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Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart - I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight
Boyce & Hart, the songwriting and performing team of Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, are most famous for writing several of the Monkees' big hits, including "Last Train to Clarksville," "Valleri," and "(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone." Together and separately, they also wrote or contributed to hits by several other acts in the 1960s, including Freddy Cannon, Curtis Lee, Little Anthony & the Imperials, and Jay & the Americans. In 1967 they began recording on their own as a duo, landing a Top Ten hit the same year with "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite." Boyce & Hart were a West Coast equivalent to the kind of craftsmanship and methodology espoused by Brill Building songwriting teams, although their material was less meaningful and enduring than Goffin-King's or Barry-Greenwich's. They emphasized ...
published: 19 Sep 2011
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#5- Songwriter BOBBY HART on Tommy Boyce, The Monkees, DJBH and Faith-The Monkees Pad Show,
Legendary singer/songwriter Bobby Hart discusses the life and death of his show-biz partner, and friend, Tommy Boyce, writing and producing The Monkees, Boyce & Hart on record, TV and their 1987 reunion, Dolenz, Jones Boyce & Hart , the man who hastened the split of Boyce & Hart, and much more!
Contact: [email protected]
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheMonkeesPad
special thanks to Kevin Schmid for some of the B&H photos
PLEASE LET YOUR FRIENDS KNOW .... THE MONKEES PAD SHOW
published: 15 Nov 2021
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I WONDER WHAT SHE'S DOING TONIGHT--TOMMY BOYCE & BOBBY HART
I had to re upload this song cause every time I listened to it there was something improperly mixed in the entire second verse. Couldn't leave it up like that. Fixed it! Most people would not know the difference unless it be directly pointed out I got to spend a little more time listening to the
recordings before I put them on Youtube.
published: 20 Nov 2015
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Hurt So Bad - Bobby Hart from The First Bobby Hart Solo Album
Hurt So Bad was first a hit for Little Anthony and the Imperials way back in 1965. It also reached the top ten in 1980 for Linda Ronstadt. This is an exclusive performance by one of the songs writers, the legendary Mr Bobby Hart. Recorded for Hong Kong TV in 1980 to promote his LP The First Bobby Hart Solo Album.
Odd that a performance was recorded in the Far East as the record had a limited release, just being available in a handful of European countries.
Thanks to 7a Records, this album is making its CD debut almost 36 years after it quietly snuck out.
As well as the original album, remastered from the original tapes, you also get
- 3 previously unreleased tracks
- an exclusive interview with Bobby
- unseen pics
- new sleeve notes
This is a great album and we are so proud to finally...
published: 12 Dec 2015
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Bills OT Bobby Hart SUSPENDED 1 GAME #shorts
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published: 21 Sep 2022
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Singer/Songwriter Bobby Hart talks about his Autobiography on PBS - Part 1 of 2
This delightful man is a joy to talk to. It's been my privilege to have done so on numerous occasions. Similarly, Bobby's book is an easy read. Yet there is a depth to this man you can sense despite how relaxed he makes you feel, and I can happily vouch that this depth is not lost in his book. The book reflects well the man. I sincerely recommend it to all.
He doesn't know I'm putting this up on youtube. I do so because I feel it would be kind of a sin of omission not to share him with others, when I have been so blessed.
published: 05 Jul 2015
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Bobby Hart’s Long Range School
Bobby Hart talks about how his long range school can help you prepare for your next hunt.
published: 05 Sep 2019
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Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart - Alice Long
Boyce & Hart, the songwriting and performing team of Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, are most famous for writing several of the Monkees' big hits, including "Last Train to Clarksville," "Valleri," and "(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone." Together and separately, they also wrote or contributed to hits by several other acts in the 1960s, including Freddy Cannon, Curtis Lee, Little Anthony & the Imperials, and Jay & the Americans. In 1967 they began recording on their own as a duo, landing a Top Ten hit the same year with "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite." Boyce & Hart were a West Coast equivalent to the kind of craftsmanship and methodology espoused by Brill Building songwriting teams, although their material was less meaningful and enduring than Goffin-King's or Barry-Greenwich's. They emphasized ...
published: 10 Sep 2011
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The Monkees. Behind the Scenes in the Studio. As told by Bobby Hart of the Duo Boyce & Hart
In this video, Producer and songwriter and one half of the duo, Boyce & Hart, talk about how they wrote for and produced The Monkees.
