After the Monkees initial breakup, Michael Nesmith became interested in film and video. He had deep roots in the music world from his pre-Monkees life — he had been a folk singer, and wrote ...

Videos by American Songwriter Against the Clock Monkees music supervisor Don Kirshner called Boyce one morning at 10 a.m. and told him he wanted the next Monkees single to be a girl’s name.

UCR looks back in amusement and anguish at 20 of rock's worst music videos. Skip to main content Skip to site footer. Trending: ... Not every '70s artist was cut out for the video-heavy '80s.

In the 1970s, music videos were just getting popular. It was a time before the MTV video boom of the following decade, so video accompaniment for songs of the disco and glam rock variety was rare.

“My Music presents Best of the 60's” debuts Saturday, March 8 on Channel Thirteen. “It's Davy Jones' last performance in television before he died,” Lubinsky said. “He was healthy as a ...

“My Music presents Best of the 60's” will feature the last televised performance of Davy Jones singing “Daydream Believer.” The Monkees’ performance was recorded before Jones' death in 2012.

The hallmarks of mainstream ’70s rock — long guitar solos, bushy sideburns — were out. Synthesizers, drum machines and stylized, eye-popping music videos were in.