The Monkees’ Biggest No. 1 Hit Was Written By a Music Legend You'd Never Expect

Dolenz, the only surviving Monkees band member, marked the anniversary of the No. 1 milestone with a social media post in mid ...
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1 Great Monkees Song Lost the Chance to Become a Big Hit

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 ...
New York Post

Bobby Hart, the songwriter behind some of the The Monkees’ biggest hits, dead at 86

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. Hart ...
NPR

Bobby Hart, who co-wrote 'Last Train to Clarksville' and other Monkees hits, dies

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. Hart ...
Buffalo News

Monkees – minus one– still having a great time playing feel-good hits

The great charm of the Monkees rock band is that they have never taken themselves too seriously. They first hit America’s music scene back in 1966, as a goofy, wise-cracking group of musicians who ...
New York Daily News

Bobby Hart, who co-wrote numerous Monkees’ hits, dies at age 86

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 ...
Los Angeles Times

Bobby Hart, co-writer of ‘Last Train to Clarksville’ and other Monkees hits, dies at 86

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. NEW YORK — Bobby Hart, a key part of the Monkees’ multimedia empire who teamed with Tommy Boyce on such hits as ...