Thread: Silliness Do you know what song was # 1 the day you were born
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Old 09-25-2010, 05:32 PM   #87
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
A very silly argument used in the press at the time, given that everyone used session musicians on their records (including the Beatles); they just didn't admit it. You're right that the Monkees didn't (at first) write their songs, but then neither did, say, Elvis Presley or Frank Sinatra!
The difference was that when they first appeared on TV, only one -- Michael Nesmith -- could actually play an instrument. The rest had to learn their chops for eventual live concerts.

But their concerts did introduce Jimi Hendrix to a larger audience.

Hendrix had second billing.
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