Mickey Newbury
Sign in to saveAlso known as Milton Sims "Mickey" Newbury Jr., Milton Sims Newbury Jr., Milton Sim Newbury
American singer-songwriter (1940–2002)
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1940-05-19
- Active to
- 2002-09-29
Discography
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- Listeners
- 40,271
- Total plays
- 519,849
Tags
countrysinger-songwriterfolkamericana70s
Mickey Newbury (May 19, 1940 - September 29, 2002) was an American singer-songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music, a critically acclaimed recording artist, and a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Born Milton Sims Newbury, Jr. in Houston, Texas. As a teenager, Mickey Newbury sang tenor in a moderately successful vocal group called The Embers. The group opened for several famous performers, such as Sam Cooke and Johnny Cash. Although Mickey tried to make a living off of his music by singi
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Milton
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Houston
- Place of death
- Springfield
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- country music
- Genre
- country music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Elektra
- Official website
- www.mickeynewbury.com
- Image
- Mickey Newbury headshot 1969.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1940-05-19
- date of death
- 2002-09-29
- cause of death
- pulmonary fibrosis
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Mickey Newbury
- birth name
- Milton Sims Newbury, Jr
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