"""Clarkesville"", which is a much more rare spelling, now used only for a town in Georgia. Hart got the idea for the lyrics when he turned on the radio and heard the end of The Beatles' ""Paperback Writer"". He thought Paul McCartney was singing ""Take the last train"", and decided to use the line when he found out McCartney was actually singing ""Paperback Writer"". Hart knew that ""The Monkees"" TV series was being pitched as a music/comedy series in the spirit of The Beatles movie ""A Hard Day's Night"", so he was hoping that by emulating The Beatles, this song"
"song's key from G to A-flat. The single, notably similar to the group's first hit ""Last Train to Clarksville"", was identified by Michael Nesmith as their intended first single in 1966. The track was not a major hit, only managing to reach No. 56 on the U.S. charts, while reaching No. 34 in Australia. Despite the single's poor chart performance, the album charted on the Billboard Top 40 Albums chart at 32. Micky Dolenz's ""Just a Game"" had originally been written during the sessions of the ""Headquarters"" album, while Nesmith's ""Don't Wait for Me"" was the first released product of"
"minute believes that we are somehow this accomplished rock 'n' roll band that got their own television show. ... you putting the record out like this is just beyond the pale."" Within a few months of their debut album, Music Supervisor Don Kirshner would be forcibly dismissed and the Monkees would take control as a real band. The Monkees' first single, ""Last Train to Clarksville"" b/w ""Take a Giant Step"", was released in August 1966, just weeks prior to the TV broadcast debut. In conjunction with the first broadcast of the television show on September 12, 1966, on the NBC"
"guitar sound became their biggest hit (it was also one of the first songs Eddie Van Halen learned to play on brother Alex's guitar). The song stayed on the Billboard charts for 17 weeks (it peaked at #37); the single, backed with “Bongo Party”, and the soundtrack album both sold well. Rumors have stated that the melody in ""Blues Theme"" was stolen from The Monkees' guitar lick in ""Last Train to Clarksville"", but ""Last Train to Clarksville"" was recorded on July 25, 1966 and ""The Wild Angels"" debuted in the theaters on July 20, 1966. Davie Allan & the Arrows"
"that wanted to be the Beatles that was never successful"". Ironically, the actor-musicians became one of the most successful bands of the 1960s. The Monkees have sold more than 75 million records worldwide making them one of the biggest selling groups of all time with international hits, including ""Last Train to Clarksville"", ""Pleasant Valley Sunday"", ""Daydream Believer"", and ""I'm a Believer"". Newspapers and magazines reported that the Monkees outsold the Beatles and the Rolling Stones combined in 1967, but Nesmith claims in his autobiography ""Infinite Tuesday"" that it was a lie that he told an Australian reporter. Aspiring filmmaker Bob"
"well – the singles ""Last Train to Clarksville"", written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, and ""I'm a Believer"" written by Neil Diamond and the first two Monkees albums were produced and released in time to catch the initial wave of the television program's popularity. The lead guitar on ""Last Train To Clarksville"", ""Valleri"" and the Monkees theme was written and played by Louie Shelton. After a year, the Monkees wanted a chance to play their own instruments on the records. They also wanted more control over which songs would be released as singles. Further, when word belatedly came out"
"Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart is an album by the group of the same name, released in 1976. The group consisted of Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. Dolenz and Jones had been members of 1960s pop group/band The Monkees while Boyce and Hart had written many of the group's biggest hits such as ""Last Train to Clarksville"" and ""(Theme from) The Monkees"". As such, several publications, such as Allmusic, consider the album to be a Monkees-reunion album. Most of the musicians that appear on this album were featured on Monkees albums"
"to be Wild"" is the group's biggest hit, making it to No. 2 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in 1968, becoming one of the 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and becoming one of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In 1969, drummer Corky Laing, from Montreal, joined pioneering American hard rock band Mountain. Another one of the most prominent players of the late 1960s and early 1970s rock scene was Neil Young, who was a member of the folk rock band Buffalo Springfield, before joining Crosby, Stills, Nash"
"distributed it on a national scale, and promoted the band by booking television appearances on ""American Bandstand"" and ""Where the Action Is"". On October 29, 1966, after a steady climb up the charts, the single peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for a week before being overtaken by The Monkees' ""Last Train to Clarksville"". It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA. The next two singles for ""Question Mark and the Mysterians"", ""I Need Somebody"" and ""Can't Get Enough of You Baby"", also charted, but were nowhere near as successful"
