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Media coverage, tributes, and more in honor of Michael Nesmith (UPDATED X19)

12/11/2021

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UPDATED 3/10/2022 - newest links appear at the bottom

Statement from Michael Nesmith's Family

Micky Dolenz salutes Michael Nesmith

Condolences from Peter Tork's Facebook Team

Statement from the Estate of Davy Jones

Andrew Sandoval pays tribute to Michael Nesmith

New York Times: Michael Nesmith, the ‘Quiet Monkee,’ Is Dead at 78

New York Times (print version): Michael Nesmith, the 'Quiet Monkee' and a Music Video Pioneer, Dies at 78

Monkees.com: Remembering Michael Nesmith

NME: Watch Ben Gibbard’s touching tribute to The Monkees’ Mike Nesmith

Los Angeles Times: Monkees singer-songwriter Michael Nesmith dies at 78

Billboard: Mike Nesmith’s 12 Best Songwriting Credits: The Monkees, Stone Poneys & Beyond

Washington Post: Michael Nesmith invented country rock. Or maybe something even better.

Rolling Stone: Michael Nesmith, Monkees Singer-Songwriter, Dead at 78

Ultimate Classic Rock: Monkees' Michael Nesmith Dies: Rockers React

Pitchfork: The Monkees’ Michael Nesmith Dies at 78

Variety: Monkees’ Manager on Michael Nesmith’s Final Months: ‘He Died Knowing They Were Beloved — He Finally Got It’

Rhino: RIP Michael Nesmith of the Monkees, Dead at 78

Saving Country Music: More Than a Monkee: Mike Nesmith’s Seminal Hand in Country Rock

Associated Press: Michael Nesmith, the Monkee for all seasons, dies at 78

Variety: Michael Nesmith Remembered Through His Best Songs — With and Without the Monkees

Rolling Stone: A Loose Salute to Michael Nesmith, the Coolest Monkee of Them All

God bless Mike Nesmith peace and love to all his family. □✌️□❤️□□□☮️ pic.twitter.com/GYnokygcHG
— #RingoStarr (@ringostarrmusic) December 11, 2021

CNN: Michael Nesmith had wrapped a Monkees tour only weeks ago. His manager says he 'went out on top'

MeTV to honor Michael Nesmith this weekend with special airings of "The Monkees"

Rolling Stone: Micky Dolenz Remembers Michael Nesmith: 'He Was Our Leader the Whole Time'

Deadline: Micky Dolenz Remembers Michael Nesmith: "I’ll Miss It All So Much"; Brian Wilson, Carole King, Others Pay Tribute

CNN: Michael Nesmith, Monkees singer and guitarist, dead at 78

People.com: 'Heartbroken' Micky Dolenz Pays Tribute to Monkees Bandmate Michael Nesmith: 'Lost a Dear Friend'

Fox News: Monkees singer Michael Nesmith dead at 78: 'I've lost a dear friend and partner'

Ultimate Classic Rock: Michael Nesmith Loved Watching Jimi Hendrix on Monkees Tour

Billboard: Michael Nesmith & The Monkees Set a Billboard Chart Record in 1967 That Still Stands Today

Variety: Michael Nesmith of the Monkees Dies at 78

Daily Mail: The Monkees singer and guitarist Mike Nesmith dies 'from natural causes' at home in LA aged 78 - leaving Micky Dolenz as the last surviving member of the 1960s band

NPR: Michael Nesmith — considerably more than a Monkee — dies at 78

USA Today: Monkees guitarist Michael Nesmith dies at 78

The Hollywood Reporter: Michael Nesmith, Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist of The Monkees, Dies at 78

Reuters: Michael Nesmith, musician and TV star of 'The Monkees' fame, dead at age 78

Chicago Sun-Times: Michael Nesmith, wool hat-wearing member of The Monkees, dies at 78

Los Angeles Times: Michael Nesmith: More than a Monkee, but a Monkee to the end

New York Post: Thanks to Michael Nesmith for turning the Monkees into a classic

Den of Geek: The Best Mike Nesmith Monkees Songs

CBS News: Michael Nesmith, Monkees singer-songwriter and guitarist, has died at 78

Ultimate Classic Rock: Michael Nesmith's Rejected Monkees Song Hit for Linda Ronstadt

RIFF: We honor Michael Nesmith with five songs he wrote

Fred Velez: A Journey with Michael Nesmith

NBC News: Monkees singer-songwriter Michael Nesmith dies at 78

BBC: Michael Nesmith: The Monkees star dies at 78

Today Show: Michael Nesmith of the Monkees dies at 78

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Monkees legend Michael Nesmith, who played the Civic Arena in one of the band's first live shows, dies at 78

Washington Post: Michael Nesmith, deadpan singer-songwriter with the Monkees, dies at 78

