The Monkees were lucky enough to have prolific songwriters working behind the scenes to craft songs for their music catalog. Many came from New York’s Brill Building, where they worked for the show’s ...

The other day at The Record Room I found a mint copy of The Monkees’ Instant Replay on Colgems. It was the last album I needed to complete my collection of early-era Monkees records; the first LP they ...

The Monkees’ first album featured a future country legend's signature guitar playing, giving the record its bright, infectious sound years before he became a star in his own right. Additionally, ...

Before being cast as one-fourth of The Monkees, Mike Nesmith was a songwriter. Per TCM, in 1963, Nesmith performed at various folk venues, including The Troubadour. He met Randy Sparks of the New ...