Mike Nesmith was not the first to quit the Monkees, but he was the first to establish an identity and a career that was far removed from the band.

Essentially, he was the only Monkee to establish a solo career, and he released over a dozen albums apart from the band. He does not often get credit for it, but Nesmith was a pioneer in developing ‘country rock’ as a genre .

For his early shows, he would occasionally play before Gram Parsons (the innovator most often credited for doing pretty much the same thing as Nesmith), and it must have been an odd site to see an ex-Monkee decked out in a Nudie suit, performing country-tinged songs with a pedal steel guitarist.

Featured tracks include:

Calico Girlfriend

Nine Times Blue

Joanne

First National Rag

Silver Moon

Dedicated Friend

Loose Salute Radio Spots

Grand Ennui

She Thinks I Still Care

Tomorrow and Me

The Upside of Goodbye

Two Different Roads

Winonah