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Michael Nesmith

Michael Nesmith paling dikenal lewat Saturday Night Live, E! True Hollywood Story, The Monkees dan Top of the Pops. Michael Nesmith lahir pada 30 Desember 1942. Michael Nesmith meninggal pada 10 Desember 2021 di usia 78 tahun.

Lahir: 30 Desember 1942
Tempat lahir: Houston, Texas, USA
Meninggal: 10 Desember 2021 (78 tahun)

Biografi

Robert Michael Nesmith (December 30, 1942 – December 10, 2021) was an American musician, songwriter, actor, producer, and novelist. He was best known as a member of the pop rock band the Monkees and co-star of the TV series The Monkees (1966–1968). His songwriting credits include "Different Drum", which became a hit for Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys.

After the break-up of the Monkees, Nesmith continued his successful songwriting and performing career, first with the seminal country rock group the First National Band, with whom he had a top-40 hit, "Joanne", and then as a solo artist. He often played a custom-built Gretsch 12-string electric with the Monkees and afterwards.

Nesmith founded Pacific Arts, a multimedia production and distribution company, in 1974, through which he helped pioneer the music video format. He created one of the first American television programs dedicated to music videos, PopClips, which aired on Nickelodeon in 1980. He was asked to help produce and create MTV, but had prior commitments with his production company. In 1981, he won the first Grammy Award for Video of the Year for his hour-long television show, Elephant Parts. He was also an executive producer of the film Repo Man (1984).

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