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Who are The Monkees? |
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Monkees in 1966 as
seen on the original NBC series aired on Monday evenings. |
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Monkees today as seen on the Rhino Records produced documentary "Hey Hey We're The Monkees" aired locally in 2006 on public TV station WPTD Channel 16 in Dayton |
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| Micky Dolenz-drums,lead vocal |
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George M. Dolenz II was born March 8,1945 in Los Angeles,CA. His father was an actor who starred in the 1950s TV series "The Count of Monte Cristo." In 1955 Micky was a child actor for Columbia Pictures/Screen Gems TV billed as Mickey Braddock portraying "Corky"
(the lead role) in the Saturday morning live action series "Circus Boy" which ran on NBC in the late 1950s..Micky was(and still is)the zany screwball comedian of the group and was the one who always made me laugh the most. After leaving the band in 1971,Micky did cartoon voices for Hanna-Barbera(remember "Funky Phanton"?)and other animated film companies. He also portrayed Vince Fontaine in the onstage revival of "Grease" in the 1990s.He also acted and sang in the opera "Aida" and briefly lived a boyhood dream of being a radio dick jockey in 2003 when he teamed up with "Cousin Bruce" Morrow and others when he was the morning air personality at New York's top rated oldies station WCBS-FM before it abruptly switched to the jockless and absurd "JACK" musical potporri format in 2005..Today Micky is a succesful artist and Broadway actor and has directed and produced several TV shows in England and the U.S. including "Boy Meets World" for Disney/ABC His daughter Ami is also a succesful actress. |
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Mike "Wool Hat" Nesmith -guitar,vocals,songwriter. |
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Robert Michael Nesmith was born December 30,1942 in Houston,TX His mother Bette invented a product called "Liquid Paper" and made a fortune. Mike moved to California to pursue acting and breifly had a stint as a folk singer using the stage name Michael Blessing.In addition to his guitar playing skills he also wrote some songs early on for the group including "Papa Gene's Blues" and later on with "Listen To The Band." Mike portrayed the semi-quiet country boy who led the group.After Mike's departure from the group in 1970 he formed The First National Band scoring several hit singles for RCA including "Joanna" and "Silver Moon." He later formed his own film production company Pacific Arts Video which produced a number of cult classics including "The Prison," Tapeheads" and "Repo Man." |
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Davy Jones-lead vocals,
maracas and tambourine |
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| David T.Jones was born December 30,1945 in Manchester,England. Always playing the ladies man with the looks and singing voice young girls died for. In 1956 young David was a child voice actor for the BBC and later a jockey before moving to the U.S.and making his presence known at Columbia Pictures when he cut a solo album for the predicessor Colpix label simply entitled "David Jones" but one year later he hit pay dirt when he became the other lead vocalist for The Monkees.David still jockeys occasionally and owns a horse farm in Pennsylvania. He has three daughters and is also a grandfather. |
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Peter Tork-bass,keyboards,vocals |
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Peter H. Thorkelson was born February 13,1942 in Washington D.C. Like Michael Nesmith,Peter was a struggling folk musician before getting his big break.
Peter portrayed the slightly dysfunctional simpleton on the show. He was the first to leave the group in 1969 reducing The Monkees to a trio. He ventured out on his own but wasn't that successful. He wrestled with drugs and alcohol for a few years before sobering and then re-joining Micky and Davy in 1986 for their comeback on MTV along with a reunion tour that same year.He also tours with his band Shoe Suede Blues. |
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"Hey Hey We're The Monkees" is a one hour documemtary which can be seen on American Public Televesion |
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