The Cheat Sheet

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 ...
American Songwriter

The Monkees’ Adventurous 1967 Album ‘Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.’ Reissued as Rarities-Packed Deluxe Box Set

The Monkees’ adventurous, chart-topping 1967 album ‘Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.’ has been reissued as a rarities ...

Bobby Hart, musician who helped to take the Monkees to stardom

Bobby Hart, who has died aged 86, was a songwriter and producer who played a leading role in the rise of the Monkees; he ...
WLRN

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 ...
Yahoo Style Australia

Bobby Hart, Who Co-Wrote Monkees Smashes, the ‘Days of Our Lives’ Theme and His Own Hit as a Member of Boyce and Hart, Dies at 86

Together, they wrote a series of huge hits for the Monkees, including the theme song for the TV series that spawned the group, “(Theme From) The Monkees,” as well as the 1966 No. 1 “Last Train to ...
KCRW

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

Asked to come up with songs for a quartet openly modeled on the Beatles, they devised a twangy guitar line similar to the one for "Paperback Writer" and wrote "Last Train to Clarksville," a chart ...
Fox 5 San Diego

Bobby Hart, co-wrote ‘Last Train to Clarksville’ and other hits for the Monkees, dead at 86

NEW YORK (AP) — Songwriter 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.
Yahoo

Bobby Hart, who co-wrote ‘Last Train to Clarksville’ and other hits for the Monkees, dead at 86

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 died at ...