Michael Nesmith, one of the members of the 1960s pop rock group The Monkees, has died of natural causes, according to his family. He was 78.
Nesmith was known for wearing a distinctive green wool hat as he performed with the pop idols, and for his 12-string electric Gretch guitar. He sang and even wrote some of the group’s more memorable hits such as “The Girl I Knew Somewhere,” “Mary, Mary,” and “Listen to the Band.” He would continue his music career as a member of the country rock group First National Band after the break up of The Monkees, even scoring a Top 40 hit for his track “Joanne.”