The Monkees are often mentioned as a manufactured band – made for TV. It’s true, ads were placed and the aim was to make an imaginary band, an American version of something that channelled the spirit of Beatlemania.
The band members would eventually go on to show their enormous musical talent – in some cases with The Monkees, in other cases away from the…
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