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Originally Posted by Jeff-Groves
1965 - on Thursday, September 8:
A small ad in New York’s Daily Variety on this day attracted 437 young men interested in forming the world’s first "manufactured" boy band –The Monkees.
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Were they considered a "boy band?" The roots of boy bands are The Jackson 5 and The Osmonds.
For those who don't know, The Monkees were formed for the show. They only later developed into an actual band.