Rumors have plagued The Monkees since their inception. With hit songs like "I'm A Believer" and "Last Train to Clarksville", the media and public at large as dubbed them as nothing but charlatans. Today we look at whether The Monkees are indeed a band that never played their own instruments, and how the story of their rise to fame.

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