On Friday,
December 30, 2016, Michael Nesmith of The Monkees (the one with
the green wool hat) turns 74 years old.
Of
all of The Monkees, Nesmith has had the most prolific and successful
solo career. He pioneered the country-rock music format in the early
to mid-1970s, founded the music and video label Pacific Arts, and
basically created the concept of MTV. In addition to producing films
and music videos, Nesmith also won the very first Grammy Award for
Best Home Video for Elephant Parts, which later led
to NBC’s short-lived Television Parts. In an
interesting side note, Nesmith’s mother invented liquid paper and
sold it to Gillette for a substantial fortune, which Nesmith
inherited.
For
a good overview of Nesmith’s solo music career, I recommend The
Older Stuff, The Newer Stuff, Tropical
Campfire’s, Live at the Britt Festival,
Rays, and Movies of the Mind.
The
following are links to my reviews of Nesmith's 2013 live tour and the
subsequent live CD.
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