![]() ![]() Of these songs, only "Winonah" was recorded by Nesmith himself. In the mid-1970s, Nesmith briefly collaborated as a songwriter with Linda Hargrove, resulting in the tune "I’ve Never Loved Anyone More", a hit for Lynn Anderson and recorded by many others, as well as the songs "Winonah" and "If You Will Walk With Me," both of which were recorded by Hargrove. Countryside folded when David Geffen replaced Holzman, rendering Countryside unnecessary in Geffen’s eyes. The staff band at Countryside also helped Nesmith on his next, and last, RCA album, Pretty Much Your Standard Ranch Stash. It featured a number of artists produced by Nesmith, including Garland Frady and Red Rhodes. Nesmith was given a label of his own, Countryside, through Elektra Records, as Elektra’s Jac Holzman was a fan of Nesmith. Nesmith became more heavily involved in producing, working on Iain Matthews’s album Valley Hi and Bert Jansch’s L.A. Nesmith then recorded And the Hits Just Keep on Comin’, featuring only him on guitar and Red Rhodes on pedal steel. 1, was a commercial and critical disaster. ![]() Nesmith followed up with The Second National Band, a band that, besides Nesmith, consisted of Michael Cohen (keyboards and Moog), Johnny Meeks (bass), jazzer Jack Ranelli (drums), and Orville Rhodes (pedal steel), as well as an appearance by singer, musician, and songwriter José Feliciano on congas. No clear answer has ever been given for the band’s breakup. 95 Cashbox), and the first two LPs charted in the lower regions of the Billboard album chart. 73 Cashbox, and "Propinquity" reached No. Two more singles charted ("Nevada Fighter" made No. 17 on Cashbox, with the follow-up "Silver Moon" making No. He also had moderate commercial success with the First National Band. ![]() Nesmith has been considered one of the pioneers of country rock.Liner notes from the CD Hillbilly Fever, Volume 5 released by Rhino Entertainment in 1995. ![]()
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