Before he was cast as one of The Monkees, Michael Nesmith had tried to make a go of it as a solo act. Using the name Michael Blessing, he made the rounds a year before his big break, with a modest single, "Until It's Time For You To Go".
After Monkees ended in 1968, Nesmith, recording under his own name, formed a new group, the First National Band, and ultimately landed a crossover hit, "Joanne", that I remember hearing on a country music channel in the early 70's. He'd later parody that with a tribute to the Japanese monster, "Rodan". Anyway, here's "Until It's Time For You To Go", taken from The Lloyd Thaxton Show:
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A really pretty song!
Unfortunately, nothing of Mike's music prior to the Monkees or his 70s solo work is available on iTunes. A shame as he was a promising folk/country singer.
You may have heard that mike is touring with the surviving Monkees this fall. It's the first time he toured with them since 1969, although he had played some special performances in CA when he could get away from his duties at Pacific Arts. Unfortunately, The Monkees aren't coming to my town and I'm not sure I'll be able to go!
I only wish Mike had agreed to do this a year sooner!
The Monkees were to play in my area a year ago, then cancelled, presumably because the greedy promoters overcharged for tickets and not enough people were willing to pony up. This new tour isn't coming my way, either. Just 12 domestic dates, which might be understandable.
Of course, there's always the solace of Micky Dolenz doing one of those Time-Life infomercials in heavy airplay......
Not enough for me!
I've considered going to the concert in Huntington NY (I have family living near there), but with my committments....
Now, I guess we'll just get the DVD's and count the memories.
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