Peter Tork didn't like performing The Monkees' theme song live. The band worked it into their shows in an interesting way. “In a three-minute romp, we’d pointed out the Marx Brothers image of our ...

The Monkees’ theme inspired the most successful song by a 2000s band. A music executive thought the 2000s song was much older because of its style. The track in question was a bigger hit than The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. From left to right: Tommy ...

The world of pop music just lost one of its quiet powerhouses. Bobby Hart, half of the famed songwriting duo Boyce and Hart, has passed away at the age of 86. If you’ve ever found yourself humming ...

A popular song is like a stock, or a mutual fund — its value fluctuates based on market circumstances, and it can even be an investment. Licensing tracks to film, television and commercials has become ...

Musician-songwriter Bobby Hart, half of a composer duo who penned the Monkees’ theme song and many of the group’s mega-hits, has died. He was 86. His friend and co-author, Glenn Ballantyne, said Hart ...

Rock historian missed the "Prefab Four" the first time they came along. Listening now, he finds that the Monkees' best songs have held up, mostly because they used top-notch songwriting talent. This ...

NEW YORK — Bobby Hart, a key part of the Monkees’ multimedia empire who teamed with Tommy Boyce on such hits as “Last Train to Clarksville” and “I’m Not Your Steppin’ Stone,” has died. He was 86.

This is FRESH AIR. It's been 50 years since The Monkees first appeared on the pop charts and on television. And a half-century later, the verdict on The Monkees has undergone a major revision in some ...