"first hit single version of ""I Heard It Through the Grapevine"" in 1967, which led to several hit singles for Motown's Soul Records label, including ""Nitty Gritty"", ""Friendship Train"", ""If I Were Your Woman"" and ""Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)"", before leaving the label for Buddah Records in 1973, where they recorded the hits ""Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me"", ""I've Got to Use My Imagination"" and their number-one hit single, ""Midnight Train to Georgia"". Contractual difficulties with their labels forced the group to record side projects until 1980 when they signed"
"Original Castaways"" Band.. https://www.facebook.com/dennis.craswell.123456789/ The Castaways The Castaways are an American rock band from the Twin Cities in Minnesota. Their first and only hit single was ""Liar, Liar"". Written by band leader James Donna and drummer (and band co-founder) Dennis Craswell, the song was produced by Timothy D. Kehr and released by Soma Records, reaching number 12 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart in 1965. ""Liar, Liar"" was later featured in the films ""Good Morning, Vietnam"" and ""Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels"" and was covered by Debbie Harry in ""Married to the Mob"". The Castaways performed ""Liar, Liar"" in"
"in the group Cactus. Take a Ride (1966) <br> 1. Shake A Tail Feather <br> 2. Come See About Me <br> 3. Let Your Lovelight Shine <br> 4. Just A Little Bit <br> 5. I Hope <br> 6. Jenny Take A Ride <br> 7. Please, Please, Please <br> 8. I'll Go Crazy <br> 9. I Got You <br> 10. Sticks And Stones <br> 11. Bring It On Home To Me <br> 12. Baby Jane (Mo-Mo Jane) <br> 13. Joy Re-released on the Sundazed Music Inc. label, ASIN B000003GX4. Breakout...!!! (1966) <br> 1. Walking The Dog <br> 2. I Had It"
"he formed a small skiffle group, which busked and performed in coffee bars and jazz clubs in Soho. In late 1956, whilst recording the song ""Freight Train"" – written by folk blues singer Elizabeth Cotten – for Oriole Records, studio owner Bill Varley suggested they should add a female singer. As a result, folk singer Nancy Whiskey was invited to join the Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group, and they re-recorded the song with her vocals. The record became a hit in the UK in 1957 at the height of the skiffle boom, reaching Number 5 in the UK Singles Chart. In"
"auditioning for local producers but were rejected by Prince Buster, Coxsone Dodd and Duke Reid, the group having lost confidence broke up leaving two. Keith and Tex were left and auditioned for Derrick Harriott where they eventually found success. Working with Harriott, they recorded a series of singles in the late 1960s, including ""Stop That Train"" (a cover of The Spanishtonians' ska version), ""Tonight"", ""This Is My Song"", ""Don't Look Back"" (a cover of The Temptations' song), and ""Let Me Be the One"". They ceased working together in 1970 with both emigrating with their families - Rowe to The United"
"to Clarksville"" was released as a single shortly before the release of the album and went to the top of the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart. It was the only hit single from the album. ""I'll Be True to You"" was previously released as a single by The Hollies in January 1965 under the title ""Yes I Will"". The album was recorded in several separate sessions around Los Angeles from July 5–25, 1966. Early sessions were produced by the trio of Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart and Jack Keller; later sessions were produced by Boyce and Hart. Michael Nesmith produced two sessions"
"Taylor (born in 1940; died December 7, 1987). Bivins, Lovett, and Kelley were graduating from Lincoln High School, while Taylor and Smith were graduating from Snyder High School. All five enlisted in the armed forces and came together as a group following their discharges from their respective branches. The group's first single was ""For the Very First Time,"" released in 1964 by Carnival Records. They continued recording successfully with songs written by various members of the group. In 1968, the group received the ""Most Promising Group"" award by NATRA. In 1969, the group moved to the De Luxe record label,"
"and Minor Threat both recorded versions of ""(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone"" and it was often played live by Toy Love. The Japanese new wave pop group the Plastics recorded a synthesizer and drum-machine version of ""Last Train to Clarksville"" for their 1979 album ""Welcome Back."" Glenn A. Baker, author of ""Monkeemania: The True Story of the Monkees,"" described the Monkees as ""rock's first great embarrassment"" in 1986: Like an illegitimate child in a respectable family, the Monkees are destined to be regarded forever as rock's first great embarrassment; misunderstood and maligned like a mongrel at a ritzy dog show,"
"that had made them famous. Following the UK tour, Nesmith declined to continue future performances with the Monkees, having faced harsh criticism from the British music press for his deteriorating musicianship. Tork noted in DVD commentary that ""In 1966, Nesmith had learned a reasonably good version of the famous 'Last Train to Clarksville' guitar lick, but in 1996, Mike was no longer able to play it"" and so Tork took over the lead guitar parts. Nesmith's departure from the tour was acrimonious. Jones was quoted by the ""Los Angeles Times"" as complaining that Nesmith ""made a new album with us."
