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Michael Nesmith

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Also known as Robert Michael Nesmith, Michael Blessing

American musician, songwriter, actor (1942–2021)

Person · Open Library

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4

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  • The Prison
  • Infinite Tuesday
  • The long, sandy hair of Neftoon Zamora
  • The Long Sandy Hair of Neftoon Zamora Audio Book

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Michael Nesmith (born Robert Michael Nesmith on December 30, 1942; died December 10, 2021) was an American singer-songwriter and musician, perhaps best known as a member of The Monkees. A pioneer of country rock, Nesmith notably composed "Different Drum", a hit for Linda Ronstadt (by way of The Stone Poneys). In 1981, Nesmith won the inaugural Grammy Award for Video of the Year for Elephant Parts, a "video record" consisting of humorous sketches and visual representations of songs <a href="https

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Michael Nesmith
date of birth
1942-12-30
start of work period
1965-00-00
name in native language
Robert Michael Nesmith
date of death
2021-12-10
end of work period
2021-00-00
short name
Michael Nesmith
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1 object attributed to Michael Nesmith, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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