’33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee’ premieres on NBC 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 14 1969)


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(Monday, April 14, 1969, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST)33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee, a television special starring The Monkees, premiered tonight on NBC.

The special was notable as the Monkees’ final performance as a quartet until 1986, as Peter Tork left the group at the end of the special’s production in late 1968.

The musical guests on the show included Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, Little Richard, the Clara Ward Singers, the Buddy Miles Express, Paul Arnold and the Moon Express, and We Three in musical performances.