"Pretty Little Princess", written in 1965, was recorded by Frankie Laine and released as a single in 1968 on ABC Records. Nesmith's "Mary, Mary" was recorded by The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, while "Different Drum" was recorded by Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys. His verse poems became the basis for song lyrics, and after moving to Los Angeles with Phyllis and friend John London, he published a number of his own songs.
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He bought a guitar with his parents' help, learning as he went, and joined a series of working bands, performing folk, country, and occasionally rock and roll. In 2000, he married Victoria Kennedy.Īfter a tour of duty in the Air Force, Nesmith won a singing spot with a band by knowing a number of Chuck Berry's songs. Nesmith was divorced and remarried to Kathryn Bild from 1976 to 1988.
Their second son, Jonathan, was born in February 1968. Because they were practicing Christian Scientists, they decided to just rest instead of seeking medical treatment. In late 1967, Barbour was pregnant with the Nesmiths' second child when she suffered a head injury in a car accident. In October 1967, the episode "Monkees in Texas" was filmed, in which a brief cameo appearance was given to Nurit Wilde, a socialite and former mistress of John Phillips (of The Mamas and The Papas), and close friend of Peter Tork. Nesmith landed a role in the Monkees pilot, which was filmed in October 1965. Nesmith and Barbour moved back and forth from Texas. He also met 16-year-old Phyllis Ann Barbour, whom he later married.ĭuring this time John Kuehne decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue a musical career, and Nesmith decided to follow him. Nesmith enrolled in San Antonio College, where he met John Kuehne (later to be known as John London) and began a musical collaboration. and then moved in with an uncle, Chick Adair. Nesmith was stationed at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas and he later claimed that he had been discharged after he tipped over a general's airplane while washing it.Īfter leaving the Air Force, Nesmith obtained a G.E.D. Upon his return, he discovered that his mother had enlisted him in the U.S. He took the family car without permission and drove to California. In 1962, Nesmith's mother married Robert Graham, triggering a rebellious phase for Nesmith. He did, however, participate in choral and drama activities during his years at Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas. An early accident with a hammer smashed the ring finger on Nesmith's right hand, and he did not learn to play guitar until his twenties. An urban legend says a prank with a firecracker went wrong, leaving Nesmith with a hand injury, and that a doctor suggested he learn to play guitar to recover his dexterity (the incident never actually happened). Nesmith was an indifferent student, and in his teen years an occasional prankster. Their fortunes changed when Bette invented typewriter correction fluid, later known commercially as Liquid Paper. With his father gone, Nesmith's mother worked as a secretary. Nesmith was an only child, and his parents, Warren Audrey Nesmith and Bette Nesmith Graham, separated when he was very young. Nesmith also holds the honor of winning the first Grammy Award (1981) given for Video of the Year for his hour-long Elephant Parts. Michael Nesmith is also notable as a hit songwriter, including "Different Drum" sung by Linda Ronstadt with the Stone Poneys, as well as executive producer of the cult film Repo Man.
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December 30, 1942) in Harris County, Texas, is an American musician, songwriter, actor, producer, novelist, businessman, and philanthropist, perhaps best known for his time in the musical group The Monkees and on the TV series of the same name.
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