an international company, which she sold to Gillette in 1979 for $48 million. For all their charm, the Monkees aren't regarded as a particularly innovative band. Scarcely a year later, things fell apart. He was asked to help produce and create MTV, but had prior commitments with his production company. Nesmith also discusses the status of his health and why he and late bandmate Peter Tork were "partners in silence". I met people there all the way from the basement of the local hospital to the pinnacle of the local realtor. He has credited Peter as being, by far, a better musician than he. He told me he just couldnt quit smoking cigarettes, so I pulled a joint out of my pocket and said, Have you ever thought about trying this? He goes, Sometimes I do. Photos Instruments Robert Michael Nesmith (December 30, 1942 - December 10, 2021), often known as Mike Nesmith, was an American musician, songwriter, and actor.He was best known as a member of the pop rock band the Monkees and co-star of the TV series The Monkees (1966-1968). I said, Ill buy you out for whatever you owe on my royalties. Fortunately what he owed me on my royalties was plenty. IFC Wow is right! Wow, what a touching part of the interview starting at 6:54 or so - as the interviewer mentions Peter's recent death. As he is wont to do, Mike sometimes says things just for the dramatic effect and to test those that are interviewing him. affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network, and Two more singles charted ("Nevada Fighter" made number 70 Billboard, number 73 Cashbox, and number 67 Canada, and "Propinquity" reached number 95 Cashbox), and the first two LPs charted in the lower regions of the Billboard album chart. In 1968, the members of the Monkees, largely left to their own devices and with the assistance of screenwriter Jack Nicholson (yes, that Jack Nicholson) made an experimental movie called Head, full of surrealism, symbolism, and general wackiness. Sam And The Goodtimers January 2015 (Even hip-hop luminary Del Tha Funkee Homosapien thought so, sampling Tork's line for his 1991 hit "Mistadobalina. Jones died in February 2012 and Tork died in February 2019. Mike had Peter playing on his earliest Monkees sessions. I listened to the Allman Brothers. He did return for the. In 1987, he produced the music video for the Michael Jackson single "The Way You Make Me Feel". Peter Tork left the band, spending $400,000 to buy out the last four years of his contract. How else do you explain that the Monkees had a song where they used the phrase I want to hold your hand? Given the Monkees took so much inspiration from the Fab Four, the latter had reason to feel ripped-off. But the one that comes to mind is the feeling of profound gratitude.". Nesmith was given a label of his own, Countryside, through Elektra Records, as Elektra Records's Jac Holzman was a fan of Nesmith's. Missing Links He completed basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, was trained as an aircraft mechanic at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas, and was permanently stationed at Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base near Burns Flat, Oklahoma. I dont know. Someone said to me, You are selling people their memories back to them. My reply to that was, No, Im not. Pool It [13] When asked why he had decided to return to the Monkees, Nesmith stated, "I never really left. A video and CD, both entitled Live at the Britt Festival, were released capturing the 1992 concert. I have said this before and now it seems even more apt the reason we called it a band is because it was where we all went to play. The Monkees were junk! No they werent I lived on them, man. His relationship with Peter, according to everything that the four of them have said over the years, was not that black-and-white. Neko Chohlis After recovering from his health scare, Michael Nesmith and the First National Band Redux went on a tour of the U.S., with mostly the same lineup and setlist as the southern California shows. January 2012 Lulu At the time of the McCabes show, I was lost musically, lost financially, lost professionally. Bill Chadwick The final date of the tour was held on November 14, 2021, at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. I made a big chunk of money again and was like, Whats supposedly wrong with this? He additionally contributed a song, "I Know What I Know", and was reportedly "thrilled" at the outcome of the album. From 1966 to 1968, former child stars Davy Jones and Micky Dolenz, along with budding rock stars Peter Tork and Michael Nesmith, competed with the Beatles, Beach Boys, and Rolling Stones and starred in their own innovative, fourth-wall-breaking, music-driven, youth culture-embracing sitcom that won the Emmy Award for Best Comedy Series. Peter replies, "Southeast Asia," a wry send-up of domino theory,the Cold War principle that if Communism were to take hold in one country in the region, the rest would fall like dominos. Theres no traction for it. "[citation needed] He remained in a financial bind until 1980, when he received his inheritance from his mother's estate. Head Deluxe Edition Folk & Roll Musicians-Singers for acting roles in new TV series. June 2016 It felt like something of a fall from grace since I didnt have the big studio around me. DVD September 2017 Nesmith founded Pacific Arts, a multimedia production and distribution company, in 1974, through which he helped pioneer the music video format. He was best known as a member of the pop rock band the Monkees and co-star of the TV series The Monkees (19661968). He rose to fame initially as a member of The Monkees, but went on to have a long and influential career in music, television and movie. In May 2021, the Monkees announced their farewell tour set for the fall season consisting of Dolenz and Nesmith. Maybe it was. ("Ben Frank's" was a hip hangout on Hollywood's Sunset Strip.). As one-fourth of The Monkees, Davy Jones learned to play the role of the happy pal to Mike Nesmith, Peter Tork, and Micky Dolenz. The Monkees formed in 1966 and made great music over six decades with Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork and Davy Jones. Missteps The Monkees Super Deluxe Edition He beat cancer in 2009. Wonderland married writer-comedian A. Whitney Brown on March 4, 2011, in a ceremony officiated by Nesmith. (via Den of Geek) and the tall, wool hat-wearing Texan who punched a wall during an argument with record executives to prove his point that the Monkees had to play their own music. 