Bobby Hart, Monkees Songwriter, Dead at 86 – ryan

Bobby HartOne Half of the Powerhouse Songwriting Duo Boyce and Hart Who Helped Catapult the Monkees to Pop Culture Domination in the ’60s, Has Died.

HART PASSED AWAY AT HIS LOS AGELES HOME, HIS FRIEND AND CO-AUTHOR Glenn Ballantyne Confirmed Sunday, Adding the Music Legend Had Been in Declining Health Breaking His Hip Last Year.

Alongside Songwriting partner Tommy BoyceHart Crafted Some of the Monkees ‘Most Enduring Hits, Including Their Theme Song With the Instantly Recognizable Line, “Here We Come, Walkin’ Down the Street” As the Chart-Topping “Last Train” and the Rock Staple “(i’m not.”

Beyond the Monkees, Their Catalog Included The Ballad “I Wanna Be FREE” and theme to the soap opera “Days of Our Lives.”

Bobby was 86.

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