Sorry to hear of the death of Michael Nesmith, the most musical and original of the Monkees and, more to the point, an under-appreciated pioneer of country rock. While the Eagles soared to stratospheric fame (on wings as eagles, as it were), Nesmith's efforts with his First National Band and on his own met with little success. One of his later albums is ruefully titled And The Hits Just Keep On Comin'. They didn't (though his song Different Drum was a massive hit for Linda Ronstadt and others).
I've always liked this song, from the album Loose Salute...
Saturday 11 December 2021
RIP
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My husband's just read out a bit from the newspaper that claims Nesmith was immensely rich, without the Monkees or anything else, because his mother was a hopeless typist and, as a consequence, spent her evenings boiling a variety of things in a saucepan in the family kitchen until she came up with Tippex!
ReplyDeleteYes, true – he inherited her fortune. And he got rich all over again by virtually inventing the music video and launching MTV.
ReplyDeleteNige - Joanne was a hit, as was Rio ( a great song). Cruisin' wasn't a hit but also a great - and unusual - song.
ReplyDeleteThanks NBR. I'll look them out...
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