Christian DuVal Nesmith (born January 31, 1965) is an American musician from

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, and the eldest son of

Michael Nesmith Robert Michael Nesmith (December 30, 1942 – December 10, 2021) was an American musician, songwriter, and actor. He was best known as a member of the Monkees and co-star of their The Monkees (TV series), TV series of the same name (1966–1968) ...

the Monkees The Monkees were an American pop rock band formed in Los Angeles in the mid-1960s. The band consisted of Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones (musician), Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork. Spurred by the success of ''The Monkees (TV series), Th ...

and Phyllis Gibson. Nesmith has worked with his father (on the album '' The Garden''), Michael Sherwood (on ''Tangletown'', and in the band GLP),

Ty Tabor Ty Tabor ( ; born September 17, 1961) is an American musician. He is the lead guitarist, songwriter, and co-lead vocalist for the hard rock band King's X. Tabor has a wide-ranging guitar style, from big guitar riffs to middling melodic passages ...

(backing vocals on 2002's ''

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'') and

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(touring band from 1998), and formerly,

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. He played in the band Chodle's Trunk, with drummer

Nick Menza Nicholas Menza (July 23, 1964 – May 21, 2016) was an American musician who was the drummer of the thrash metal band Megadeth from 1989 to 1998. He recorded drums on four of Megadeth's albums: '' Rust in Peace'' (1990), '' Countdown to Extinc ...

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and guitarist Anthony Gallo, as well as playing on a track for Menza's ''Life After Deth'' album. He also co-writes, produces, and plays guitar on recordings for his wife, Americana musician Circe Link (''Let's Go Together'', 2003; ''One Drop of Poison'', 2004; ''Live in Japan'', 2006; ''Moody Girl'', 2006; ''Vonnegut's Wife'', 2011; ''California Kid'', 2011; ''Dumb Luck'', 2013; ''Bird's Amazing Odyssey & The Meaning of Tea'', 2015; ''Cosmologica'', 2021; ''Arcana'', 2024). In 2006, Nesmith released a solo album, ''An Axe to Grind'', on Blackwings Multimedia. In 2007, he was the musical director of ''

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'' at The Met Theatre in Los Angeles, produced by Michael Butler and directed by Bo Crowell. The production won The Best Musical Award of 2007 from the ''

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''. He has also toured with

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as a lead guitarist. Between 2012 and 2021, he toured with his father for the Monkees' reunion tours and contributed to the Monkees' Christmas album '' Christmas Party''. Along with his brother Jonathan, and Circe Link, he is a member of a new lineup of The First National Band that has toured since 2018. In 2021, he produced the album ''Dolenz Sings Nesmith'', a collection of songs written by his father and performed by

Micky Dolenz George Michael Dolenz Jr. ( ; born March 8, 1945) is an American musician and actor. He was the drummer and one of two primary vocalists for the pop rock band the Monkees (1966–1970, and reunions until 2021), and a co-star of the TV series ''T ...

. He resides in Los Angeles.

References

External links

Official websiteAll Music Guide
Living people 1965 births Guitarists from Los Angeles American male guitarists 20th-century American guitarists 20th-century American male musicians Michael Nesmith {{US-musician-stub