After a hiatus where the members branched out to different projects, (with members Bob Monroe and Dave Hart together performing Monroes songs and others throughout the 80’s, 90’s and up to around 2010) they reformed in 2016 and released all new music including “Ball & Chain”, “Midnight in Hollywood”, and “It’s a Good Thing God Will Forgive You.” Their 2019 album “2.0” was published on CD with many songs having corresponding videos (available on YouTube).

Born in Lansing, Michigan, Denton moved to Ventura, California with his family at a young age, at which point he began immersing himself in piano studies.

However, after touring with this band for a while, Denton returned to San Diego, where he bought a recording studio with the goal of creating a group that played all original material.

"Tony Monroe"), who Denton described as having the ability to "make any song, good or bad, sound great", to fill this capacity.

"What Do All the People Know" generated a local buzz around the San Diego area, and it was selected as the first single released from the group's self-titled EP, completed in 1982.

(including a portion of the final verse extracted from the version featured on the original 1982 EP) as well as previously unreleased material from their early recording sessions.

The song Ball & Chain became the band’s opener at most concerts, with its tongue in cheek lyrics and rhythmic country pop sound.

Hart recalls “mostly I play organ and piano on the album to keep to our rock roots sound, but we definitely keep the 80’s pop feel!” On August 28, 2020, a long-awaited "official" music video for "What Do All the People Know?"

was released, interpolating the original vision for the video 38 years prior with modern scenes and vintage footage from past Monroes shows.

[8] In 2021, the band released an EP, Open Your Ears, with the hit song Rosemary’s Daughter, penned by Barry Scott.

(The Japanese version of the album (Alfa Records ULR-18001) features "Yamarock", the b-side of the "What Do All the People Know" single as a sixth track and a different cover from the U.S.