Changes

A quartet, their television show last merely two seasons (58 episodes),<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060010/</ref> but their songs influenced a generation.  The band broke up in 1970 but then reunited many times afterwards, usually without all four members performing together at the same time.

A quartet, their television show last merely two seasons (58 episodes),<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060010/</ref> but their songs influenced a generation.  The band broke up in 1970 but then reunited many times afterwards, usually without all four members performing together at the same time.

Band member Michael Nesmith wrote the song "Different Drum" but The Monkees' producer Don Kirshner blocked the band from playing their original material on their television show.<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael-nesmith-dies-age-78-monkees-singer-songwriter-guitarist/</ref>

Band member Michael Nesmith wrote the song "Different Drum" but The Monkees' producer Don Kirshner blocked the band from playing their original material on their television show.<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael-nesmith-dies-age-78-monkees-singer-songwriter-guitarist/</ref> But The Monkees did ultimately perform these songs written by Nesmith:  ''Listen To The Band'', ''Papa Gene's Blues'', ''Mary, Mary'', and ''You Just May Be The One''.

== 20th Reunion tour ==

== 20th Reunion tour ==