major-network television special, and new studio albums. After the deaths of Jones in 2012 and Tork in 2019, Dolenz and Nesmith undertook a farewell tour in 2021. This tour concluded shortly before Nesmith's death later that year, leaving Dolenz as the sole surviving member.

History

Conception and casting

The Monkees were formed in the mid-1960s in Los Angeles.

Davy Jones has said: "The name hadn't been thought of yet. There was The Beatles, The Animals, The Byrds, The

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