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It was 56 years ago today (June 14th, 1967) that the Monkees began recording their third and final Number One hit, "Daydream Believer." The song, which was tracked during the group's sessions for Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd., was held off the album and released separately as a single. "Daydream Believer" was written by the late John Stewart, who had written several songs for the Kingston Trio, and at that time was performing with future superstar John Denver. Shortly after the song's release in November 1967, Stewart became the official musician of the Democratic National Committee, which involved traveling with Senator Robert Kennedy during his brief 1968 Presidential campaign. The late-Davy Jones, who sang lead on the track, later admitted to originally hating the song, and suggested that it was better suited to his bandmate Micky Dolenz. Shortly before his death in 2012, Jones said that throughout the group's career, bandmate Pe ....
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It was 58 years ago today (October 28th, 1964), that The T.A.M.I. Show (Teenage Awards Music International Show) began its two-day film shoot. The landmark film was the first theatrically released rock n' roll concert movie. The concerts combined the biggest British and American acts on one stage. The show was hosted by Jan & Dean, who also performed but mainly appeared as comic relief while introducing each act. The concert was filmed on October 28th and 29th, 1964, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles, in front of 3,000 screaming fans, and featured such legends as Chuck Berry, the Supremes, James Brown, the Rolling Stones, Marvin Gaye, the Beach Boys, and Smokey Robinson & The Miracles. Each act was featured in a three-or-four song set. Highlights included Smokey Robinson & The Miracles performing "You Really Got A Hold On Me," the Supremes singing their back-to-back Number One hits "Baby Love" and "Where Did Our Lo ....