The Monkees' Michael Nesmith has died at the age of 78.
would eventually hit the air in 1966 on NBC, and it was an instant success. The show lasted only two seasons but, in that short time, it earned critical acclaim after scoring an Emmy in 1967 for Outstanding Comedy Series. The Monkees' TV success laid the groundwork to their ultimate stardom on the radio.
Nesmith, hardly ever seen without his trademark green wool hat, wrote many of the band's hit songs including"Mary, Mary,""Circle Sky,""Listen to the Band" and"The Girl I Knew Somewhere." The Monkees would later split in 1971. The group reunited in 2012 after Jones died. The band had previously reunited, but not with Nesmith in the fold. Tork died in 2019.
Nesmith, along with Tork, famously spearheaded a revolt that culminated with the band members wrestling control from music producer Don Kirshner. Nesmith had grown furious over the fact the band members didn't have creative control of their albums., Nesmith explained why he was so adamant the band needed to write and record their own material.
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