"""Girl from the City"". Strawberry Alarm Clock Strawberry Alarm Clock is a psychedelic rock band formed in 1967 in Los Angeles best known for their 1967 hit single ""Incense and Peppermints"". Strawberry Alarm Clock, who have been also categorized as acid rock, psychedelic pop and sunshine pop, charted five songs, including two Top 40 hits. A history of the band written by George Bunnell stated that ""The Strawberry Alarm Clock came about by parts of two bands, Thee Sixpence and Waterfyrd Traene, morphing into one."" The group originally named Thee Sixpence initially consisted of Ed King (lead guitar, vocals), Michael"
"Brownsville Station (band) Brownsville Station is an American rock band from Michigan that was popular in the 1970s. Original members included Cub Koda (guitarist/vocalist), Mike Lutz (guitarist/vocalist), T.J. Cronley (drummer), and Tony Driggins (bassist/vocals). Later members included Henry ""H-Bomb"" Weck (drummer) and Bruce Nazarian (guitarist/vocalist). They are remembered for the top-10 hit single ""Smokin' in the Boys Room"" (1973). Brownsville Station was formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1969. Brownsville Station's early albums included song covers from bands which had inspired them. In 1970, they released their debut studio album, ""No BS"", on a Warners Bros. label. Their biggest hit,"
"overseas tour. They have not reformed since. The Fascinations The Fascinations were an American pop vocal group most active in the mid-1960s. They are best remembered for the Curtis Mayfield-penned hit ""Girls Are Out to Get You"", a minor pop hit in the US in 1967 that was re-released in the UK in 1971, where it reached the top 40. The group was formed in 1960 by Shirley Lawson and Martha Reeves, who originally planned on calling their group The Sabre-ettes. Sisters Joanne and Bernadine Boswell joined the group through an audition process. Fern Bledsoe joined the group right around"
"(March 1968), with Bones Howe again at the controls. This album spawned ""Everything That Touches You"", the group's last Hot 100 Top 10 hit, and the more experimental ""Time for Livin'"", the group's final Hot 100 Top 40 hit. Later that year, the group released a self-produced single, the harder-edged ""Six Man Band"". This song would also appear on ""Greatest Hits"", released in November 1968. At the close of 1968, Alexander, who had returned from India and had done a stint with another band called Joshua Fox, returned to the group, which now made the Association a seven-man band. (""Six-Man"
"The Fleetwoods The Fleetwoods were an American singing group from Olympia, Washington, whose members were Gary Troxel, Gretchen Christopher, and Barbara Ellis. The Fleetwoods' first hit was ""Come Softly to Me"", which was also covered by others. The UK's Frankie Vaughan and The Kaye Sisters had a Top 10 chart hit in the United Kingdom with the song, though The Fleetwoods exceeded them, simultaneously charting in the UK's Top 5. Their second hit, ""Graduation's Here"" was co-written by Ellis and Christopher, with Troxel later adding a scat line in counterpoint. That one was followed by ""Mr. Blue,"" which, like ""Come"
"renamed the Dantes, then the Tulu Babies, then finally the Baskerville Hounds. Active from 1964 through 1972, the band became WHK radio's house band for major acts. In 1965 they released their first single, “Hurtin’Kind”, written by Doug McCutcheon, backed with “Mine Forever”, a Larry Meese original. Their instrumental “Space Rock Part 2” was featured as theme music on the Ghoulardi television show. They opened for The Rolling Stones, Sonny & Cher, Beach Boys, Dave Clark 5, and many other top acts. Mike Macron replaced John Kirkpatrick on drums after Kirkpatrick was drafted in 1966. Several other musicians joined the"
"The Castaways The Castaways are an American rock band from the Twin Cities in Minnesota. Their first and only hit single was ""Liar, Liar"". Written by band leader James Donna and drummer (and band co-founder) Dennis Craswell, the song was produced by Timothy D. Kehr and released by Soma Records, reaching number 12 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart in 1965. ""Liar, Liar"" was later featured in the films ""Good Morning, Vietnam"" and ""Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels"" and was covered by Debbie Harry in ""Married to the Mob"". The Castaways performed ""Liar, Liar"" in the 1967 beach movie"
