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

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

The singer, guitarist and songwriter's death comes just weeks after the 1960s pop group responsible for hits like Daydream Believer completed a farewell tour.

The idea for Dolenz Sings Nesmith, meanwhile, came about during rehearsals for some Monkees dates several years ago with Peter Tork, after Davy Jones' death during 2012. "I just said to Nez, 'I would love to do a "Dolenz Sings Nez" album,'" recalls Dolenz, who was inspired by Harry Nilsson's 1970 release Nilsson Sings Newman as well as his own 2010 King For a Day tribute to Carole King. "And (Nesmith) was like, 'That's a great idea, Mick. Here's a couple ideas for songs,' and that was it. We went on tour. "Then, over a year ago now, 7a (Records) was asking me if there was anything I wanted...

Yale Schwarzman Center Launches Original Series TRANSPOSITIONS: DANCE POEMS FOR AN ONLINE WORLD in February Share Article Yale Schwarzman Center has partnered with the Yale Dance Lab and 16 renowned dance artists to launch a 16-episode series, dubbed Transpositions: Dance Poems for an Online World, which features digital dance poems, performed by 66 dancers from 12 dance groups and a variety of genres. The weekly series premiered February 15 on Yale Dance Lab and Yale Schwarzman Center websites, and each weekly episode knits together local, national, and international communities of dance and...