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Buffalo Bills signed Bobby Hart
published: 19 Nov 2021
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Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart - I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight
Boyce & Hart, the songwriting and performing team of Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, are most famous for writing several of the Monkees' big hits, including "Last T...
Boyce & Hart, the songwriting and performing team of Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, are most famous for writing several of the Monkees' big hits, including "Last Train to Clarksville," "Valleri," and "(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone." Together and separately, they also wrote or contributed to hits by several other acts in the 1960s, including Freddy Cannon, Curtis Lee, Little Anthony & the Imperials, and Jay & the Americans. In 1967 they began recording on their own as a duo, landing a Top Ten hit the same year with "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite." Boyce & Hart were a West Coast equivalent to the kind of craftsmanship and methodology espoused by Brill Building songwriting teams, although their material was less meaningful and enduring than Goffin-King's or Barry-Greenwich's. They emphasized bright, happy, AM radio melodies with room for lots of vocal harmonies, an appropriate vibe for the Monkees and other acts; it was typical of the L.A. late-'60s pop/rock that would retroactively be dubbed "sunshine pop."
Boyce, the older of the pair, had a history that long predated the Monkees, co-writing a Top Ten hit for Fats Domino in 1959 ("Be My Guest"). Around the early '60s, he met Hart and the pair spent some time in New York in the mid-'60s, where they (with Wes Farrell) wrote the Jay & the Americans hit "Come a Little Bit Closer." Throughout the first half of the 1960s Boyce wrote or helped write material without any Hart involvement, including hits by Cannon ("Action") and Lee ("Pretty Little Angel Eyes"), while Hart had a piece of the songwriting for Little Anthony & the Imperials' "Hurt So Bad." It wasn't until 1965 that the Boyce-Hart partnership took off in earnest, as they were signed to the Screen Gems publishing company. They knocked off some energetic pop/rockers that were recorded by bands like Paul Revere & the Raiders ("[I'm Not Your] Stepping Stone") and the Leaves ("Words"), as well as the theme for the soap opera Days of Our Lives.
They found themselves in the right place at the right time when they were commissioned to write a few songs for the pilot episode of The Monkees. Because the Monkees were going to be on TV every week, they needed a steady supply of songs fast, which helped assure that Boyce & Hart placed many of their tunes with the group. These included not only a few hits, but also many album tracks; about half the songs on the Monkees' first album were Boyce-Hart tunes. The Monkees even redid some Boyce-Hart songs, such as "(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone," "Words," and "Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day."
Boyce & Hart's material may not have been the first choice of what the group, and specifically their most experienced songwriter, Mike Nesmith, wanted to record. But Boyce-Hart's knack for AM-friendly pop hooks and chipper, just-this-side-of-bubblegum arrangements were very much in tune with the image projected by the group on their show. Boyce & Hart were also involved in the Monkees' first two albums as producers, a role they returned to on the Monkees' albums in 1969 and 1970.
