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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 440: Coda to Peter Tork
TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 440: Coda to Peter Tork Original Airdates: Mar. 1-3, 2019 As a coda to our commemoration of the passing of Peter Tork, Ed reads a listener email that pays homage to Tork’s skills as a classically … Continue reading →
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 440: Tribute to Peter Tork and The Monkees with guest Chuck Harter is now available online for listening on demand
TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 440: Tribute to Peter Tork and The Monkees with guest Chuck Harter Original Airdates: Mar. 1-3, 2019 Tribute to The Monkees, Part 1: Ed, Tony and Donna commemorate the passing of Peter Tork with a replay … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1966, 33 and 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee, A Hard Day’s Night, acclaimed documentary, America’s #1 classic television network, Andrew Sandoval, Anson Williams, avant-garde film techniques, Bert Schneider, Best Comedy Series, Bob Rafelson, Bobby Hart, Boy Meets World, breaking the fourth wall, Chip Douglas, Chuck Harter, Colgems, Colpix, Davy Jones, Daydream Believer, Don Kirshner, Don Most, Donna Allen, Door into Summer, Emmy Award, Eric Lefcowitz, erica marie tork, Erin Moran, Frodis, Gilligan's Island, Girl I Knew Somewhere, Glen Campbell, Good Times, Good Times The Monkees, groundbreaking series, hallie luia tork, Harold Bronson, Head, Head 1968, Head movie, Head The Monkees, Headquarters, Headquarters 1967, Headquarters album, Help!, Hey Hey We're The Monkees, I'm a Believer, improvisation, ivan joseph iannoli, Jack Nicholson, James Frawley, Jimi Hendrix, jody babb, jump cuts, Justus, K E Double L O Double Good, Kellogg's Best to You, Kelloggs, Kool-Aid, Last Train to Clarksville, legacy of The Monkees, Listen to the Band, Lorne Michaels, Love American Style, Me-TV, MeTV, Michael Blessing, Michael Nesmith, Mickey Braddock, Micky Dolenz, micky dolenz 2018, micky dolenz net worth, Mike Nesmith, mike nesmith net worth, Missing Links, Missing Links Chuck Taylor, Monkee-mania, Monkeemania, Monkees fans, Monkees Headquarters, Monkees reunion tour, Monkees Tale, Monkees tribute band, MTV, Neal Sabin, Neil Diamond, No. 1 on the Billboard charts, No. 1 show on television, origins 1965, Outstanding Comedy Series 1967, pam tork, Papa Gene's Blues, paramount pictures, Peter Thorkelson, Peter Tork, peter tork 2017, peter tork 2018, peter tork age, peter tork banjo, peter tork dead, peter tork married, peter tork net worth, Peter Tork Rolling Stone, peter tork tattoo, peter tork tour, peter tork wife, Rhino, Rhino Records, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Screen Gems, sessions band, sessions musicians, Shades of Gray, Shoe Suede Blues, Sunny Girlfriend, Tapioca Tundra, That Was Then This is Now, The Beatles, The Brady Bunch, The Frodis Caper, The Girl I Knew Somewhere, The Missing Links, The Missing Links Monkees tribute band, The Monkees, The Rolling Stones, Tommy Boyce, tribute to Peter Tork, TV Confidential, Wings, Wrecking Crew, You and I
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