The Monkees' rip-off of The Beatles' "Twist and Shout" impressed a music industry titan and changed the history of the group.

Mae West, "way out" rock and roller - as far as musical Bad Ideas go, this ranks right up there with Pat Boone's heavy metal album, the New Monkees, and Fleetwood Mac's Rumors followup Tusk (okay, ...

Sometimes two. With the Monkees, there were four visions musically, and each one of us was very different. It was one of the reasons I think the show and the music was so successful was because ...

which sparked an impressive music career. Long before Spinal Tap or Big Time Rush took the screen-to-stage approach to launching their musical talents, The Monkees did it first. This pop rock band ...