Starting in 1967, Boyce & Hart also recorded on their own for A&M Records. Aside from "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite," however, none of their efforts made the Top 20 or came close to that song in quality, although "Alice Long (You're Still My Favorite Girlfriend)" and "Out & About" both made the Top 40 and "We're All Going to the Same Place" and "Goodbye Baby" charted in lower positions. Boyce & Hart split up, both as songwriters and performers, at the end of the 1960s, although they teamed up with ex-Monkees Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones to perform and record for a while in the mid-'70s as Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart. Boyce committed suicide in November 1994 after a lengthy struggle with illness and depression. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
PLEASE NOTE: I divided my uploads among multiple channels, Bookmark this link in your browser for instant access to an index with links to all of John1948's oldies classics. LINK: http://john1948.wikifoundry.com/page/John1948%27s+Youtube+Index
https://wn.com/Tommy_Boyce_And_Bobby_Hart_I_Wonder_What_She's_Doing_Tonight
Boyce & Hart, the songwriting and performing team of Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, are most famous for writing several of the Monkees' big hits, including "Last Train to Clarksville," "Valleri," and "(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone." Together and separately, they also wrote or contributed to hits by several other acts in the 1960s, including Freddy Cannon, Curtis Lee, Little Anthony & the Imperials, and Jay & the Americans. In 1967 they began recording on their own as a duo, landing a Top Ten hit the same year with "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite." Boyce & Hart were a West Coast equivalent to the kind of craftsmanship and methodology espoused by Brill Building songwriting teams, although their material was less meaningful and enduring than Goffin-King's or Barry-Greenwich's. They emphasized bright, happy, AM radio melodies with room for lots of vocal harmonies, an appropriate vibe for the Monkees and other acts; it was typical of the L.A. late-'60s pop/rock that would retroactively be dubbed "sunshine pop."
Boyce, the older of the pair, had a history that long predated the Monkees, co-writing a Top Ten hit for Fats Domino in 1959 ("Be My Guest"). Around the early '60s, he met Hart and the pair spent some time in New York in the mid-'60s, where they (with Wes Farrell) wrote the Jay & the Americans hit "Come a Little Bit Closer." Throughout the first half of the 1960s Boyce wrote or helped write material without any Hart involvement, including hits by Cannon ("Action") and Lee ("Pretty Little Angel Eyes"), while Hart had a piece of the songwriting for Little Anthony & the Imperials' "Hurt So Bad." It wasn't until 1965 that the Boyce-Hart partnership took off in earnest, as they were signed to the Screen Gems publishing company. They knocked off some energetic pop/rockers that were recorded by bands like Paul Revere & the Raiders ("[I'm Not Your] Stepping Stone") and the Leaves ("Words"), as well as the theme for the soap opera Days of Our Lives.
They found themselves in the right place at the right time when they were commissioned to write a few songs for the pilot episode of The Monkees. Because the Monkees were going to be on TV every week, they needed a steady supply of songs fast, which helped assure that Boyce & Hart placed many of their tunes with the group. These included not only a few hits, but also many album tracks; about half the songs on the Monkees' first album were Boyce-Hart tunes. The Monkees even redid some Boyce-Hart songs, such as "(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone," "Words," and "Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day."
Boyce & Hart's material may not have been the first choice of what the group, and specifically their most experienced songwriter, Mike Nesmith, wanted to record. But Boyce-Hart's knack for AM-friendly pop hooks and chipper, just-this-side-of-bubblegum arrangements were very much in tune with the image projected by the group on their show. Boyce & Hart were also involved in the Monkees' first two albums as producers, a role they returned to on the Monkees' albums in 1969 and 1970.
Starting in 1967, Boyce & Hart also recorded on their own for A&M Records. Aside from "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite," however, none of their efforts made the Top 20 or came close to that song in quality, although "Alice Long (You're Still My Favorite Girlfriend)" and "Out & About" both made the Top 40 and "We're All Going to the Same Place" and "Goodbye Baby" charted in lower positions. Boyce & Hart split up, both as songwriters and performers, at the end of the 1960s, although they teamed up with ex-Monkees Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones to perform and record for a while in the mid-'70s as Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart. Boyce committed suicide in November 1994 after a lengthy struggle with illness and depression. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
PLEASE NOTE: I divided my uploads among multiple channels, Bookmark this link in your browser for instant access to an index with links to all of John1948's oldies classics. LINK: http://john1948.wikifoundry.com/page/John1948%27s+Youtube+Index
- published: 19 Sep 2011
- views: 460619
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#5- Songwriter BOBBY HART on Tommy Boyce, The Monkees, DJBH and Faith-The Monkees Pad Show,
Legendary singer/songwriter Bobby Hart discusses the life and death of his show-biz partner, and friend, Tommy Boyce, writing and producing The Monkees, Boyce &...
