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Mickey Newbury Collection
''The Mickey Newbury Collection'' collects the ten albums Mickey Newbury released on three labels between 1969 and 1981 on an eight disc set. The set was released and is available through Mountain Retreat, a label run by Newbury and later Newbury's family. While Newbury had an impressive reputation as an artist and songwriter, at the time of the set's release in 1998, these recordings had been out of print for years. The original master tapes were lost by the labels, and so the recordings on the collection are digital transfers from virgin vinyl copies. The packaging replicates the original album art. The collection includes the albums ''Looks Like Rain'' (1969), ''Frisco Mabel Joy'' (1971), '' Heaven Help The Child'' (1973), '' Live At Montezuma Hall'' (1973), ''I Came to Hear the Music'' (1974), and '' Lovers'' (1975) on individual discs, as well as ''Rusty Tracks'' (1977), and '' His Eye Is on the Sparrow'' (1978), '' The Sailor'' (1979) and '' After All These Years'' (198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickey Newbury
Milton Sims "Mickey" Newbury Jr. (May 19, 1940 – September 29, 2002) was an American songwriter, recording artist, and a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Early life and career Newbury was born in Houston, Texas, on May 19, 1940, to Mamie Ellen (née Taylor) and Milton Newbury. As a teenager, 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 Newbury tried to make a living from his music by singing in clubs, he put his musical career on hold at age 19 when he joined the Air Force. After four years in the military, he again set his sights on making a living as a songwriter. Before long, he moved to Nashville and signed with the prestigious publishing company Acuff-Rose Music. Newbury started out releasing singles of his own, with his first release being "Who's Gonna Cry (When I'm Gone)" in 1964, as well writing songs for other artists. In 1966, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rusty Tracks
''Rusty Tracks'' is a 1977 album by singer-songwriter Mickey Newbury, released by Hickory Records. The record is noted for Newbury's interpretations of four traditional songs, " Shenandoah", "That Lucky Old Sun", " Danny Boy", and "In The Pines". ''Rusty Tracks'' was collected for CD reissue on the eight-disc ''Mickey Newbury Collection'' from Mountain Retreat, Newbury's own label in the mid-1990s, along with nine other Newbury albums from 1969–1981. Background By 1976, after a string of commercially unsuccessful albums, Newbury and Elektra Records parted ways. As Thom Jurek notes in his AllMusic review of Newbury's 1975 LP '' Lovers'', "As solid as ''Lovers'' is, it still failed to ignite on the chart level. It was greeted with indifference by radio and, hence, Elektra - which had believed and invested in Newbury's creative vision and proven credibility as a songwriter - let him go." Newbury biographer Joe Ziemer sums up the singer's dilemma in his book ''Crystal and Stone'': ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye
"She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye" is a song written by Doug Gilmore and Mickey Newbury, and recorded by American country music artist Jerry Lee Lewis. Released in September 1969, it was the first single from his album ''She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye''. The song peaked at number 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the ''RPM'' Country Tracks chart in Canada. Newbury's recording of the song was included on his 1969 album ''Looks Like Rain''. Kenny Rogers and The First Edition also recorded the track on their best-selling album ''Something's Burning ''Something's Burning'' is the fifth album by Kenny Rogers & The First Edition, released in 1970. Singles Only one single was issued from the album, the title song " Something's Burning" with "Momma's Waiting" on the flip side. It was a worldw ...''. A cover by Ronnie Milsap peaked at number 15 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart in 1975. Chart performance Jerry Lee Lewis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All My Trials
"All My Trials" is a folk song which became popular during the social protest movements of the late 1950s and 1960s. Alternative titles it has been recorded under include "Bahamian Lullaby" and "All My Sorrows." The origins of the song are unclear, as it appears to not have been documented in any musicological or historical records (such as the Roud Folk Song Index, Archive of American Folk Song, or an ethnomusicologist's field recordings or notes) until after the first commercial recording was released (as "Bahamian Lullaby") on Bob Gibson's 1956 debut album ''Offbeat Folksongs''. History In the first commercial release on the 1956 album ''Offbeat Folksongs'', Gibson did not mention the history of the song. The next two artists to release it, Cynthia Gooding (as "All My Trials" in 1957) and Billy Faier (as "Bahaman Lullaby" in 1959), both wrote in their albums' liner notes that they each learned the song from Erik Darling. Gooding explained it was "supposed to be a white spiri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Hymn Of The Republic
The "Battle Hymn of the Republic", also known as "Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory" or "Glory, Glory Hallelujah" outside of the United States, is a popular American patriotic song written by the abolitionist writer Julia Ward Howe. Howe wrote her lyrics to the music of the song "John Brown's Body" in November 1861 and first published them in ''The Atlantic Monthly'' in February 1862. The song links the judgment of the wicked at the end of the age (through allusions to biblical passages such as and ) with the American Civil War. History Oh! Brothers The "Glory, Hallelujah" tune was a folk hymn developed in the oral hymn tradition of camp meetings in the southern United States and first documented in the early 1800s. In the first known version, "Canaan's Happy Shore," the text includes the verse "Oh! Brothers will you meet me (3×)/On Canaan's happy shore?" and chorus "There we'll shout and give Him glory (3×)/For glory is His own." This developed into the familiar "Glory, glory, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dixie (song)
