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Michael Nesmith is tagged as: singer-songwriter, country rock, country, rock, country-rock

Robert Michael Nesmith (born December 30, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter and musician, perhaps best known as a member of The Monkees. A pioneer of country rock, Nesmith composed the song “Different Drum”, a hit for Linda Ronstadt and 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, breaking new ground for the concept of music videos, which would shortly become ubiquitous with the advent of MTV.
Biography|Born in Houston, TexasNesmith was an only child, and his parents, Warren Audrey Nesmith and Bette Nesmith Graham, separated when he was very young. With his father gone, Nesmith’s mother worked as a secretary. Their fortunes changed when Bette invented typewriter correction fluid, later known commercially as Liquid Paper.
Nesmith was an indifferent student, and in his teen years an occasional prankster. An urban legend says a prank with a firecracker went wrong, leaving Nesmith with a hand injury, and that a doctor suggested he learn to play guitar to recover his dexterity (the incident never actually happened). An early accident with a hammer smashed the ring finger on Nesmith’s right ha...
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Top 10 Michael Nesmith Songs
Different Drum
Some of Shelly's Blues
The Crippled Lion
Rio
Two Different Roads
Joanne
Harmony Constant
Silver Moon
Calico Girlfriend
The Upside of Goodbye
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Top 10 Michael Nesmith Albums
Magnetic South
Listen to the Band
And The Hits Just Keep On Comin'/Pretty Much Your Standard Ranch Stash
The Older Stuff (The Best of the Early Years)
The Newer Stuff
Nevada Fighter / Tantamount to Treason
The Best Of
Magnetic South & Loose Salute
Pretty Much Your Standard Ranch Stash
Infinite Rider on the Big Dogma
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