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NEW YORK (AP) — Songwriter 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 and Tommy Boyce also penned “I’m Not Your Steppin’ Stone” for the TV band and “Come a Little Bit Closer” for Jay and the Americans. By The Associated Press Bobby Hart, a key part of The Monkees’ ...

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NEW YORK — (AP) — Songwriter 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 ...

NEW YORK — 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 ...

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.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. FILE - This July 6, 1967 file photo shows the musical group, The Monkees, from left, Peter Tork, Mike ...