The Monkees' star Micky Dolenz speaks to PEOPLE about his upcoming tour, his milestone 80th birthday and his unforgettable ...

Stills did, and he suggested they reach out to Peter Tork. Tork, of course, would land the gig as the Monkees’ bassist and keyboardist. But hope was certainly not lost for Stills.

“The death of Davy was a big shock. Peter not so much because he had been sick for a while. Mike also had health issues,” Dolenz said. “I’m not sure if I have really digested it all yet.

Stephen Stills is nothing if not an involved guy in the studio. During the recording for Crosby, Stills and Nash’s debut record, his bandmates dubbed him “Captain Manyhands,” as he not only ...

"I kept [the photos] in boxes. Being on tour in early days in '67 with Jimi Hendrix and others. Stephen Stills, who was Peter Tork's roommate. A few things with the Beatles." On the Monkees' business ...

He auditioned, and the joke is he didn’t get it because he had bad teeth.” Regardless, Dolenz noted Stills got Peter Tork to audition for The Monkees.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Peter Tork, a talented singer-songwriter and instrumentalist whose musical skills were often overshadowed by his role as the goofy, lovable bass guitarist in the made-for ...

Tork was a musician working and living in New York City in the late 1960s. He once played in a band with guitarist Stephen Stills (later of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young).

Guitarist Peter Tork was encouraged by his friend Stephen Stills to try out for the band after he auditioned, but didn’t get cast, while country-folk artist Mike Nesmith was the only one of the ...

The story goes that rocker Stephen Stills tried out for the sixties television show, The Monkees, but didn’t get a part. According to Monkees drummer and lead vocalist Micky Dolenz, it appears ...