Which of The Monkees wrote Linda Ronstadt’s ‘Different Drum’? Michael Nesmith of The Monkees penned the song “Different Drum.” He took it to the producers of The Monkees’ sitcom, who felt it did not ...

Nesmith started writing and performing music in the early 1960s under the name “Michael Blessing.” He found some small success as a songwriter with a fusion of country and rock. During that period, ...

Linda Ronstadt is no one-hit wonder. Technically, her old band, The Stone Poneys, would be considered one-hit wonders. The baroque pop folk group only scored one major hit back in the 1960s, and that ...

Linda Ronstadt Never Expected This ’60s Song to Make Her a Star originally appeared on Parade. In 1965, Linda Ronstadt was still finding her voice as a performer when she teamed up with Kenny Edwards ...

The Monkees' run was still young when the late Michael Nesmith had another hit with "Different Drum" — as a writer rather than a performer. "It's so funny," Dolenz told UCR earlier this year, when he ...

Ronstadt kicked off her career as a member of the folk rock band The Stone Poneys, recording a total of three albums with the group. Their first hit, "Different Drum," made Ronstadt famous, but she ...

The Monkees didn't start out recording their own material, but it wasn't because they didn't have any. In fact, Mike Nesmith arrived with a ready-made hit. “The very first songs I remember singing as ...

Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard paid tribute to Michael Nesmith, the Monkees legend who died Friday at the age of 78, with a set of acoustic covers that the singer posted on Instagram. “Mike Nesmith ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The show was conceived by cabaret maven Francesca Amari and producer Rickie ...