Yahoo! News: Monkees guitarist Mike Nesmith dead at 78

Entertainment Tonight: Michael Nesmith, Monkees Singer and Guitarist, Dies at 78

Good Morning America: The Monkees' Michael Nesmith dead at 78

Parade: Photos! Remembering Monkees Singer, Songwriter and Musician Michael Nesmith

Rock Cellar: Rest in Peace, Michael Nesmith of the Monkees: 1942-2021

Ultimate Classic Rock: Monkees Co-Founder Michael Nesmith Dead at 78

The Second Disc: In Memoriam: Michael Nesmith (1942-2021)

Goldmine: Fabulous Flip Sides In Memoriam – The Monkees’ Mike Nesmith

The Guardian: The Monkees’ Michael Nesmith: a supremely gifted, innovative songwriter

Financial Times: Michael Nesmith, musician and songwriter, 1942-2021

Pete Finney/Nashville Scene: Thanx for the Ride: Michael Nesmith, 1942-2021

Military.com: Air Force Vet Michael Nesmith Was More Than Just a Monkee

The New Yorker: Michael Nesmith Made It Fun by Jack Handey

Wisconsin Public Radio: Michael Nesmith revisits the Monkees' feature film 'Head'

Austin City Limits: Michael Nesmith R.I.P.

People Magazine (print version): Goodbye to a Groovy '60s Giant

Culture Sonar: "Dolenz Sings Nesmith”: A Perfect Tribute

Cuture Sonar: Appreciating Michael Nesmith

Monkees producer Chip Douglas reacts to Michael Nesmith's passing on Facebook

Penn Jillette and Bernie Taupin remember Michael Nesmith

Monkees touring drummer Rich Dart on the last tour with Michael Nesmith

Guitar World: Remembering the guitarists we lost in 2021

New York Times: The Artists We Lost in 2021, in Their Words

Music Row: Recalling The Country-Rock Sound Of Michael Nesmith

Next: The time I convinced Michael Nesmith to come to Toronto to jam with The Sadies

Rock and Monkees photographer Henry Diltz salutes Michael Nesmith

Advocate New Orleans: Sixth grade girls stalk Monkee in the French Quarter, get autographs, give kisses

Monkees touring bassist John Billings thanks Michael Nesmith

Record Collector (print version): Mike Nesmith 1942-2021

Rolling Stone: Me and the Monkee: A Final Visit With Michael Nesmith

Uncut: A True Original

AllMusic: Papa Nes Blues - Celebrating the Music of Michael Nesmith

Carmel Magazine: Celebrating the Lives of Three Internationally Known and Locally Beloved Talents Who Called Carmel Home

Guitar World: Remembering Michael Nesmith (1942-2021)

Tribute to Michael Nesmith on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Sandoval talks Monkees & Beatles and more

7/20/2021

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Monkees author, historian, and producer Andrew Sandoval recently appeared on the latest episode of the podcast Ranking The Beatles, where he talks about the relationship between The Beatles and The Monkees, creating reissue packages from a fan's perspective, his new book, how his parents sneaked him into a Wings concert in 1976, interesting Monkees tidbits, what Andrew considers to be The Monkees' holy grail, and much more.

Listen now by clicking the link below, or stream it on Spotify!

Ranking The Beatles #164 – Not A Second Time with Andrew Sandoval

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Micky Dolenz to appear at Beatles on the Beach Festival (UPDATED)

12/22/2019

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The music of The Beatles will be celebrated at the International Beatles Festival in Delray Beach, Florida in March 2020. Micky Dolenz is scheduled to appear at the event, performing live and participating in a Q&A session:

March 27, 2020: Micky Dolenz Live in Concert at Beatles on the Beach / Theater at Old School Square, Delray Beach, Florida

March 28, 2020: Micky Dolenz Beatles on the Beach Q&A Session / Theater at Old School Square, Delray Beach, Florida

UPDATE 3/18/2020: This event has been canceled as a result of the global pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus.

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Video Footage: "It Was Fifty Years Ago Today" tour co-starring Micky Dolenz (UPDATED X3)

10/2/2019

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"It Was Fifty Years Ago Today," a tribute to The Beatles' White Album, co-starring Micky Dolenz, Christopher Cross, and Todd Rundgren, is currently on the road, stopping this evening in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with plenty of more shows to come! Micky and company recently discussed the tour, their love of The Beatles, and more with The Maine Edge.

UPDATE 10/5/2019: Media Mikes reviewed the show and noted the set list from the Kansas City, Missouri performance, and Forgotten Hits provided a recap of the tour's stop in St. Charles, Illinois.

UPDATE 10/9/2019: The Glorious Corner reviewed the performance at Connecticut's Ridgefield Playhouse, noting Micky's performances of "Rocky Racoon," "I'm So Tired," and "Why Don't We Do It In The Road."

