Tommy Boyce died in 1994; had he lived, he would celebrate his 83rd birthday on September 29. He and Bobby Hart were one of the most successful songwriting duos of the 1960s, writing hit songs for The Monkees (\u201dTheme From The Monkees,\u201d \u201cLast Train to Clarksville\u201d and many others). But Boyce \u2013 with and without Hart \u2013 was responsible for quite a few hit songs for their own records and for other artists. Here are five great tunes from the pen of Tommy Boyce.<\/p>\n
Fats Domino \u2013 \u201cBe My Guest\u201d (1959)<\/strong> After waiting outside the singer-pianist\u2019s hotel room for six hours, 19-year-old Boyce convinced him to listen to his demo of this song. Fats liked it and recorded it, and the single made it to #8 on Billboard<\/em>\u2019s pop chart (and to #2 on the R&B chart).<\/p>\n