Bobby Hart, best known for writing some of the Monkees’ biggest hits, has died at the age of 86. Friend and co-author Glenn Ballantyne said he passed away at his home in Los Angeles, having been suffering from poor health since he broke his hip last year, according to the Associated Press. Alongside collaborator Tommy Boyce, the writer and producer was behind some of the band’s biggest tracks, penning six of the songs in their smash-hit eponymous debut album. In a testament to their importance, the band’s Micky Dolenz wrote in a forward to Hart’s 2015 memoir, “I always credit them not only with writing many of our biggest hits, but, as producers, being instrumental in creating the unique Monkee sound we all know and love.” Together they were behind the band’s first number one hit, “Last Tr

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