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Michael Nesmith

1942 - 2021

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Robert Michael Nesmith (December 30, 1942 – December 10, 2021) was an American musician, songwriter, and actor. He was best known as a member of the Monkees and co-star of their TV series of the same name (1966–1968). His songwriting credits with the Monkees include "Mary, Mary", "The Girl I Knew Somewhere", "Tapioca Tundra", "Circle Sky" and "Listen to the Band". Additionally, his song "Different Drum" became a hit for the Stone Poneys featuring Linda Ronstadt. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Nesmith is the 1,611th most popular musician (down from 1,460th in 2019), the 8,467th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,354th in 2019) and the 603rd most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Michael Nesmith ranks 1,611 out of 3,175. Before her are Vasily Andreyev, Scott Weiland, Liam Howlett, Brigitte Engerer, Darryl Jones, and Kenny Drew. After her are Arthur Lee, Richard Palmer-James, Arto Tunçboyacıyan, Youth, Ron Geesin, and Bill Monroe.

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Among people born in 1942, Michael Nesmith ranks 530. Before her are Kevin Conway, Anita Roddick, Catharina Lodders, Jeetendra, Donald Rayfield, and Jo Vonlanthen. After her are Teddy Pilette, Imran N. Hosein, Rudolf Belin, Han Pil-hwa, Gideon Toury, and Robert Christgau. Among people deceased in 2021, Michael Nesmith ranks 481. Before her are Aleksandr Timoshinin, Antón García Abril, Richard Marcinko, Carl von Essen, Walter Graf, and Buta Singh. After her are Alber Elbaz, Valeriy Pidluzhnyy, Kurt Biedenkopf, Murray Walker, Martin Turnovský, and Yevgeniy Chazov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Nesmith ranks 8,469 out of 20,380. Before her are Marshall Applewhite (1931), Terry Kinney (1954), Dorothy Cheney (1916), John Wooden (1910), Jackie DeShannon (1941), and John Morton (1725). After her are Edward O. Thorp (1932), John Bennett Perry (1941), Jeannie Berlin (1949), George Crook (1828), Arthur Lee (1945), and Trey Parker (1969).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Michael Nesmith ranks 603. Before her are Lorenz Hart (1895), Gilby Clarke (1962), Jimmy Giuffre (1921), Scott Weiland (1967), Darryl Jones (1961), and Kenny Drew (1928). After her are Arthur Lee (1945), Bill Monroe (1911), Blind Willie Johnson (1897), Cliff Martinez (1954), Bob Bryar (1979), and Oliver Nelson (1932).

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