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A singer-songwriter, author, actor-director and entrepreneur, whose videos gave way to MTV, has died shortly after concluding a farewell tour.

Michael Nesmith, the singer and guitarist for the iconic band The Monkees, passed away on Friday morning from "natural causes."

He didn’t always get his dues, and his relationship with his most famous group was knotty – but the late musician’s contributions to pop and country rock were invaluable

Singer, guitarist and songwriter Michael Nesmith, who was with the 1960s pop group The Monkees, has died at the age of 78.The quartet enjoyed hits like Daydream Believer and Im A Believer, and starred in their own popular TV sitcom.Nesmith ...

Los Angeles, December 11 (IANS): Singer, guitarist and songwriter Michael Nesmith, who was with the 1960s pop group The Monkees, has died at the age of 78.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Nesmith, the singer-songwriter, author, actor-director and...

Linda Ronstadt's band, the Stone Poneys, scored a Top 20 hit with the late Michael Nesmith's rejected Monkees tune, Different Drum.

Singer, guitarist and songwriter Michael Nesmith, who was with the 1960s pop group The Monkees, has died at the age of 78.

Monkees singer/songwriter and guitarist Michael Nesmith has died aged 78.“With infinite love we announce that Michael Nesmith has passed away this morning in his home, surrounded by family, peacefully and of natural causes,” said his family in a statement. “We ask that you respect our privacy at this time and we thank you for the love and light that all of you have shown him and us."Nesmith was born in Texas in 1942, and turned to songwriting after servi...

A singer-songwriter, author, actor-director and entrepreneur, whose videos gave way to MTV, has died shortly after concluding a farewell tour.