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Sep 29, 1939

Songwriter/producer Tommy Boyce is born in Charlottesville, Virginia. Most closely associated with The Monkees' "Last Train To Clarksville" and "Valleri," he also pens the Johnny Duncan and Janie Fricke country hit "Come A Little Bit Closer"

Jul 26, 1969

Songwriters Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart receive keys to the city at Woodrow Wilson Park in Birmingham. Their song "Come A Little Bit Closer" is destined to become a country hit for Johnny Duncan and Janie Fricke

Nov 23, 1994

Pop songwriter/producer Tommy Boyce dies at his Nashville home from a self-inflicted gunshot. The producer of The Monkees' "Last Train To Clarksville," he wrote Jay & The Americans' "Come A Little Bit Closer," a country hit for Johnny Duncan

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