Tommy Boyce

Songwriter Tommy Boyce is best-known for his fruitful collaboration with Bobby Hart during the 1960s. They themselves were a singing duo and had hits with "Out and About" and "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight." As songwriters, Boyce and Hart gained early recognition for penning the 1961 hit "Pretty Little Angel Eyes" for Curtis Lee and then "Come a Little Bit Closer," which was a hit for Jay and the Americans in 1964. In 1966, the duo became musical directors of the tuneful sitcom The Monkees and provided the onscreen quartet with their popular theme song "Hey Hey We're the Monkees" and the hit "Stepping Stone." As a solo songwriter, Boyce had his first hit when Fats Domino took his song "Be My Guest" to the Top Ten in 1959. Boyce had his own hit singing his "I'll Remember Carol" in 1962. Boyce and Hart eventually went their separate ways. In the late '70s, he moved to Great Britain and worked closely with such artists as Iggy Pop and Meatloaf. In the early '90s, Boyce moved to Tennessee, and in late 1994, Boyce shot himself while staying in his Nashville home.

~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide