Several months later, Dolenz was invited back afterward for him to do his long postponed 101st show, and his final in-studio appearance there at the station, by guest hosting on a three-hour broadcast stint during its Sunday evening New York Radio Greats program on February 3, 2008.

* 1969 – Ami Dolenz, American actress

* 1945 – Micky Dolenz, American musician, singer, songwriter, actor.

* February 8 – George Dolenz, American actor, heart attack ( b. 1908 )

Dolenz also appeared in an event called " myRecordFantasy with Micky Dolenz " August 2 – 4, 2010 giving fans the opportunity to audition and perform on this album.

* February 6 – Michael Nesmith and Micky Dolenz of the Monkees fly into London.

* February 7 – Micky Dolenz meets Paul McCartney at his home in St John's Wood, London, and they pose together for the press.

* Yelnah Mij as Frodis ( Jim Hanley as ' Frodis ' – a slang term for marijuana coined by Micky Dolenz )

# " Dyin ' of a Broken Heart " ( Dolenz ) Lead Vocals: Dolenz 3: 09

According to Mike Nesmith, it was Dolenz's voice that made the Monkees ' sound distinctive, and even during tension-filled times Nesmith and Peter Tork voluntarily turned over lead vocal duties to Dolenz on their own compositions, such as Tork's " For Pete's Sake ", which became the closing title theme for the second season of the TV show.

Dolenz provided the voice of Arthur in the first season of the animated series The Tick.

Dolenz also played one of Alan Matthews ' bandmates in the sitcom Boy Meets World, and later joined Davy Jones and Peter Tork in episode eight of the 3rd season ( titled " Rave On "), although they did not play themselves.

In commentary for the DVD release of the second season of the show, Tork said that Dolenz was " incapable of repeating a triumph ".

Peter Tork joined ' Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart ' onstage for a guest appearance on their concert tour on July 4, 1976 at Disneyland, and following on from this later that year he reunited with his fellow former bandmates Davy Jones and Micky Dolenz in the studio for the recording of the single " Christmas Is My Time of The Year " b / w " White Christmas ", which saw a limited release for fan club members that holiday season.

Townsend Coleman voiced the title character, and Micky Dolenz played his sidekick, Arthur, in season 1.

Dolenz plays the synthesizer on " Daily Nightly " and " Love Is Only Sleeping " ( as seen in season 2 ) while electronic musician Paul Beaver plays the Moog on " Star Collector.

( See The Monkees # Independence ) " Randy Scouse Git ," a song written by Monkee Micky Dolenz about partying in London with The Beatles may be the first song reference to The Beatles in the line " the four kings of EMI ," EMI being the Beatles ' label.

Another song, " Steam Engine ," was recorded in 1969 for Changes and was written and produced by Chip Douglas, featuring Micky Dolenz on vocals.

In 1986, Tork rejoined fellow Monkees Davy Jones and Micky Dolenz for a highly successful 20th anniversary reunion tour.

On April 25, 2007, Dolenz was featured on American Idol on the " Idol Gives Back " episode when the show filmed celebrities singing and dancing to " Stayin ' Alive " by the Bee Gees.

Over the years many celebrities and performers made guest appearances on the show including John Farnham, Graham Kennedy, Nicole Kidman, Dame Edna Everage, Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Phyllis Diller, Debbie Reynolds, Kylie Minogue, Johnny O ' Keefe, Peter Allen, Lovelace Watkins, Normie Rowe, Russell Morris, Billy Thorpe, Demis Roussos, Jason Donovan, John Paul Young, Kamahl, Renee Geyer, Denise Drysdale, John Williamson, Ian ' Molly ' Meldrum and Denis Walter, and bands including Sherbet, The Mixtures, The Four Kinsmen, Little River Band, The Reels and even The Wombles!

He referred to his Liverpudlian son-in-law as " Shirley Temple " or a " randy Scouse git " ( Randy Scouse Git as a phrase caught the ear of Micky Dolenz of The Monkees who heard it while on tour in the UK-and who co-opted it as the title of the group's next single-though their record label renamed it " Alternate Title " in the UK market to avoid controversy ) and to his wife as a " silly moo " ( a substitute for " cow " which was vetoed by the BBC's head of comedy Frank Muir ).

In 1993, he voiced " Antoine D ' Coolette " in ABC's series Sonic the Hedgehog, and " Arthur ", an insecure accountant in a moth costume ( wings included ), in the superhero series The Tick in 1995, replacing Micky Dolenz, who had originally played Arthur.

