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, ...

In the summer of 1967, more than 100,000 young people converged on San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district to champion peace, love, and psychedelic exploration. It was a countercultural shift that ...

Sat, June 13, 2026 at 7:13 PM UTC “I took them ‘Different Drum’ and they said all it needed was a hook,” he said in a 1971 interview. “They asked me to change it and told me it was stiff.” When ...