NEWBURY, MICKEY
(*1940)
NEWBURY, MICKEY (b. Milton N., Houston, Tex., May 19, 1940) Better known as a songwriter than as a performer, Newbury has written solid hits for country, pop, and R&B artists. After graduating from high school Newbury bummed around for a while in the Houston-South Texas-Gulf Coast region, playing piano in small bars and clubs. He joined the Air Force, where he discovered a skill for songwriting, and began seriously working on songs when he was twenty-four. Moving to Nashville in the mid-1960s…