Band
The Monkees are an American rock and pop band originally active between 1965 and 1971, with subsequent reunion albums and tours in the decades that followed. They were formed in Los Angeles in 1965 by Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider for the American television series The Monkees, which aired from 1966 to 1968. The musical acting quartet was composed of Americans Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork and British stage and television actor and singer Davy Jones. The band's music was initially supervised by producer Don Kirshner, backed by the songwriting duo of Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart.
Top Albums
Headquarters
Release date: May 22, 1967
Pisces
Release date: Nov 6, 1967
Head
Release date: September 11, 1970
More of the Monkees
Release date: January 9, 1967
Members
Micky Dolenz
March 8, 1945 (age 72)
George Michael Dolenz Jr. is an American actor, musician, television director, radio personality and theater director, best known as a vocalist and drummer of the 1960s pop/rock band the Monkees.
Peter Tork
February 13, 1942 (age 75)
Peter Tork is an American musician and actor, best known as the keyboardist and bass guitarist of the Monkees.
Michael Nesmith
December 30, 1942 (age 75)
Robert Michael Nesmith is an American musician, songwriter, actor, producer, novelist, businessman, and philanthropist, best known as a member of the pop rock band the Monkees and co-star of the TV series The Monkees.
Davy Jones
December 30, 1945 - February 29, 2012
David Thomas Jones was an English singer-songwriter, musician, actor and businessman best known as a member of the band the Monkees, and for starring in the TV series of the same name.