#Popclips mike nesmith series#

Nesmith and his mother moved to Dallas to be closer to her family. His mother married Robert Graham in 1962, and they remained married until 1975. He was an only child his parents, Warren and Bette Nesmith (née McMurray), divorced when he was four. He was also an executive producer of the film Repo Man (1984). In 1981, he won the first Grammy Award for Video of the Year for his hour-long television show, Elephant Parts. He was asked to help produce and create MTV, but had prior commitments with his production company. He created one of the first American television programs dedicated to music videos, PopClips, which aired on Nickelodeon in 1980. Nesmith founded Pacific Arts, a multimedia production and distribution company, in 1974, through which he helped pioneer the music video format.

He often played a custom-built Gretsch 12-string electric with the Monkees and afterwards. His songwriting credits include ' Different Drum', which became a hit for Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys.Īfter the break-up of the Monkees, Nesmith continued his successful songwriting and performing career, first with the seminal country rock group the First National Band, with whom he had a top-40 hit, ' Joanne', and then as a solo artist.

#Popclips mike nesmith series#

He was best known as a member of the pop rock band the Monkees and co-star of the TV series The Monkees (1966–1968). Robert Michael Nesmith (Decem– December 10, 2021), often known as Mike Nesmith, was an American musician, songwriter, and actor.