December 30
The Beatles' end became official today in 1970 when Paul McCartney filed suit against his former bandmates to dissolve their partnership, the legal action making public what fans had feared since their breakup earlier that year and ending rock's greatest collaboration… The Monkees' manufactured perfection cracked today in 1969 when Peter Tork quit the band, buying himself out of his contract for $150,000 to escape the pressures of being a prefabricated pop star and pursue his own musical vision… We remember The Monkees' heartthrob Davy Jones on his birthday today in 1945, the British singer whose diminutive stature and boy-next-door charm made him the band's teen idol focal point before his sudden heart attack death in 2012 shocked fans worldwide… We honor The Monkees' country gentleman Mike Nesmith on his birthday today in 1942, the wool-hatted musician who fought to make the manufactured band legitimate before his solo career and pioneeri...
