The Monkees songs from the 60's bring back a lot of great memories. I was only a kid when these guys hit the music scene but
their music has always had an upbeat and fresh sound to it. This page has a bit of history about the group, some tutorial links
and lyrics as well as some video footage.
The mother of Micheal Neasmith was the inventor of liquid paper. Neasmith became very wealthy because of her invention.
David Bowie, whose real name is David Robert Jones, was using the stage name Davy Jones for awhile. When it was confused
with the Davy Jones of this group, he changed it to David Bowie.
These guys did not play any of their own instruments on their first two albums ... it was studio musicians who played all the music.
They had the largest grossing tour of 1986 with their Reunion Tour. Yes they eventually did play their own instruments.
The band had four #1 albums in 1967. You can read more about The Monkees by checking out Wikipedia.