Biography of Michael Nesmith

You'll get very little argument that Michael Nesmith's songs are the highlights of the Monkees' catalog. If given a chance on his own, Nesmith might have beat Gram Parsons in a race to invent country-rock. When he ceased to be "Monkee Mike," Nesmith created rootsy country music, unaffected by the often cynical approach of numerous contemporaries. Nesmith's stature as an outside producer grew, and he eventually shed much of the country influence of his writing before ultimately shelving his musical career entirely. What remains is a sizable body of solo work that too few have investigated. Now that it is readily available again, it would be well worth the effort to check out. ~ Steve Aldrich