Bobby Hart has died.

The star - one half of the legendary Boyce and Hart songwriting duo, who were behind some of The Monkees' smash-hit songs, including I Wanna Be Free and Last Train to Clarksville - passed away at his home in Los Angeles, California, on Wednesday (10.09.25) aged 86.

Captioning an Instagram photo carousel that featured photos of Bobby, and him with Tommy, the 1960s pop band - originally formed of Micky Dolenz, 80, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork - wrote: "Very sad news to report: Bobby Hart, the songwriting dynamo who was half of the duo responsible for so many Monkees songs, has died.

"With partner Tommy Boyce, Bobby penned tracks like I Wanna Be Free, Last Train to Clarksville, the iconic Monkees theme, and so many more, in addition to his solo songwritin

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