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"Some things can’t be explained. Take
The Monkees. In the mid-sixties, a
comedic television show parodying a struggling rock band living on a California
beach unexpectedly caught fire on NBC, the host network.
The four main characters in the series, which ran for 58 episodes from
1966-1968 and won two Emmys, were played by Peter Tork, Davy Jones, Michael
Nesmith and Micky Dolenz. Each actor had some musical training, but, by their
own admissions, weren’t Lennon and McCartney - nor were they trying to be.
As the show’s popularity grew with catchy A.M. radio hits like, “I’m A
Believer,” “Last Train To Clarksville,” and, “Daydream Believer,” the Pre-Fab
4, as some called them, went on the road, to hordes of screaming girls, just
like The Beatles. By all accounts, the group did pretty well live, for a bunch
of amateur musicians learning to improvise on the fly.
Of the four members, only Dolenz, 78, is still alive. We caught up with the
singer and drummer by phone during the recent COVID-19 lockdown. Dolenz was
more than happy to talk, joking that it was preferable to mowing the lawn.
This interview was published previously in several parts, but here, with light
edits and for the first time, it is posted in its entirety."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
