Your Auntie Grizelda
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Your Auntie Grizelda is a novelty song written by Diane Hildebrand and Jack Keller, made famous by The Monkees
. The song appeared on both the TV series as well as their 1967 album, More of The Monkees
. Although never released as a single, it has appeared on several of the band's subsequent "Greatest Hits" albums and was regularly performed at live shows. This was the first released Monkees song to feature Peter Tork
on lead vocals.
The Monkees
The Monkees are an American pop rock group. Assembled in Los Angeles in 1966 by Robert "Bob" Rafelson and Bert Schneider for the American television series The Monkees, which aired from 1966 to 1968, the musical acting quartet was composed of Americans Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork,...
. The song appeared on both the TV series as well as their 1967 album, More of The Monkees
More of The Monkees
More of The Monkees is the second full-length album by The Monkees. It was recorded in late 1966 and released on Colgems label #102 on January 9, 1967. It was number one on the Billboard 200 for 18 weeks—the longest of any Monkees album. It also went to number one in the UK. In the U.S...
. Although never released as a single, it has appeared on several of the band's subsequent "Greatest Hits" albums and was regularly performed at live shows. This was the first released Monkees song to feature Peter Tork
Peter Tork
Peter Tork is an American musician and actor, best known as a member of The Monkees.-Early life:Tork was born Peter Halsten Thorkelson in Washington, D.C.. Although he was born in 1942, many news articles report him as born in 1944 in New York City as this was the date and place given on early...
on lead vocals.