Legendary singer/songwriter Bobby Hart discusses the life and death of his show-biz partner, and friend, Tommy Boyce, writing and producing The Monkees, Boyce & Hart on record, TV and their 1987 reunion, Dolenz, Jones Boyce & Hart , the man who hastened the split of Boyce & Hart, and much more!
Contact:
[email protected]
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheMonkeesPad
special thanks to Kevin Schmid for some of the B&H photos
PLEASE LET YOUR FRIENDS KNOW .... THE MONKEES PAD SHOW
https://wn.com/5_Songwriter_Bobby_Hart_On_Tommy_Boyce,_The_Monkees,_Djbh_And_Faith_The_Monkees_Pad_Show,
Legendary singer/songwriter Bobby Hart discusses the life and death of his show-biz partner, and friend, Tommy Boyce, writing and producing The Monkees, Boyce & Hart on record, TV and their 1987 reunion, Dolenz, Jones Boyce & Hart , the man who hastened the split of Boyce & Hart, and much more!
Contact:
[email protected]
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheMonkeesPad
special thanks to Kevin Schmid for some of the B&H photos
PLEASE LET YOUR FRIENDS KNOW .... THE MONKEES PAD SHOW
- published: 15 Nov 2021
- views: 15331
2:43
I WONDER WHAT SHE'S DOING TONIGHT--TOMMY BOYCE & BOBBY HART
I had to re upload this song cause every time I listened to it there was something improperly mixed in the entire second verse. Couldn't leave it up like that. ...
I had to re upload this song cause every time I listened to it there was something improperly mixed in the entire second verse. Couldn't leave it up like that. Fixed it! Most people would not know the difference unless it be directly pointed out I got to spend a little more time listening to the
recordings before I put them on Youtube.
https://wn.com/I_Wonder_What_She'S_Doing_Tonight_Tommy_Boyce_Bobby_Hart
I had to re upload this song cause every time I listened to it there was something improperly mixed in the entire second verse. Couldn't leave it up like that. Fixed it! Most people would not know the difference unless it be directly pointed out I got to spend a little more time listening to the
recordings before I put them on Youtube.
- published: 20 Nov 2015
- views: 3360676
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Hurt So Bad - Bobby Hart from The First Bobby Hart Solo Album
Hurt So Bad was first a hit for Little Anthony and the Imperials way back in 1965. It also reached the top ten in 1980 for Linda Ronstadt. This is an exclusive ...
Hurt So Bad was first a hit for Little Anthony and the Imperials way back in 1965. It also reached the top ten in 1980 for Linda Ronstadt. This is an exclusive performance by one of the songs writers, the legendary Mr Bobby Hart. Recorded for Hong Kong TV in 1980 to promote his LP The First Bobby Hart Solo Album.
Odd that a performance was recorded in the Far East as the record had a limited release, just being available in a handful of European countries.
Thanks to 7a Records, this album is making its CD debut almost 36 years after it quietly snuck out.
As well as the original album, remastered from the original tapes, you also get
- 3 previously unreleased tracks
- an exclusive interview with Bobby
- unseen pics
- new sleeve notes
This is a great album and we are so proud to finally present it to you in all its CD glory. This is a must have for fans of The Monkees, Boyce & Hart, or good old fashioned soul and funk.
