Arguably the first 'manufactured' pop group, The Monkees rose to instant but fleeting worldwide fame in the mid 1960s.
The band was specially created - and its member hand-picked - for an American TV comedy show of the same name, ostensibly in response to the ongoing commercial success of The Beatles.
Comprising actor/musicians Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork, as well as singer Davy Jones who hailed from Manchester in the UK, this was the Los Angeles take on the all-conquering Liverpudlian 'Fab Four'.
