The Monkees‘ “I Wanna Be Free” is strikingly similar to The Beatles’ “Yesterday.” That was no accident. One song has a more universal meeting than the other but they’re both great. The Monkees’ ‘I ...

The Monkees‘ song “I Wanna Be Free,” released in 1966, is a standout song in the band’s catalog. It wasn’t as big of a hit as some of their other songs. “I Wanna Be Free” is a track that deserved more ...

In a three-hour conversation with USA TODAY for 60 years of the Monkees, Micky Dolenz shares a detailed oral history of the TV show and the music.

He may be the last man standing, but Micky Dolenz is happy to keep Monkee-ing around. Dolenz was, of course, one of the four actor-musicians hired for the NBC comedy show “The Monkees,” a show ...

The hit songwriting duo he and Tommy Boyce formed in the 1960s was best known for the unexpectedly popular tunes of a made-for-TV band. By Alex Traub Bobby Hart, who alongside his best friend, Tommy ...