Michael Nesmith of the Monkees has died
Monkees‘ Michael Nesmith has died aged 78, his family have confirmed.“With Infinite Love we announce that Michael Nesmith has passed away this morning in his home, surrounded by family, peacefully and of natural causes,” his family said in a statement.Nesmith was part of the original lineup of the made-for-American-TV group that hit the airwaves in 1966 at the height of Beatlemania until their first breakup in 1970 alongside Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork. Nesmith was the group’s guitarist, and also one of its songwriters, penning the likes of ‘The Girl I Knew Somewhere’, ‘Listen to the Band’ and ‘Mary, Mary’.In the years since, Nesmith was involved sporadically in various Monkees reunions.