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While going through the first full week of the New Year, I've been wondering what new musical surprises await us in 2022.

Michael Nesmith — Monkee Mike, Nez to fans — died Friday at the age of 78, leaving Mickey Dolenz the last of the Monkees after the deaths of Davy Jones in 2012 and Peter Tork in 2019. Formed for a 1960s NBC sitcom, the group transcended its casting-call roots to make a mark on its time, and times to follow.

The Monkees' Michael Nesmith, who died on Friday, could mug with the best comic actors, but his musical intelligence and adventurousness set him apart.

It seems inevitable that Mark Byran will forever be associated with the band he helped found, Hootie and the Blowfish. After all, the group became a household name courtesy of five commercially successful mainstream albums. Not surprisingly Mark Byran's list of forever favorites is an eclectic mix, and an expansive tally as well.

It seems inevitable that Mark Bryan will forever be associated with the band he helped found, Hootie and the Blowfish. After all, the group became a household name courtesy of five commercially successful mainstream albums. Not surprisingly Mark Bryan's list of forever favorites is an eclectic mix, and an expansive tally as well.