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Micky Dolenz of the Monkees will be headlining this year's 'Happy Together' tour. This one is always a lot of fun. Other performers include The Turtles, Grass Roots, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, and The Buckinghams.

It was 45 years ago tonight (September 12th) that 'The Monkees' television series premiered on NBC. The show featured four relative unknowns; Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork playing band members living in a beach house. The show took them from one hilarious scenario to the next.   It was the music that made the show. The Monkees performed songs by the biggest songwrite

The Monkees have cancelled the remainder of their 46th anniversary tour citing 'business reasons' as the cause. There's undoubtedly more going on than they're making public, but the gist of the issue according to Micky Dolenz is that a promoter booked numerous dates without checking with the band.   If you know the history of recent Monkees tours, these guys don't always get along. Peter Tork b

The Monkees are off and running on their 45th anniversary reunion tour. They played the opener this past Thursday (May 12th) in Liverpool and performed at total of 40 songs. The Monkees hit North America in June, but so far no dates are scheduled for Texas. Here's a video from that opening show last week of the Monkees playing 'Pleasant Valley Sunday': (via LiverpoolDailyPost.co.uk)

Here they come. The Monkees are reuniting and touring for their 45th anniversary. Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, and Peter Tork will start the tour with a series of dates in Europe before scheduling summer dates in the U.S.

The music business has lost a true legend and pioneer. Don Kirshner is gone at the age of 76 due to heart failure. He is responsible not only for the careers of some of the most talented artists in history, but also for classic television shows.