The famed singer-songwriter, who composed some of the band's catalogue, including tracks such as "Papa Gene's Blues," "You Told ... you have shown him and us." Monkees member Micky Dolenz ...

is forever linked to the special Monkees tune written by the guitarist, “Papa Gene’s Blues,” in 1966. The song appeared on The Monkees’ debut album. Nesmith sang lead with Dolenz on ...

We’re not sure who “Papa Gene” was ... stammering blues was cut first by Paul Butterfield’s band of renown with supple harmonica breaks, before the Monkees turned the lover’s plea ...

For The Monkees, Nesmith wrote such songs as "Listen To The Band," "Mary, Mary," "Papa Gene's Blues" and "You Just May Be The One." According to the Associated Press, he wanted to debut breakup ...

Michael Nesmith, a singer/guitarist for the Monkees, has died. He was 78. "I’m heartbroken," bandmate Micky Dolenz told Fox News in a statement on Friday. "I’ve lost a dear friend and partner.

It’s surprisingly difficult to come up with a definitive ranking of the Monkees’ songs. I mean, it’s hard to come up with a ranking of any popular band’s songs, but I think the Monkees ...

The Monkees closed out their farewell tour last night (Nov. 14) with a performance at the Greek theater in Los Angeles. The group -- which consisted of original members Micky Dolenz and Michael ...