UPDATE 10/25/2019: Parklife DC recapped the final show of the first leg of the tour at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C., and also included a full rundown of the set list. The tour resumes on November 30 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.

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"White Album" tribute tour, co-starring Micky Dolenz, opens this weekend in Atlantic City (UPDATED)

9/18/2019

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(Photo courtesy of GLASS ONYON PR)

"It Was Fifty Years Ago Today," a tribute to The Beatles' White Album, co-starring Micky Dolenz, Christopher Cross, and Todd Rundgren, is currently in rehearsals and will debut this Saturday in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

The articles linked below take a closer look inside the presentation of the upcoming tour, songs you can expect Micky to sing, along with notable quotes about potential future projects and releases. And if you are attending one of these special shows, be on the look out for longtime Monkees touring guitarist and musical director, Wayne Avers, who will be playing in the band!

The Catalyst: Monkee Micky Dolenz and friends pay tribute to the Beatles’ White Album

Will 'The Monkees Present the Mike & Micky Show' return? Absolutely, Dolenz enthuses, although there’s "nothing on the books" at the moment.

New York Independent: Micky Dolenz, Todd Rundgren, Christopher Cross to Slay Beatles White Album in 50th Anniversary Tour

This is Dolenz’s second high-priority project this year.

The first was his first-ever teaming with fellow Monkee Michael Nesmith on a worldwide tour last year. The trek was interrupted after Nesmith suffered health issues, but resumed this year.

Before the end of the year expect to see a live recording via Rhino Records.

Following the [White Album] tour, look for a Dolenz-fronted reprise of his 'A Little Bit Broadway, A Little Bit Rock & Roll' show in New York City.

Bettors Insider: Monkee-ing around with the Beatles: Micky Dolenz and friends rock ‘White Album’ tribute

Dolenz added that as far as he’s concerned, when it comes to rock drummers, no one supersedes [Ringo] Starr.

"Ringo was the greatest," he insisted. "I mean, my God, he almost defined rock drumming in the ‘60s."

Billboard: Todd Rundgren & Micky Dolenz Tease Their White Album Covers Tour

Dolenz isn't giving away his selections yet and will only say "I'm very happy with what I ended up with." His own view of The White Album meanwhile, is it "was pretty unique in many ways. It was very diversified, as you know, so it's hard to say. There was so much good stuff. Frankly I was just always a big Beatles fan. I loved every album and listened to them religiously."

Variety: Monkees/Badfinger/Nazz Supergroup Gets Back to ’68 by Touring Beatles’ ‘White Album’

"The Monkees were preparing to go on tour in England in 1967, and I went over by myself, first, to do some early press junkets," says Dolenz. "One of the publicists who worked with both us and the Beatles thought it might be great to get a photo of me together with them, as there had been some bullshit competition between us that never truly existed. Something stupid."

McCartney must have caught wind of this, and wound up calling Dolenz personally, and invited him over for dinner. "Just he and I — and our handlers — having a casual chat. I ran into him a few years ago during his rehearsal for Coachella, and he remembered everything about the dinner… down to watching television."

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Micky Dolenz talks about upcoming "White Album" tribute tour

8/29/2019

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Micky Dolenz "really looking forward to" White Album tribute tour with Todd Rundgren and other stars

Among the White Album songs Dolenz will be performing are “Rocky Raccoon” and “Yer Blues,” plus two or three more. He says “Rocky Raccoon” stands out for him because it was “one of the songs I would sing my little kids as a lullaby.” As for his own songs, he says he’ll probably be singing the Monkees hits “I’m a Believer” and “Pleasant Valley Sunday.”

(Click the image above for tour dates and ticket links)

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Tour Dates & Ticket Links: "It Was Fifty Years Ago Today" co-starring Micky Dolenz (UPDATED 11/9)

6/5/2019

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(Photo credits: Larry Marano/Shutterstock, Greg Chow/Shutterstock, Brandon Nagy/Shutterstock)

"It Was Fifty Years Ago Today," a tribute to The Beatles' White Album and co-starring Micky Dolenz, Christopher Cross, and Todd Rundgren, will be on tour this September and October. Tickets in most markets go on sale Friday, June 7! Rolling Stone covered the announcement of the tour:

Rolling Stone - Todd Rundgren, Micky Dolenz, Christopher Cross Unite for Beatles ‘White Album’ Tour

