The Monkees TV Show Debuts -Music History Calendar - Event of The Day

 

1966 The Monkees TV show makes its debut, with four actors chosen to portray a pop band based on The Beatles. While The Monkees are a fictional band, they become very real and eventually play on their own recordings instead of studio musicians. Read the full story   More Events:   2003 Johnny Cash dies of complications from diabetes in Nashville, Tennessee, at age 71.   2006 Justin Timberlake releases his second solo album, FutureSex: LoveSounds. Impelled by the lead single "SexyBack," it goes to #1 in the US and sells over 9 million copies.   1998 Lauryn Hill's solo album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill debuts at #1 in the US.   See More Events Click here for previous post