Prominent drummers who used or use the traditional grip include Buddy Rich, Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones, Levon Helm of The Band, Micky Dolenz of The Monkees, Jason Costa of All That Remains, Brian Chase of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Carl Palmer of Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Nick Pierce, formerly of The Faceless and Culling the Weak, Bob Siebenberg of Supertramp, Stewart Copeland of The Police, Mel Taylor of The Ventures, and drum virtuosi Vinnie Colaiuta, Dave Weckl, Steve Gadd, Mark Zonder of Fates Warning, Thomas Lang, Steve Smith of Journey & Vital Information, Todd Sucherman of Styx, and Virgil Donati.

For years, it had been rumoured that the name was changed to Mickey because Basil was fond of The Monkees ' lead singer Micky Dolenz after meeting him on the set of their movie Head as a choreographer ; however, this claim has been disputed by Basil, who said she didn't know Dolenz that well.

WCBS-FM's last morning show host of this period was ex-Monkee Micky Dolenz, who had appeal to this audience segment by virtue of 1970s The Monkees reruns and the mid-1980s Monkees revival.

Other guests included Ross Brittain, Max Kinkel, Big Ron O ' Brien, Bobby Jay, Dan Ingram, Gary Bryan, Harry Nelson, Al Bandiero, Al Bernstein, former CBS-FM program director Joe McCoy, Rick Hunter, Howard Hoffman, Dick Bartley, and ex-morning man and Monkee Micky Dolenz, who finally got to do his long postponed 101st show on CBS-FM.

The song has been covered by several artists, including the Carpenters, Ramsey Lewis, Kenny Loggins, Linda Ronstadt, Cyril Stapleton, the Manhattan Transfer, and Monkees drummer Micky Dolenz and the " Forces Sweetheart " Vera Lynn who released it as a single and performed it on a BBC TV variety show.

Changes reunited Jones and Dolenz with producer Jeff Barry, who now had his own successful record label, Steed Records.

Harmony Vocals: Molly Felder, Katy Bowser, Patricia Conroy, Micky Dolenz of The Monkees, Terry Taylor, Dug Pinnick, Glenn Spinner, Phil Madeira and just about every musician who played on the tracks ...

It originally appeared on a 1976 album, Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart, recorded during a reunion of Jones and Dolenz with Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, who were the band's first writers and producers.

They married in 1968 and had a daughter, Ami Dolenz ( b. January 8, 1969 ), an actress particularly active in the 1980s and 1990s.

In the TV show The Monkees episode 33 " A Nice Place To Visit " ( 1967 ), Micky Dolenz copied the line as " Badges?

During of summers of 2010, 2011 and 2012, The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie had heavy touring schedules throughout the U. S. both as part of the Happy Together: 25th Anniversary Tour: 2010 ", " Happy Together: 2011 " and " Happy Together 2012 ", along with The Grass Roots, Mark Lindsay ( 2010 and 2011 ), The Buckinghams, Gary Puckett ( 2012 only ) and ' Monkees ' member Micky Dolenz ( 2010 and 2012 ).

Head is a 1968 psychedelic adventure comedy film starring TV group The Monkees ( in credit order: Peter Tork, Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, and Michael Nesmith ), and distributed by Columbia Pictures.

When the band learned that they would not be allowed to direct themselves or to receive screenwriting credit ( since they didn't write the actual shooting script ), Dolenz, Jones, and Nesmith staged a one-day walkout, leaving Tork the only Monkee on the set the first day.

* The Count of Monte Cristo ( TV series ), a 1956 television series starring George Dolenz

* Drums: Eddie Hoh, Micky Dolenz ( Cuddly Toy & The Door Into Summer ), Kim Capli ( Hard to Believe )

As in the film, the series focused on Ferris Bueller and his high school experiences at Ocean Park High, including dealing with his best friend Cameron ( Douglas ), love interest Sloan ( Dolenz ), and sister Jeannie ( Aniston ).

According to the Eric Lefcowitz book " The Monkees Tale Revised Edition " ( Last Gasp, 1989 ), this album and the two singles relating to it were recorded by " Dolenz, Tork & Jones " ( not the Monkees ).

Jones ' Broadway rock, Michael Nesmith's country and western leanings ( and psychedelic experimental songs ), and the rock and soul of Micky Dolenz meshed together uneasily.

With the movie having only a limited release ( and virtually no publicity ), the point was largely lost, and while the cover was innovative for its time, manufacturing was problematic ; Micky Dolenz recalled years later that the cover was " actually ruining the printing presses at RCA!