2023 Micky Dolenz Tour Its been a long, sad day for fans of The Monkees as news broke this morning of Peter Torks passing at the age of 77. [citation needed], Nesmith followed up with The Second National Band, which consisted of Nesmith (vocals and guitar), Michael Cohen (keyboards and Moog), Johnny Meeks (of The Strangers) (bass), jazzer Jack Ranelli (drums), and Orville Rhodes (pedal steel), as well as an appearance by singer, musician, and songwriter Jos Feliciano on congas. [citation needed], Barry Freedman told him about upcoming auditions for a new TV series called The Monkees. Modern Folk Quartet "[14], In 2016, Nesmith contributed vocally and instrumentally to the Monkees' 50th anniversary album Good Times!. After the success of "That Was Then, This Is Now," the Monkees reconvened (well, everyone except Michael Nesmith) to record a new album, Pool It! Michael Nesmith It is a part of my youth that is always active in my thoughts and part of my overall work as an artist. In an exclusive interview with Dolenz, we also discuss his relationships with fellow band mates Peter. The song Last Train to Clarksville was written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, a songwriting team that wrote several Monkees hits. I went to that one and was hooked after that one. John Brockman 54 Below Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. She died a few months later at the age of 56. 1989 Us Tour Its the best band Ive played with, so thats a start. Photos 1980s "Pretty Little Princess", written in 1965, was recorded by Frankie Laine and released as a single in 1968 on ABC Records. Michael Nesmith, the guitar-playing singer-songwriter with the wool hat who along with Davy Jones, Peter Tork and Micky Dolenz became a TV star and 1960s pop sensation as a member of The Monkees . I was there. The Monkees pictured in 1967 from left to right Peter Tork, Mike Nesmith, Davy Jones and Mickey Dolenz However, Davy did admit the couple had a challenging relationship, but was quick to. Mr. October 2021 Mickey Dolenz - Credit: Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP. Throughout the day, weve heard from the people who loved him most as his family issued a lengthy statement on the passing of their husband, father, and grandfather, sharing that his death came after a 10 year battle withadenoid cystic carcinoma, arare cancerof the salivary glands that he was diagnosed with in 2009. [citation needed], "The question I am most often asked is 'how does it feel to be up with the guys after all this time?' Davy Jones The Street That is fine with me. Billboard Live 1996 In 1967, the Monkees album Headquarters hit the #1 spot on the charts. Monkees bassist and singer Peter Tork, who . Song Of The Day Oh, no! I had just bought my way out of the Monkees, he says. I was just another bum on the street trying to sell my songs. June 2018 Micky And Davy 1977 "Nesmith was always a true professional," Jones wrote. But Jones did have quite a lot to say about the singer-guitarist in his 1987 autobiography "They Made a Monkee Out of Me," quoted by the Monkees Live Almanac. . March 2014 Dan Harr/Invision/AP/Shutterstock When. New Monkees Zilch Podcast, February 2023 But he did have an amazing catalog of recent songs like Silver Moon, Joanne and Grand Ennui that he played to the tiny audience at the guitar shop backed by pedal-steel legend Red Rhodes, bassist Colin Cameron, and drummer Danny Lane. April 2017 But what was the real score between these two on-again-off-again bandmates? More Of The Monkees It was shortly after the operation, about five months, and I was feeling the best Id ever felt in my life. Toast [1] Gene Ashman But these songs arent jingles and they arent Happy Birthday. They are great pop songs. We just didnt say much. I was at his house one day and he had this terrible cough. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJU3D40l250&feature=user, Forum Policies, Rules, and Terms of Service. Listen to the Monkees' 'Hollywood'. It was pathetic. Henry Diltz They knew Pete and I went our own ways. Record Store Day Infinite Tuesday: An Autobiographical Riff When I play the music like I want to, suddenly everything lifts. Anyway, there's this story she tells in chapter nine about filming The Flying Nun on the same lot where The Monkees shot, around 1967. I start to feel curmudgeonly more and more and less and less suited for singing pop songs. Have you changed your mind about that? [9], For the remaining five Monkees LPs, ironically, the original Kirshner formula of hired studio musicians & songwriters again became the norm, although Nesmith, Tork, Dolenz and Jones contributed about 50% of the original compositions, Nesmith the majority of those. Film Treatment While the Monkees have endured some disrespect for being a non-organically-created rock 'n' roll band, that origin was not the initial intent of Rafelson and Schneider. [5][6] He obtained a GED certificate and was honorably discharged in 1962. A band no more and yet the music plays on an anthem to all who made the Monkees and the TV show our private dare I say secret playground. The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time This is not crazy people. 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