Bobby Hart, co-writer of Monkees hits like Last Train to Clarksville, dies aged 86

Hart, who wrote and produced for years with Tommy Boyce, died in his Los Angeles home after a period of poor health

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 died at his home in Los Angeles, according to his friend and co-author Glenn Ballantyne. He had been in poor health since breaking his hip last year.