"Dixie", also known as "Dixie's Land", "I Wish I Was in Dixie", and other titles, is a song about the Southern United States first made in 1859. It is one of the most distinctively Southern musical products of the 19th century. It was not a folk song at its creation, but it has since entered the American folk vernacular. The song likely cemented the word "Dixie" in the American vocabulary as a nickname for the Southern U.S. Most sources credit Ohio-born Daniel Decatur Emmett with the song's composition, although other people have claimed credit, even during Emmett's lifetime. Compounding the problem are Emmett's own confused accounts of its writing and his tardiness in registering its copyright. "Dixie" originated in the minstrel shows of the 1850s and quickly became popular throughout the United States. During the American Civil War, it was adopted as a de facto national anthem of the Confederacy, along with "The Bonnie Blue Flag" and "God Save the South". New versions app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An American Trilogy
"An American Trilogy" is a 1972 song medley arranged by country composer Mickey Newbury and popularized by Elvis Presley, who included it as a showstopper in his concert routines. The medley uses three 19th-century songs: *"Dixie" — a popular folk song about the southern United States. *"The Battle Hymn of the Republic" — a marching hymn of the Union Army during the American Civil War; and *"All My Trials" — a Bahamian lullaby related to African American spirituals and widely used by folk music revivalists First performances Newbury first recorded "An American Trilogy" for his 1971 album ''Frisco Mabel Joy'', and the medley featured prominently on his first concert album, ''Live at Montezuma Hall'', released in 1973. The studio recording reached No. 26 on the charts in 1972, and No. 9 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart. Newbury's version was used for nightly TV sign offs for KTBS, KLFY & WRBT in the mid to late 1970s. Presley began singing "An American Trilogy" in conc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After All These Years (Mickey Newbury Album)
''After All These Years'' is the 1981 album by singer-songwriter Mickey Newbury. Considered the concluding album of his remarkable 1970s run, it was the last album he would record for seven years. The album is very different in tone from its predecessor and revives Newbury's talent for song suites with "The Sailor/Song of Sorrow/Let's Say Goodbye One More Time". Other highlights on the album include "That Was The Way It Was Then" and "Over the Mountain". ''After All These Years'' was collected for CD issue on the eight-disc Mickey Newbury Collection from Mountain Retreat, Newbury's own label in the mid-1990s, along with nine other Newbury albums from 1969–1981. Recording and composition ''After All These Years'' was recorded in producer's Norbert Putnam's 1875 mansion the Bennett House In Franklin, Tennessee. After the glossy production of Newbury's last album ''The Sailor'', ''After All These Years'' was a return of sorts to the orchestrated melodies and haunting song suites ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sailor (Mickey Newbury Album)
''The Sailor'' is the 1979 album by singer-songwriter Mickey Newbury. The album features a contemporary country production style. ''The Sailor'' was collected for CD issue on the eight-disc ''Mickey Newbury Collection'' from Mountain Retreat, Newbury's own label in the mid-1990s, along with nine other Newbury albums from 1969–1981. Track listing All tracks composed by Mickey Newbury #"Blue Sky Shinin'" - 2:54 #"Let's Have a Party" - 3:17 #"There's a Part of Her Still Holding On Somehow" - 2:53 #"A Weed is a Weed" - 2:21 #"Let It Go" - 2:48 #"Looking for the Sunshine" - 3:15 #"Darlin' Take Care of Yourself" - 3:02 #"Long Gone" - 2:43 #"The Night You Wrote That Song" - 3:37 Personnel *Mickey Newbury *Barry "Byrd" Burton, Billy Sanford, Bobby Thompson, Don Roth, Rafe Van Hoy, Ray Edenton, John Goldthwaite – guitar *Bob Moore – bass *Buddy Spicher – fiddle *Bobby Thompson – banjo *Bobby Wood, John Moore – keyboards * Jerry Carrigan – drums *Mark Morris – percuss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Eye Is On The Sparrow
"His Eye Is on the Sparrow" is a gospel hymn written in 1905 by lyricist Civilla D. Martin and composer Charles H. Gabriel. It is most associated with actress-singer Ethel Waters who used the title for her autobiography. Mahalia Jackson's recording of the song was honored with the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 2010. Whitney Houston's recording of the song, one of the singer's last to be recorded before her death in 2012, was released off the soundtrack of the film, ''Sparkle'', and became a posthumous number one ''Billboard'' single off one of the gospel singles charts. Sometimes it was sung with the slightly altered title "His Eye is on the Tiny Bird" and this version was recorded by actress Violet Carson in 1972. Inspiration The theme of the song is inspired by the words of David in the Psalms and Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew in the Bible: "I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye" (Psalm 32:8). "Look at the birds of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovers (Mickey Newbury Album)
''Lovers'' is the 1975 album by singer-songwriter Mickey Newbury. The album is noted for the inclusion of the epic trilogy "Apples Dipped In Candy" and the title track. It was his final release on Elektra Records. Chet Atkins played guitar on "Apples Dipped in Candy" and Bergen White arranged the strings on the album. ''Lovers'' was collected for CD issue on the eight-disc ''Mickey Newbury Collection'' from Mountain Retreat, Newbury's own label in the mid-1990s, along with nine other Newbury albums from 1969-1981. Recording and composition The period leading up to the recording of ''Lovers'' was not a good one for Newbury; his father had suffered a stroke, he had endured painful back surgery and had been hospitalized for pneumonia, and he was drinking heavily. AllMusic's Tom Jurek, who compares the album to Frank Sinatra's ''In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning'', writes, "It's as if he's trying, through hard country, blues, gospel, R&B, lounge jazz, folk balladry, and even roc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
