Michael Nesmith, singer and guitarist with 1960s pop group The Monkees, has died at the age of 78.
The quartet enjoyed hits like Daydream Believer and I'm A Believer, and starred in their own popular TV sitcom.
Nesmith wrote tunes like Mary, Mary; Circle Sky; Listen to the Band; and The Girl I Knew Somewhere.
In a statement to US media, his family said he "passed away this morning in his home, surrounded by family, peacefully and of natural causes".
