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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.
Micky Dolenz, the last surviving member of the band, did the vocals on the popular ''Last Train to Clarksville'', ''I'm a Believer'', and ''Pleasant Valley Sunday'' songs. 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> ''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''. A tense meeting at ''The Beverly Hills Hotel'' between the group and Kirshner, his attorney, and a few others culminated band member Michael Nesmith slamming his fist into the wall in defiant response to Kirshner's demand that they record ''Sugar, Sugar'' when the band wanted to record its own material. Subsequently the band parted ways with Kirshner.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbk7wfUPBrU</ref>
Micky Dolenz, the last surviving member of the band, did the vocals on the popular ''Last Train to Clarksville'', ''I'm a Believer'', and ''Pleasant Valley Sunday'' songs. 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> ''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''. A tense meeting at ''The Beverly Hills Hotel'' between the group and Kirshner, his attorney, and a few others culminated with band member Michael Nesmith slamming his fist into the wall in defiant response to Kirshner's demand that they record ''Sugar, Sugar'' when the band wanted to record its own material. Subsequently the band parted ways with Kirshner.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbk7wfUPBrU</ref>
The television show has been described as an influential precursor to [[MTV]] (started 13 years later, in 1981), and the show had some initial popularity in syndication.
The television show has been described as an influential precursor to [[MTV]] (started 13 years later, in 1981), and the show had some initial popularity in syndication.