Mickey Newbury

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Milton Sims "Mickey" Newbury, Jr. (born May 19, 1940 in Houston , Texas , † September 29, 2002 in Springfield , Oregon ) was an American singer and songwriter. His music spanned several genres in addition to country .

Honors

In 1980 he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Gerry Wood: Mickey Newbury . In: The Encyclopedia of Country Music . Oxford University Press. New York, 2012. p. 363. ISBN 978-0-195-39563-1 .