The Monkees' Micky Dolenz

The Monkees last surviving member Micky Dolenz wants the FBI to release information it may have on the band and its members.

"And the Monkees were in the thick of things spending time with musicians such as Jimi Hendrix and John Lennon, both of whom were in the sights of J. The band was made up of Dolenz, Davy Jones, [Peter Tork](https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2019/02/21/monkees-peter-tork-dead-77/2938399002/) and Michael Nesmith. [according to his firm's website](https://markzaid.com/zaid/). "We know the mid-to-late 1960s saw the FBI surveil Hollywood anti-war advocates and those who represented the counter-culture of the flower/hippie/drug use movement," Zaid's statement reads. 1 hits](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/the-monkees-10-biggest-hot-100-hits-502980/) including "Last Train to Clarksville," "I’m a Believer" and "Daydream Believer." With [Nesmith's death in December 2021](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/12/10/michael-nesmith-the-monkees-guitarist-dies-78/6464844001/), Dolenz is the last living member. messages on the war in Vietnam, racial riots in Selma Alabama, and similar messages which had received unfavorable response from the audience." Zaid is an expert in Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts, "These messages and and pictures were flashes of riots in Berkeley, anti-U.S. The group broke up in 1970. Their television debut in 1966 turned the group into overnight rock stars, scoring chart-topping albums and Jimi Hendrix was sometimes their opening act.

Micky Dolenz, the last living member of The Monkees, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the Department of Justice, seeking any records the FBI might ...

[Peter Tork was 77](https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/music/peter-tork-monkees-dies-77-n974096) at the time of his passing in 2019. "The individual members of the Monkees, both in their own right and as a group, were known to have associated with other musicians and individuals whose activities were monitored and/or investigated by the FBI to include, but not limited to: John Winston Lennon (and the other three Beatles as well) and Jimi Hendrix," according to the filing by Dolenz's lawyer Mark Zaid. [agency has previously acknowledged it kept tabs on the group](https://vault.fbi.gov/the-monkees/The%20Monkees%20Part%2001%20of%2001/view) but much of the agency's records are still being unjustly kept secret, according to the federal civil complaint.

At their height, pop band The Monkees was one of the most popular bands in America. · Now, Monkees singer Micky Dolenz, 77, is suing the agency to find out more.

"This lawsuit seeks to expose why the FBI was monitoring The Monkees and its individual members." Most of the seven-page FBI memo - first reported by Rolling Stone - is redacted. At their height, pop band The Monkees was one of the most popular bands in America.

When the request went unanswered for several months, Zaid launched the lawsuit to find out precisely what the FBI had on the chart-topping group, whose sitcom ...

constituted left wing innovations of a political nature.” [See Also](https://www.tvinsider.com/1053544/monkees-creator-micky-dolenz-bob-rafelson-died/) [Micky Dolenz Pays Tribute to 'Monkees' Co-Creator Bob Rafelson Who's Died at 89](https://www.tvinsider.com/1053544/monkees-creator-micky-dolenz-bob-rafelson-died/) [CBS Los Angeles](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/micky-dolenz-last-surviving-monkees-member-suing-fbi/), Dolenz’s lawyer, Mark Zaid, filed a Freedom of Information request when he learned of the FBI file on the band. “Why was the FBI surveilling The Monkees, whether the individual members or the band, what does it say?

Heavily redacted files from 1967, first reported on by Rolling Stone, appear to show the FBI was investigating the group for allegedly spreading ...

Why was the FBI surveilling The Monkees, whether the individual members or the band, what does it say? So, he launched the lawsuit to find out exactly what the FBI had on the group. "Understand that The Monkees existed in a very tumultuous period of time in the United States," Zaid told CBS L.A. And what does it say, larger, about the activities of the FBI during the 1960s," Zaid remarked. constituted left wing innovations of a political nature..." Micky Dolenz, the last surviving member of the iconic 1960s-era, made-for-TV pop band The Monkees, is suing the FBI for files indicating the agency was monitoring the group,

The Monkees' drummer and last surviving band member is suing the FBI for failing to hand over certain documents pertaining to the band and its members.

[John Lennon](https://parade.com/1299046/kaigreen/john-lennon-quotes/), both of whom were in the sights of [J. [September](https://parade.com/living/september-holidays-observances) 12, 1966. 1 hits](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/the-monkees-10-biggest-hot-100-hits-502980/) that include songs like, "Daydream Believer," "That Was Then, This Is Now," and "I'm a Believer." He continued: "And the Monkees were in the thick of things spending time with musicians such as Jimi Hendrix and messages on the war in Vietnam, racial riots in Selma Alabama, and similar messages which had received unfavorable response from the audience." 30 through his lawyer, Mark Zaid, where he requested that the Department of Justice disclose a copy of records pertaining to the band and its members.