Please visit www.facebook.com/7aRecords for the latest news on all our Monkees related releases or pop along to www.7aRecords.com We are also on twitter www.twitter.com/7aRecords
It can be purchased from the following worldwide outlets
USA
Amazon.com :
http://www.amazon.com/First-Bobby-Hart-Solo-Album/dp/B017RMIMNA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1449151557&sr=8-2&keywords=Bobby+hart
Best Buy:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/first-bobby-hart-solo-album-uk-cd/29999949.p?id=3517731&skuId=29999949
United Kingdom
Amazon.co.uk:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B017RMIMNA/ref=s9_simh_gw_p15_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=desktop-2&pf_rd_r=06RJJ281B8180CC8BMYH&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=577048407&pf_rd_i=desktop
Japan
Amazon.jp:
http://www.amazon.co.jp/First-Bobby-Hart-Solo-Albu/dp/B017RMIMNA/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8
Tower Records:
http://tower.jp/item/4146807/The-first-Bobby-Hart-Solo-Album
Hong Kong
HMV:
http://www.hmv.com.hk/ch/product/rockpop.asp?sku=850344
https://wn.com/Hurt_So_Bad_Bobby_Hart_From_The_First_Bobby_Hart_Solo_Album
Hurt So Bad was first a hit for Little Anthony and the Imperials way back in 1965. It also reached the top ten in 1980 for Linda Ronstadt. This is an exclusive performance by one of the songs writers, the legendary Mr Bobby Hart. Recorded for Hong Kong TV in 1980 to promote his LP The First Bobby Hart Solo Album.
Odd that a performance was recorded in the Far East as the record had a limited release, just being available in a handful of European countries.
Thanks to 7a Records, this album is making its CD debut almost 36 years after it quietly snuck out.
As well as the original album, remastered from the original tapes, you also get
- 3 previously unreleased tracks
- an exclusive interview with Bobby
- unseen pics
- new sleeve notes
This is a great album and we are so proud to finally present it to you in all its CD glory. This is a must have for fans of The Monkees, Boyce & Hart, or good old fashioned soul and funk.
Please visit www.facebook.com/7aRecords for the latest news on all our Monkees related releases or pop along to www.7aRecords.com We are also on twitter www.twitter.com/7aRecords
It can be purchased from the following worldwide outlets
USA
Amazon.com :
http://www.amazon.com/First-Bobby-Hart-Solo-Album/dp/B017RMIMNA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1449151557&sr=8-2&keywords=Bobby+hart
Best Buy:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/first-bobby-hart-solo-album-uk-cd/29999949.p?id=3517731&skuId=29999949
United Kingdom
Amazon.co.uk:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B017RMIMNA/ref=s9_simh_gw_p15_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=desktop-2&pf_rd_r=06RJJ281B8180CC8BMYH&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=577048407&pf_rd_i=desktop
Japan
Amazon.jp:
http://www.amazon.co.jp/First-Bobby-Hart-Solo-Albu/dp/B017RMIMNA/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8
Tower Records:
http://tower.jp/item/4146807/The-first-Bobby-Hart-Solo-Album
Hong Kong
HMV:
http://www.hmv.com.hk/ch/product/rockpop.asp?sku=850344
- published: 12 Dec 2015
- views: 6932
0:17
Bills OT Bobby Hart SUSPENDED 1 GAME #shorts
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- published: 21 Sep 2022
- views: 4319
13:20
Singer/Songwriter Bobby Hart talks about his Autobiography on PBS - Part 1 of 2
This delightful man is a joy to talk to. It's been my privilege to have done so on numerous occasions. Similarly, Bobby's book is an easy read. Yet there is ...
This delightful man is a joy to talk to. It's been my privilege to have done so on numerous occasions. Similarly, Bobby's book is an easy read. Yet there is a depth to this man you can sense despite how relaxed he makes you feel, and I can happily vouch that this depth is not lost in his book. The book reflects well the man. I sincerely recommend it to all.
He doesn't know I'm putting this up on youtube. I do so because I feel it would be kind of a sin of omission not to share him with others, when I have been so blessed.
https://wn.com/Singer_Songwriter_Bobby_Hart_Talks_About_His_Autobiography_On_Pbs_Part_1_Of_2
This delightful man is a joy to talk to. It's been my privilege to have done so on numerous occasions. Similarly, Bobby's book is an easy read. Yet there is a depth to this man you can sense despite how relaxed he makes you feel, and I can happily vouch that this depth is not lost in his book. The book reflects well the man. I sincerely recommend it to all.