"shout out requests of ""Last Train to Clarksville"" and/or other Monkee hits. During his stint with The Monkees, Nesmith had accumulated an extensive back-catalogue of songs which had not been heard by anyone. This meant that, in their short time as a band, The First National Band was able to release three albums in less than a 12-month span. July 1970 saw the release of ""Magnetic South"", which was the first and ""blue"" in the trilogy of ""red, white and blue"" albums and reached No. 143 on the Billboard Albums Chart. This album contained the inclusion of five songs which"
"Last Train to Satansville Last Train to Satansville is the sixth EP release by English alternative rock band Swervedriver. Produced by Alan Moulder and Swervedriver, the EP was promotionally released in 1993 through A&M Records with a digipak packaging. The lead track ""Last Train to Satansville"", which was included in the band's second studio album ""Mezcal Head"", was also released as a single in 1994. The band's cover of The Who song, ""In the City"", was included in the 1993 tribute album, ""Who Covers Who?. Andy Kellman of Allmusic regarded the tracks ""Cars Converge on Paris"" as ""laggard and mediocre,"
"43 years and was replaced by Howard Tibble. They are still together today with a line-up of Hagley, Wheeler, Tibble and Steve Oakman. In his spare time, Brice sings second tenor with the City of Bath Male Choir, who reached the final of BBC One's "" Last Choir Standing"". His son, Sebastian Brice, is part of the alt/rock band Avius. Vanity Fare Vanity Fare (due to the similarity of the novel and magazine title often misspelled ""Vanity Fair"") are a UK pop/rock group formed in 1966, best remembered for its million-selling song, ""Hitchin' a Ride"", which became a worldwide hit"
"Next Plane to London ""Next Plane to London"" is the debut single by the American folk rock band, The Rose Garden. The single, released by Atco Records, became the band's only Top 20 hit on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 when it peaked at number 17. It would later reappear on the group's 1968 studio album, ""The Rose Garden"". ""Next Plane to London"" became one of the most memorable one-hit wonders of the late sixties, yet has never been recorded by another prominent group. The band's first incarnation was as the Blokes, a Byrds-inspired band. The Blokes recorded their own material,"
"group Dancer, Prancer and Nervous. In 1960, 16-year-old Brian Hyland had a novelty hit with the song ""Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini"", by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss, which topped the ""Billboard"" single chart. The Trashmen reached the top 5 with ""Surfin' Bird"", a surf rock medley of two novelty songs originally recorded by The Rivingtons. In 1964, the Grammy for Best Country and Western Album was awarded to Roger Miller. Miller was known to sing novelty songs. In 1965, ""A Windmill in Old Amsterdam"", a song written by Ted Dicks and Myles Rudge, became a UK"
"record holdings later evolved into the Famous Music Group) and suggested they change their name. ""They told us Gary and the Knight Lites sounded a little dated"", Loizzo told Chicago Tribune in 1994. ""So we put a bunch of names in a hat and pulled out American Breed"". The band's first single was ""Ï Don't Think You Know Me"", written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin. The band enjoyed its greatest success in 1967 and 1968. They released five singles that reached the charts, including ""Step Out Of Your Mind"", ""Green Light"", and ""Bend Me, Shape Me"". The latter track"
"Strawberry Alarm Clock Strawberry Alarm Clock is a psychedelic rock band formed in 1967 in Los Angeles best known for their 1967 hit single ""Incense and Peppermints"". Strawberry Alarm Clock, who have been also categorized as acid rock, psychedelic pop and sunshine pop, charted five songs, including two Top 40 hits. A history of the band written by George Bunnell stated that ""The Strawberry Alarm Clock came about by parts of two bands, Thee Sixpence and Waterfyrd Traene, morphing into one."" The group originally named Thee Sixpence initially consisted of Ed King (lead guitar, vocals), Michael Luciano (vocals), Lee Freeman"
"Last Train (song) ""Last Train to Heaven"" is a song written by Paul Kelly for the album, ""Gossip"" (September 1986), which was performed by his group, Paul Kelly & the Coloured Girls. It was re-written as ""Last Train"", a dance-orientated remake, and is the first single released by Christine Anu. Anu and Kelly performed ""Last Train"" as a duet, which was issued on 20 September 1993 and peaked at No. 93 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart in the following month. It was listed at No. 61 on national radio, Triple J's Hottest 100 for 1993. In 1986 Paul Kelly"