Coverage dated December 9, 2021 to December 10, 2021
Michael Nesmith, the Monkee for all seasons, dies at 78
Headline from Bismarck Tribune
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Nesmith, the singer-songwriter, author, actor-director and entrepreneur who will likely be best remembered as the wool-hatted, guitar-strumming member of the made-for-television rock band The Monkees,
Bismarck Tribune's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Nesmith, the singer-songwriter, author, actor-director and entrepreneur who will likely be best remembered as the wool-hatted, guitar-strumming member of the made-for-television rock band The Monkees,
He shot to fame as a member of a made-for-TV rock group, but he denied that he was the group’s only “real” musician. He went on to create some of the first music videos.
Michael Nesmith, the singer-songwriter, author, actor-director and entrepreneur who will likely be best remembered as the wool-hatted, guitar-strumming member of the made-for-television rock band The Monkees, has died at 78.
By Sandra Gonzalez and Chloe Melas, CNN Michael Nesmith, a singer and guitarist for the hit group the Monkees, died Friday. He was 78. Micky Dolenz, Nesmith’s bandmate, confirmed the news to CNN. “I’ve lost a dear friend and partner,” Dolenz said.
The wool-capped guitarist encouraged the Monkees to play their own instruments, and went on to found a pioneering country-rock group in the early '70s.
The Texas native wrote many of the popular songs for the TV boy band, such as “Mary, Mary," "Circle Sky," "Listen to the Band" and "The Girl I Knew Somewhere."
Michael Nesmith, a singer, songwriter, and guitarist for the famed American pop rock band the Monkees, has died, according to multiple reports. He was 78.
Mike Nesmith, one of four members of 1960s television and pop phenomenon The Monkees, has died, fellow band member Micky Dolenz and his family said Friday. He was 78.
He didn’t always get his dues, and his relationship with his most famous group was knotty – but the late musician’s contributions to pop and country rock were invaluable
Michael Nesmith, the singer-songwriter, author, actor-director and entrepreneur who is best remembered as the wool-hatted, guitar-strumming member of the made-for-television rock band The Monkees, has died at 78.
