Michael Nesmith, Monkees Singer-Songwriter, Dead at 78

Rolling Stone ^ | 12/10/21 | Andy Greene

[day10]

Monkees singer and guitarist Michael Nesmith, a pop visionary who penned many of the group’s most enduring songs before laying the groundwork for country-rock with the First National Band in the early Seventies, died Friday from natural causes. He was 78.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Ditto. How about this one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6GUpmHFvME

[Hyman Roth]

Whited out of this mortal veil.

I see what you did there. :>)

[MileHi]

He took the Last Train to Clarksville

[Liberty Valance]

Rest in peace Michael Nesmith

Joanne · Michael Nesmith & The First National Band

[Rummyfan]

RIP. We know he was a believer.

[day10]

My goodness, the memories are thick on hearing this news! Such good times back then.

[Luke21]

Nice turn of a phrase there.

[Eccl 10:2]

RIP, Michael.

Of course in today’s environment, The Monkees name would be considered racist and their records banned.

[jaydubya2]

"When Nesmith was 13, his mother invented the typewriter correction fluid known commercially as Liquid Paper. Over the next 25 years, she built the Liquid Paper Corporation into a multimillion-dollar international company, which she sold to Gillette in 1979 for $48 million. She died a few months later at age 56."

[PhiloBedo]

I see what you did there.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Another good one;

Mike Nesmith & Frank Zappa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLXVz5fms10

[Hostage]

As a kid I never once missed the Monkees show. Even my Dad would sit down and watch with me.

[xp38]

Dang Al Unser and now Mike Nesmith. My whole youth is passing away.

[Beowulf9]

Aww. RIP Michael Nesmith.

[fedupjohn]

Don’t forget The Allman Joys - Greg & Duane

[gloryblaze]

Whited out of this mortal veil....

OK, I get the White-out reference, but why "veil" instead of "coil" ??

[OrangeHoof]

The reluctant Monkee. Really wanted to be known as a serious artist, not a Beatle spinoff.

[Larry Lucido]

Dang. RIP! Here he is pictured with Frank.

[OrangeHoof]

Neil Diamond (then an unknown) wrote “I’m a Believer”. Mickey Dolenz sang it.