In a three-hour conversation with USA TODAY for 60 years of the Monkees, Micky Dolenz shares a detailed oral history of the TV show and the music.

Micky Dolenz looked back on The Monkees’ fast rise to fame. The made-for-TV rock band made their debut on their self-titled NBC sitcom in September 1966, about one month after their first single, ”The ...

Early during his concert Thursday night, March 5, at the Royal Oak Music Theatre, while singing the Monkees’ “Take a Giant ...

The latter song, written by legendary songwriting duo Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, was released on Nov. 12, 1966, and was ...

The Beavertown Historical Society Museum could have chosen any number of musicians for its new music-themed display. Central Pennsylvania has produced its share of singers, small-town bands, and ...

Frank Zappa was known as a bold and unpredictable artist who never played by the music industry's rules. It was that same fearless unpredictability that made his guest spot on The Monkees so ...

Micky Dolenz paid tribute to Neil Sedaka, who died on Friday at age 86. Sedaka co-wrote the Monkees' 'When Love Comes Knocking at Your Door.' ...

The Monkees were no strangers to chart success, but their final Top 40 hit came two decades after their first smash song. It was 1987 when The Monkees recorded what would be their final Top 20 ...