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Keith Allison

Mike's buddy from college. Keith was featured on the TV show "Where the Action Is", which featured Paul Revere and the Raiders. Keith and Nez penned the Monkees tune "Auntie's Municipal Court". He recently appeared on the 7th Heaven episode with Peter Tork.
Monkee songs Keith plays on: Shake 'Em Up, Circle Sky, Zor and Zam, D.W Washburn, Daddy's Song, Auntie's Municipal Court.

Ursula Andress

Became famous as a Bond Girl in 1965's "Dr. No". Her only link to The Monkees is that in an interview at the end of the episode "Monkees in Manhattan", Davy revealed that he had a crush on her.
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Gene Ashman

The Monkees costume designer. Appeared briefly in a couple Monkees episodes.

Brian Auger
A well known funk/soul type keyboard/organ player. Was in the band The Trinity with Julie Driscoll. Brian Auger had a main role in the 1969 special "33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee".

Jody Babb

Peter's first wife. They were married for three months in 1964 before they separated. Not much is known of her.

Toni Basil

Before she had her only number one song "Mickey", Toni was a cheerleader, choreographer and actress. She choreographed The Monkees movie 'HEAD' [and appears in the dance sequence with Davy]. She also appears in 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee. Toni played a hooker in the movie "Easy Rider", and also appeared in "Five Easy Pieces". Lately she's choreographed music videos for David Bowie, Bette Midler and David Byrne, as well as choreographing the movie "That Thing You Do" and the opening scene in "My Best Friend's Wedding". Toni also choreographed Gap ads [Khaki Soul & Khaki Swing].

The Beatles
The inspiration for the Monkees, and quite possible the best band ever (my opinion, of course). If you don't see their influence on the television show, please rent "A Hard Day's Night" and watch the "Can't Buy Me Love" romp. The Beatles developed some sort of a friendship with the Pre-Fabs. John Lennon apparently was a huge fan of their tv show.
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Rodney Bingenheimer
An infamous Los Angeles DJ in the 60s. A real mover and a shaker, if ya know what I mean. He auditioned for The Monkees. Rodney was around the same height as Davy and was used as his double in the episode "The Prince and the Paupers" when Davy played two different people. Rodney has been called 'The Mayor of Sunset Strip' and owned the English Disco in the 70s, which was a real happening spot.

Tommy Boyce

(l to r: Peter Tork, Micky Dolenz, Tommy Boyce)
He put the Boyce in Boyce and Hart and co-wrote many of The Monkees most memorable songs (The Theme song, Last Train to Clarksville, I Wanna Be Free, Words). When the Monkees got more creative control over their music, Tommy and Bobby went out on their own and had a successful solo career in the late 60s. Tommy committed suicide in 1994.

Tim Buckley

A singer/songwriter who fused folk, rock, jazz, and blues and sang of loneliness and love. Micky was a big fan of his and got Tim to perform a song on the last Monkees episode, "Mijacogeo". Buckley died from a heroin overdose in the early 70s.

Buffalo Springfield

An L.A band comprised of Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Dewey Martin, Bruce Palmer, and Richie Furry. Peter Tork was in the band when it was unknown and called The Buffalo Fish. All members of Buffalo Springfield (with the exception of Ritchie and Bruce) played on Monkee tracks at one point or another. They include:
Stephen: Lady's Baby
Neil: You and I, As We Go Along
Dewey: Long Title, Can You Dig It?, Tear The Top Right off My Head
Of course, Stills would later form Crosby, Stills, and Nash. Young joined them in 1970 to make Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Richie went on to form the group Poco.

Glen Campbell
Before becoming the Rhinestone Cowboy, Glen Campbell was a well respected L.A session musician who played on records for people like Frank Sinatra, The Mamas and the Papas, Ray Charles, and The Beach Boys. In fact, Glen even went on tour with the Beach Boys. And in 1966 he also ended up playing on some Monkees songs, including "Sweet Young Thing", "Papa Gene's Blues", and "The Kind of Girl I Could Love."

The Candy Store Prophets
Bobby Hart's band that played on Boyce & Hart's compositions on the first Monkees album. They were also one of the opening acts on The Monkees first U.S tour and backed them up during their solo numbers.

Bill Chadwick

Auditioned for The Monkees and was a friend of Nez's from college. He stayed with the guys after failing the auditions and became their roadie, sound mixer, songwriter, among other things. Bill wrote/co-wrote: "If You Have The Time", "Of You", "Time and Time Again", and "Zor and Zam". He played on the songs "Circle Sky", "Daddy's Song", "Auntie's Municipal Court", "Zor and Zam", and on some songs from PAC&J.

Hank Cicalo

(Hank is the guy sitting down)
The Monkees recording engineer. He received writing credit on the song "No Time" without writing a single word as a thank you from The Monkees for helping them record Headquarters.

Hans Conried
He was an "old school" actor in the 60s compared to the Monkees. Hans was one of the voices in the Disney movie "Peter Pan". He appeared in the Monkees episode "The Monkees Paw" and got pissed off at the improvisational nature of the show.

Alice Cooper

Alice (real name: Vincent Furnier) became famous in the 70s for his "shock rock" music (Marilyn Manson ripped off of Alice). Alice was friends with none other than Micky Dolenz. They lived across the street from eachother in Laurel Canyon. In fact, Micky and Alice started a baseball team called the Hollywood Vampires who Alice actually thanks on one of his albums.
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