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 or Mike Nesmith, (December 30, 1942 – December 10, 2021) was an American musician, songwriter, and actor. He was best known as a member of the pop rock band the Monkees and co-star of the TV series ''The Monkees'' (1966� ...

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and Phyllis Gibson. Nesmith has worked with his father (on the album '' The Garden''),

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(on ''Tangletown'', and in the band GLP),

Ty Tabor Ty Tabor ( ; born September 17, 1961) is the lead guitarist, songwriter, and co-lead vocalist for the progressive metal band, King's X. Tabor has a wide-ranging guitar style, from big guitar riffs to middling melodic passages. His use of volum ...

(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 best known as the drummer for thrash metal band Megadeth from 1989 to 1998. He recorded drums on four of Megadeth's albums: ''Rust in Peace'' (1990), ''Countdown to Extin ...

of Megadeth 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). In 2006, Nesmith released a solo album, ''An Axe to Grind'', on Blackwings Multimedia. In 2007, he was the musical director of '' Hair'' 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 '' LA Weekly''. 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 The First National Band or Michael Nesmith and The First National Band was a short-lived American collaborative band, led by Monkee Michael Nesmith. During the two active years, The First National Band released three albums in the country rock g ...

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. He resides in Los Angeles.

References

External links

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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