A catchy guitar riff can make a good song a great song. Some hits are written around a catchy guitar figure, while other songs rely on a riff for only the intro. Riffs can be a repetitive sequence of ...

The Monkees‘ songs are very different from Neil Young’s songs. Despite this, Young and another notable guitarist performed on one of the Prefab Four’s tracks. Notably, the tune appeared in The Monkees ...

What do you get when you cross a guitar genius with one of the world's bestselling pop bands? A frustrated guitarist, a disappointed band and a bewildered and confused audience. As unlikely as the ...

Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart co-wrote The Monkees’ first No. 1 single “Last Train to Clarksville.” In his 2015 book Psychedelic Bubble Gum: Boyce & Hart, The Monkees, and Turning Mayhem Into Miracles, ...