![]() ![]() From 1965 to early 1970, Mike Nesmith was a member of the television pop-rock band the Monkees, created for the television situation comedy of the same name. The Monkees television series aired from 1966 until 1968, and developed a cult following over the years. In October 1965, Michael Nesmith landed the role as the wool hat-wearing guitar player "Mike" in the show, which required real-life musical talent for writing, instrument playing, singing, and performing in live concerts as part of The Monkees band. Randy Sparks from the New Christy Minstrels offered Nesmith a publishing deal for his songs, and Barry Freedman told him about upcoming auditions for a new TV series called The Monkees. He served as the "Hootmaster" for the Monday night hootenanny at The Troubadour, a West Hollywood nightclub that featured new artists. Michael Nesmith began to write more songs and poetry, then he moved to Los Angeles and began singing in folk clubs around the city. He followed with two singles recorded under the name "Michael Blessing", released on Colpix Records-coincidentally also the label of Davy Jones, though they had not met. Michael Nesmith began his recording career in 1965 with a one-off single released on Edan Records. Later, "Some of Shelly's Blues" and "Propinquity" were made popular by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on their 1970 album Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy. "Pretty Little Princess", written in 1965, was recorded by Frankie Laine and released as a single in 1968 on ABC Records. ![]() Nesmith's "Mary, Mary" was recorded by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, while "Different Drum" was recorded by Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys. His verse poems became the basis for song lyrics, and after moving to Los Angeles with Phyllis and friend John London, he published a number of his own songs. He bought a guitar with his parents' help, learning as he went, and joined a series of working bands, performing folk, country, and occasionally rock and roll. They won the first San Antonio College talent award, performing a mixture of standard folk songs and a few of Nesmith's original songs.Įarly Work~ After a tour of duty in the Air Force, Nesmith won a singing spot with a band by knowing a number of Chuck Berry's songs. He enrolled in San Antonio College, where he met John Kuehne and began a musical collaboration. He obtained a GED certificate and was honorably discharged in 1962. He completed basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas and was trained as an aircraft mechanic at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas, he then was permanently stationed at the Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base near Burns Flat, Oklahoma. Michael Nesmith participated in choral and drama activities at Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas, he enlisted in the Air Force in 1960 without graduating. Over the next 25 years, she built the Liquid Paper Corporation into a multimillion-dollar international company, which she sold to Gillette in 1979 for $48 million. When he was 13, his mother invented the typewriter correction fluid known commercially as Liquid Paper. She took temporary jobs ranging from clerical work to graphic design, eventually attaining the position of executive secretary at Texas Bank and Trust. Mike Nesmith and his mother moved to Dallas, Texas to be closer to her family. His mother later remarried in 1962, and remained married until 1975. His parents Warren and Bette Nesmith (née McMurray) divorced when he was four. Michael Nesmith was born 'Robert Michael' Nesmith, in Houston, Texas, in 1942. ![]()
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