1. Chip Douglas was the bassist of the Turtles for a short period of time and the producer of some of the Monkees biggest hits, including "Daydream Believer" and "Pleasant Valley Sunday".
15 Facts About Chip Douglas
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Chip Douglas performed in the group using the name "Chip Douglas", which would be the name he would use for the rest of his career.
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Chip Douglas was replaced by Jim Pons of the Leaves.
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Chip Douglas accepted Nesmith's offer, and joined the Monkees in the studio, first to create a new single with all four Monkees playing.
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Chip Douglas contributed a song, "Forget That Girl", and joined them on bass guitar in the studio.
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Chip Douglas produced the hit single "Pleasant Valley Sunday", which featured an innovative guitar intro composed by Chip Douglas and played by Nesmith.
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Chip Douglas introduced the band members to Harry Nilsson, who played them a selection of his original songs, and became friends with the band.
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Chip Douglas was pleased to have made hit records with the Monkees, but was disappointed that they weren't able to erase the common misconception that The Monkees weren't actually musicians, and that the press took little notice of their accomplishments.
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Chip Douglas had performed "You Showed Me" with Gene Clark in 1966, while he was a member of the Gene Clark Group.
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Chip Douglas was demonstrating the song for vocalists Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman, on an organ whose bellows was broken, requiring him to play it slowly.
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Chip Douglas told them "This isn't the way it's supposed to sound", but Kaylan and Volman disagreed, thinking the new tempo would be perfect.
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Chip Douglas kept in touch with the Monkees and returned in 1969 to record his composition "Steam Engine" with Micky Dolenz on vocals.
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In 1976, Chip Douglas re-teamed with Dolenz, Jones, and Tork to record the single, "Christmas Is My Time of Year", co-written by Chip Douglas and Howard Kaylan.
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Chip Douglas has appeared in several documentaries about the Monkees, reminiscing about his work with the band.
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Chip Douglas continues to write and produce records in a variety of genres, and divides his time between California and Hawaii.