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Hit Songwriter for the Monkees and Others Was 86

Hit Songwriter for the Monkees and Others Was 86

Bobby Hart, a songwriter who co-wrote some of the greatest hits of the Monkees, and a performer in his own right who made the top 10 as a member of the duo Boyce and Hart, died Wednesday at age 86. His wife MaryAnn said that her husband’s death came after a long illness. Hart was associated throughout his career with …

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Bobby Hart, Monkees Songwriter, Dies at 86

Bobby Hart, Monkees Songwriter, Dies at 86

NEW YORK (AP) — Bobby Hart, a key part of the Monkees’ multimedia empire who teamed with Tommy Boyce on such hits as “Last Train to Clarksville” and “I’m Not Your Steppin’ Stone,” has died. He was 86. Hart died at his home in Los Angeles, according to his friend and co-author, Glenn Ballantyne. He had been in poor health …

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