Happy birthday to The Monkees
Former Monkee Michael Nesmith poses in New York in 1989. Since leaving the Monkees, Nesmith has released a series of critically acclaimed country-rock albums, developed the idea for a music video television station that would lead to the creation of MTV, and served as producer of the cult movies, "Repo Man," "Square Dance" and the recently released "Tapeheads." (AP Photo/Wyatt Counts)
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The Monkees TV show premiered Sept. 12, 1966. The band was put together for the purposes of …