He doesn't know I'm putting this up on youtube. I do so because I feel it would be kind of a sin of omission not to share him with others, when I have been so blessed.
- published: 05 Jul 2015
- views: 13966
4:09
Bobby Hart’s Long Range School
Bobby Hart talks about how his long range school can help you prepare for your next hunt.
Bobby Hart talks about how his long range school can help you prepare for your next hunt.
https://wn.com/Bobby_Hart’S_Long_Range_School
Bobby Hart talks about how his long range school can help you prepare for your next hunt.
- published: 05 Sep 2019
- views: 1997
2:50
Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart - Alice Long
Boyce & Hart, the songwriting and performing team of Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, are most famous for writing several of the Monkees' big hits, including "Last T...
Boyce & Hart, the songwriting and performing team of Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, are most famous for writing several of the Monkees' big hits, including "Last Train to Clarksville," "Valleri," and "(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone." Together and separately, they also wrote or contributed to hits by several other acts in the 1960s, including Freddy Cannon, Curtis Lee, Little Anthony & the Imperials, and Jay & the Americans. In 1967 they began recording on their own as a duo, landing a Top Ten hit the same year with "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite." Boyce & Hart were a West Coast equivalent to the kind of craftsmanship and methodology espoused by Brill Building songwriting teams, although their material was less meaningful and enduring than Goffin-King's or Barry-Greenwich's. They emphasized bright, happy, AM radio melodies with room for lots of vocal harmonies, an appropriate vibe for the Monkees and other acts; it was typical of the L.A. late-'60s pop/rock that would retroactively be dubbed "sunshine pop."
Boyce, the older of the pair, had a history that long predated the Monkees, co-writing a Top Ten hit for Fats Domino in 1959 ("Be My Guest"). Around the early '60s, he met Hart and the pair spent some time in New York in the mid-'60s, where they (with Wes Farrell) wrote the Jay & the Americans hit "Come a Little Bit Closer." Throughout the first half of the 1960s Boyce wrote or helped write material without any Hart involvement, including hits by Cannon ("Action") and Lee ("Pretty Little Angel Eyes"), while Hart had a piece of the songwriting for Little Anthony & the Imperials' "Hurt So Bad." It wasn't until 1965 that the Boyce-Hart partnership took off in earnest, as they were signed to the Screen Gems publishing company. They knocked off some energetic pop/rockers that were recorded by bands like Paul Revere & the Raiders ("[I'm Not Your] Stepping Stone") and the Leaves ("Words"), as well as the theme for the soap opera Days of Our Lives.
They found themselves in the right place at the right time when they were commissioned to write a few songs for the pilot episode of The Monkees. Because the Monkees were going to be on TV every week, they needed a steady supply of songs fast, which helped assure that Boyce & Hart placed many of their tunes with the group. These included not only a few hits, but also many album tracks; about half the songs on the Monkees' first album were Boyce-Hart tunes. The Monkees even redid some Boyce-Hart songs, such as "(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone," "Words," and "Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day."
Boyce & Hart's material may not have been the first choice of what the group, and specifically their most experienced songwriter, Mike Nesmith, wanted to record. But Boyce-Hart's knack for AM-friendly pop hooks and chipper, just-this-side-of-bubblegum arrangements were very much in tune with the image projected by the group on their show. Boyce & Hart were also involved in the Monkees' first two albums as producers, a role they returned to on the Monkees' albums in 1969 and 1970.
