Contest winners rode on a train to the coastal town of Del Mar, California, which had been renamed 'Clarksville' for the day by the town's mayor. Los Angeles radio station KHJ staged perhaps the most ambitious event of the tour on September 11, 1966. In the week leading up to the debut of The Monkees television series on NBC, Micky, Davy, Mike, and Peter took part in a cross country promotional tour that made stops in Chicago, Boston, New York, and Los Angeles. In this 1988 interview with Paris Stachtiaris and John Di Maio on The Monkees Hour, Billy recalls working in the studio with Don Kirshner, touring with The Monkees, recording with Boyce and Hart, and more. When The Monkees began their first live concert appearances in late 1966, the Prophets toured with them as their opening act while also backing the individual Monkees during their solo spots.
That's Billy you hear on "Last Train to Clarksville," "Steppin' Stone," "She," "Saturday's Child," and "(Theme from) The Monkees," along with a host of others. Their lineup included Boyce and Gerry McGee on guitar, Hart on keyboards, Larry Taylor on bass, and Billy Lewis on drums.ĭuring the summer of 1966, The Candy Store Prophets recorded the majority of the backing tracks for the first Monkees album, with assistance from guitarists Louie Shelton and Wayne Erwin. Lewis played drums on several key Monkees songs (in the days before the group supported themselves instrumentally in the studio). The Candy Store Prophets were a band headed by Monkees songwriters/producers Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. For easier reading, click on the image and then click on it again. The day's events were filmed in color by KHJ for their Los Angeles music television program Boss City. An episode of the television series was also screened for fans. Their set included Michael's " Papa Gene's Blues" and a cover of Baker Knight's " She's So Far Out She's In," a song that was later performed during the first Monkees tour in late 1966/early 1967 (and tracked, sans vocals, during the Headquarters album sessions in early 1967). On one of the train cars, The Monkees gave their first true live public performance. After the event, the group traveled by train with the contest winners back to Los Angeles. Landing on the beach in two helicopters and dressed in their signature double-breasted shirts, the band met approximately 400 winners of KHJ's radio contest. Contest winners rode on a train to the coastal town of Del Mar, California, which had been renamed "Clarksville" for the day by the town's mayor. In the week leading up to the debut of The Monkees television series on NBC, Micky, Davy, Mike, and Peter took part in a cross country promotional tour. Los Angeles radio station KHJ staged perhaps the most ambitious event for the group on September 11, 1966.
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