Michael Nesmith wrote and performed some of the Monkees' biggest hits Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2019, and her work has ...

Michael Nesmith's Rejected Monkees Song Hit for Linda Ronstadt Michael Nesmith's Rejected Monkees Song Hit for Linda Ronstadt Ronstadt's Stone Poneys scored a Top 20 hit with Nesmith's "Different ...

The Monkees were quietly one of the most influential music acts of their generation. With four number-one albums in one year (a feat that has yet to be topped), Mike Nesmith, Peter Tork ...