Starting in 1967, Boyce & Hart also recorded on their own for A&M Records. Aside from "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite," however, none of their efforts made the Top 20 or came close to that song in quality, although "Alice Long (You're Still My Favorite Girlfriend)" and "Out & About" both made the Top 40 and "We're All Going to the Same Place" and "Goodbye Baby" charted in lower positions. Boyce & Hart split up, both as songwriters and performers, at the end of the 1960s, although they teamed up with ex-Monkees Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones to perform and record for a while in the mid-'70s as Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart. Boyce committed suicide in November 1994 after a lengthy struggle with illness and depression. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
PLEASE NOTE: I divided my uploads among multiple channels, Bookmark this link in your browser for instant access to an index with links to all of John1948's oldies classics. LINK: http://john1948.wikifoundry.com/page/John1948%27s+Youtube+Index
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Boyce & Hart, the songwriting and performing team of Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, are most famous for writing several of the Monkees' big hits, including "Last Train to Clarksville," "Valleri," and "(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone." Together and separately, they also wrote or contributed to hits by several other acts in the 1960s, including Freddy Cannon, Curtis Lee, Little Anthony & the Imperials, and Jay & the Americans. In 1967 they began recording on their own as a duo, landing a Top Ten hit the same year with "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite." Boyce & Hart were a West Coast equivalent to the kind of craftsmanship and methodology espoused by Brill Building songwriting teams, although their material was less meaningful and enduring than Goffin-King's or Barry-Greenwich's. They emphasized bright, happy, AM radio melodies with room for lots of vocal harmonies, an appropriate vibe for the Monkees and other acts; it was typical of the L.A. late-'60s pop/rock that would retroactively be dubbed "sunshine pop."
Boyce, the older of the pair, had a history that long predated the Monkees, co-writing a Top Ten hit for Fats Domino in 1959 ("Be My Guest"). Around the early '60s, he met Hart and the pair spent some time in New York in the mid-'60s, where they (with Wes Farrell) wrote the Jay & the Americans hit "Come a Little Bit Closer." Throughout the first half of the 1960s Boyce wrote or helped write material without any Hart involvement, including hits by Cannon ("Action") and Lee ("Pretty Little Angel Eyes"), while Hart had a piece of the songwriting for Little Anthony & the Imperials' "Hurt So Bad." It wasn't until 1965 that the Boyce-Hart partnership took off in earnest, as they were signed to the Screen Gems publishing company. They knocked off some energetic pop/rockers that were recorded by bands like Paul Revere & the Raiders ("[I'm Not Your] Stepping Stone") and the Leaves ("Words"), as well as the theme for the soap opera Days of Our Lives.
They found themselves in the right place at the right time when they were commissioned to write a few songs for the pilot episode of The Monkees. Because the Monkees were going to be on TV every week, they needed a steady supply of songs fast, which helped assure that Boyce & Hart placed many of their tunes with the group. These included not only a few hits, but also many album tracks; about half the songs on the Monkees' first album were Boyce-Hart tunes. The Monkees even redid some Boyce-Hart songs, such as "(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone," "Words," and "Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day."
Boyce & Hart's material may not have been the first choice of what the group, and specifically their most experienced songwriter, Mike Nesmith, wanted to record. But Boyce-Hart's knack for AM-friendly pop hooks and chipper, just-this-side-of-bubblegum arrangements were very much in tune with the image projected by the group on their show. Boyce & Hart were also involved in the Monkees' first two albums as producers, a role they returned to on the Monkees' albums in 1969 and 1970.
Starting in 1967, Boyce & Hart also recorded on their own for A&M Records. Aside from "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite," however, none of their efforts made the Top 20 or came close to that song in quality, although "Alice Long (You're Still My Favorite Girlfriend)" and "Out & About" both made the Top 40 and "We're All Going to the Same Place" and "Goodbye Baby" charted in lower positions. Boyce & Hart split up, both as songwriters and performers, at the end of the 1960s, although they teamed up with ex-Monkees Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones to perform and record for a while in the mid-'70s as Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart. Boyce committed suicide in November 1994 after a lengthy struggle with illness and depression. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
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The Monkees. Behind the Scenes in the Studio. As told by Bobby Hart of the Duo Boyce & Hart
In this video, Producer and songwriter and one half of the duo, Boyce & Hart, talk about how they wrote for and produced The Monkees.
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In this video, Producer and songwriter and one half of the duo, Boyce & Hart, talk about how they wrote for and produced The Monkees.
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In this video, Producer and songwriter and one half of the duo, Boyce & Hart, talk about how they wrote for and produced The Monkees.
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