Mickey Newbury

Mickey Newbury
Mickey Newbury
Birth name	Milton Sims Newbury, Jr.
Born	May 19, 1940; Houston, Texas, U.S.
Died	September 29, 2002 (aged 62); Springfield, Oregon, U.S.
Genres	Progressive country; outlaw country; folk;
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Years active	1964–2002
Website	mickeynewbury.com

Milton Sims "Mickey" Newbury Jr. (May 19, 1940 – September 29, 2002)^[2] was an American singer-songwriter and a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.

^ Holden, Stephen (July 12, 1981). "POP: JERRY JEFF WALKER". The New York Times. Mr. Walker fits squarely into the progressive country category, which was invented in the early 1970's for artists like Mickey Newbury, Kris Kristofferson and Lee Clayton, who also brought a literary flair to their country laments.
^ Talevski, Nick. (2006). Knocking on Heaven's Door: Rock Obituaries. Omnibus Press. p. 462. ISBN 1846090911.

[1] Holden, Stephen (July 12, 1981). "POP: JERRY JEFF WALKER". The New York Times. Mr. Walker fits squarely into the progressive country category, which was invented in the early 1970's for artists like Mickey Newbury, Kris Kristofferson and Lee Clayton, who also brought a literary flair to their country laments.

[knockingonheaven-2] Talevski, Nick. (2006). Knocking on Heaven's Door: Rock Obituaries. Omnibus Press. p. 462. ISBN 1846090911.

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