LOS ANGELES (KNX) – Micky Dolenz, the last surviving member of the 60’s band The Monkees, filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the FBI for records related to the band.
“This lawsuit is designed to obtain any records the FBI created and/or possess on the Monkees as well as its individual members (with all records concerning the deceased members processed pursuant to FOI and with respect to Mr. Dolenz under both PA and FOIA),” the suit read.
According to TMZ, Dolenz filed a FOIA request by in June but hadn't heard back.
The suit also noted that the band “were known to be have associated with other musicians whose activities were monitored and/or investigated by the FBI.” Musicians named in the suit included Jimi Hendrix (who was an opening act for The Monkees in 1967) as well as The Beatles (with John Lennon being the only Beatle named in the suit).
Dolenz filed the request in June and that he hadn’t heard back since, according to the TMZ.
In 2011, the FBI uploaded a short file it had on The Monkees and revealed an agent went to the group’s concert in 1967. The agent claimed the group had “subliminal messages” projected on a screen, including riots and anti-Vietnam protests.
The Monkees, compromised of Dolenz, Mike Nesmith, Peter Tork and Davy Jones, were a band made for television by Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider. The show ran from 1966 to 1968.
The band released albums such as “Headquarters”, “More of the Monkees” and “Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.” Their biggest hits included “I’m a Believer”, “Daydream Believer” and “Last Train to Clarksville.”
Jones died in 2012, Tork died in 2019 and Nesmith died in 2021.
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