First Leg

September 21: Golden Nugget / Atlantic City, New Jersey
September 24: Ruth Eckerd Hall / Clearwater, Florida
September 25: Au-Rene Theater at the Broward Center / Fort Lauderdale, Florida
September 26: MSU Riley Center / Meridian, Mississippi
September 28: Akron Civic Theatre / Akron, Ohio
September 29: Norton Center/ Danville, Kentucky
October 1: Arcada Theatre / St. Charles, Illinois
October 2: Pabst Theater / Milwaukee, Wisconsin
October 3: Muriel Kauffman Theatre / Kansas City, Missouri
October 5: The Cabot / Beverly, Massachusetts
October 6: Capitol Center for the Arts / Concord, New Hampshire
October 7: Collins Center for the Arts / Orono, Maine
October 8: Ridgefield Playhouse / Ridgefield, Connecticut
October 10: St. George Theatre / Staten Island, New York
October 11: Berklee PAC / Boston, Massachusetts
October 12: NYCB Theatre at Westbury / Westbury, New York
October 13: Mayo PAC / Morristown, New Jersey
October 15: Keswick Theatre / Glenside, Pennsylvania
October 17: Count Basie Center for the Arts / Red Bank, New Jersey
October 18: Garde Arts Center / New London, Connecticut
October 19: Wind Creek Event Center / Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
October 20: Warner Theatre / Washington, D.C.

UPDATE: A second leg of the tour has been added!

Second Leg

November 30: Palace Theatre / Greensburg, Pennsylvania
December 1: Aronoff Center / Cincinnati, Ohio
December 2: Arcada Theatre / St. Charles, Illinois
December 4: Verizon Wireless Theatre / Grand Prairie, Texas
December 5: Paramount Theatre / Denver, Colorado
December 6: Celebrity Theatre / Phoenix, Arizona
December 7: Westgate Las Vegas Casino & Resort / Las Vegas, Nevada
December 8: Magnolia Performing Arts Center / El Cajon, California
December 11: The Wiltern / Los Angeles, California
December 15: Jackson Rancheria / Jackson, California

It Was 50 Years Ago Today Tour Beatles White Album Micky Dolenz

It Was 50 Years Ago Today Tour second leg White Album

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Listen in to Peter Tork's Beatles jam

6/14/2018

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The band sings The Beatles backstage in Stockton

6/10/2018

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In this video, Circe Link, Christian Nesmith, Alex Jules, and Coco Dolenz harmonize on the Beatles classic "Nowhere Man" before the show at the Bob Hope Theatre in Stockton, California on June 8. They are joined for some comic relief by John Billings:

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Nez stops by Breakfast With The Beatles on Friday

5/31/2018

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Listen on The Beatles Channel (#18) on Sirius/XM, 8am to 11am ET

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Sean Lennon heaps praise on The Monkees' "Head"

5/12/2018

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Hear the Claypool Lennon Delirium's Outlandish Debut

Were there any particular records or films that inspired the album?
Sean Lennon: Les got a telepathic communication from Buzz Aldrin.

Les Claypool: A big inspiration was us sitting down and watching the Monkees' Head.

Sean Lennon: Head is, like, my bible. Any project or important thought I've ever had was inspired by Head. We were talking about the amazing revelation that Buzz [Aldrin] revealed on C-SPAN. He said, "There's a monolith on Phobos with a tiny, potato-shaped moon that's revolving around Mars." It's the most mind-blowing thing I've ever seen on television. We were just hanging out watching that video, and Les came back the next day with a full song about it.

(Image by SirQ and shared with the Live Almanac)

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Michael Nesmith remembers a helping hand from Jimi Hendrix and Ringo Starr

4/25/2018

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Enter To Win A Michael Nesmith Infinite Tuesday Prize Pack

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Micky displays "Sgt. Pepper" from his hotel room

9/2/2017

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Warwick Hotel in New York City during the 1967 summer tour (From "The Monkees '67 Concerts Photo Album")

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Nez commemorates Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and John Lennon in "Television Parts"

8/8/2017

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Nez talks about his Troubadour days, "Headquarters," Lennon, "Good Times!" & more

7/11/2017

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Michael Nesmith on New Book ‘Infinite Tuesday,’ the Monkees and Being John Lennon’s Friend (The Interview)

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Peter Tork informs the Monterey Pop Festival that The Beatles are not in attendance

6/12/2017

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Monterey Pop: The Event That Pioneered the Power of Music Festivals

Janis Joplin and Peter Tork at Monterey (Photo by Michael T. Denham)

Micky and Peter at the Monterey Pop Festival in the archives of the Live Almanac

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Micky talks "Sgt. Pepper"on Rolling Stone podcast

6/6/2017

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David Crosby, The Monkees' Micky Dolenz and Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen go deep on album that changed the world

The Monkees check out "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" while filming the episode "It's a Nice Place to Visit")

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Mike Nesmith and "A Day in the Life"

5/26/2017

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The Beatles community is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and REBEAT helps us find Nez during the sessions for the iconic track, "A Day in the Life":

When you hear Mike Nesmith in the studio chatter during "A Day in the Life (Hummed Last Chord)" □ (CD2,T13 @ :52) #SgtPepper50 @themonkees pic.twitter.com/6jdUyWaBcE
— Rebeat Magazine (@rebeatmag) May 26, 2017