Musician, Songwriter. Born John Carl Kuehne in Texas. As a youth in Boy Scouts, he attained the distinguished rank of Eagle Scout. He attended San Antonio College where he won musical competitions along with Michael Nesmith, later of The Monkees fame. He was most widely known for his association with The Monkees television series, where he served as a stand-in for Michael Nesmith, a backstage musician, a bit-part actor and co-wrote the song "Don't Call On Me" with Nesmith. He also played bass guitar for other Los Angeles-based groups during the 1960's, including Linda Ronstadt, Lewis & Clark Expedition and James Taylor. After Nesmith left The Monkees in 1969, they joined together with musicians Red Rhodes and John Ware and formed the First National Band which was awarded an RCA recording contract. While receiving much critical acclaim, they had little commercial success and eventually disbanded. He left the California music scene and returned to San Antonio during the early 1970s, where he began a career in advertising sales with the San Antonio Express-News and the San Antonio Light. He moved his family to the Gulf Coast in 1993, where he spent several years working at the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. He was an avid angler and spent much time near the sea. He also was also an accomplished carpentry craftsman. Over the years he also worked as key grip on a number of motion picture and Hollywood television productions, such as 48 Hrs, The Karate Kid, Hudson Hawk and Cobra, as well as Long Time Coming, Who Will Love My Children and Red Shoe Diaries. He died unexpectadly at his Rockport, Texas home at age 58.
Musician, Songwriter. Born John Carl Kuehne in Texas. As a youth in Boy Scouts, he attained the distinguished rank of Eagle Scout. He attended San Antonio College where he won musical competitions along with Michael Nesmith, later of The Monkees fame. He was most widely known for his association with The Monkees television series, where he served as a stand-in for Michael Nesmith, a backstage musician, a bit-part actor and co-wrote the song "Don't Call On Me" with Nesmith. He also played bass guitar for other Los Angeles-based groups during the 1960's, including Linda Ronstadt, Lewis & Clark Expedition and James Taylor. After Nesmith left The Monkees in 1969, they joined together with musicians Red Rhodes and John Ware and formed the First National Band which was awarded an RCA recording contract. While receiving much critical acclaim, they had little commercial success and eventually disbanded. He left the California music scene and returned to San Antonio during the early 1970s, where he began a career in advertising sales with the San Antonio Express-News and the San Antonio Light. He moved his family to the Gulf Coast in 1993, where he spent several years working at the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. He was an avid angler and spent much time near the sea. He also was also an accomplished carpentry craftsman. Over the years he also worked as key grip on a number of motion picture and Hollywood television productions, such as 48 Hrs, The Karate Kid, Hudson Hawk and Cobra, as well as Long Time Coming, Who Will Love My Children and Red Shoe Diaries. He died unexpectadly at his Rockport, Texas home at age 58.
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