{"title":"Mickey Newbury","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMickey Newbury was an American songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music, a critically acclaimed recording artist, and a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Born on May 19, 1940 in Houston, Texas, he left behind a lasting legacy in the music industry before his passing on September 29, 2002 in Vida, Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNewbury's unique songwriting style and emotive vocals set him apart from his contemporaries. His ability to blend elements of country, folk, and rock created a sound that resonated with audiences across genres. He penned numerous hits for other artists during his time at Acuff-Rose Music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith an impressive discography spanning over four decades, *Mickey Newbury* released several critically acclaimed albums that showcased his talent as both a songwriter and performer. His introspective lyrics and soulful delivery captivated listeners and solidified his place as one of the greats in American music history.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"heaven-help-the-child-1","title":"Heaven Help The Child","description":"\u003cp\u003eMickey Newbury’s \u003ci\u003eAn American Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e was one of the most talked-about and lauded reissues of 2011 - a long-overdue affirmation for a songwriter and performer who has for years enjoyed cult acclaim but belongs in the ranks of the American greats. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeeping the love alive, Drag City present a split single that pairs Mickey Newbury’s recording of ‘Heaven Help the Child’ - the title track of the most refined and under-appreciated album in Newbury’s trilogy - with a new version of the song by Bill Callahan that invokes the stately, elegiac spirit of the original while reworking its intricacies for his own unique voice and style. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCallahan has made no secret of his admiration for Mickey Newbury, even name-checking him (alongside George Jones, Kris Kristofferson and Johnny Cash, as part of a roll call of the most American of contemporary songwriter performers) in the song ‘America’, off his acclaimed 2011 album, \u003ci\u003eApocalypse\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e “There’s something psychedelic and transcendent about Mickey’s best work,” says Callahan, “and when he gets into the realms of songs like ‘Heaven Help The Child’, where he spans generations and flies over time while still maintaining a singular mind, he’s imparting a truly epic knowledge and vision. The song always reminded me of the movie ‘Once Upon a Time in America’.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA wildly ambitious, cross-generational odyssey, written in 1971 against the backdrop of the waning days of the Vietnam War, ‘Heaven Help The Child’ is the closest Newbury ever came to writing a pure protest song - albeit one that, in true Newbury style, breaks the mould and emotes heartfelt paeans, seeking solutions rather than mere dissent. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllusive, elusive and emotionally direct, the song conflates myth and memoir until the two are inseparable and interchangeable. A reference in the lyrics to Fitzgerald and Hemingway draws on the idea that, for Newbury and his peers, Nashville of the 1970s was like Paris in the 1920s, a meeting place for writers in exile; outsiders working within the mainstream of culture, whose artistic concerns were too epic and personal to be constrained by it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The point I was trying to make in that song,” said Newbury, “is that every generation thinks that its problems are unique where its problems really are as old as man. There are no new problems; there are only new faces having them.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMickey Newbury\u003c\/i\u003e often referred to ‘Heaven Help The Child’ as his ‘second Trilogy’, the first being \u003ci\u003eAn American Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e, the song with which he is most closely associated yet, paradoxically, did not write. But ‘Heaven Help The Child’ is Newbury through and through: the work of a master songwriter at the height of his powers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Drag City","offers":[{"title":"Black 7\"","offer_id":50916124787019,"sku":"2232927","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a1765171406_16_1933e62f_thumbnail_4096_06545567-4963-4f83-8a37-f08e7a7fd2df.jpg?v=1733031748"},{"product_id":"heaven-help-the-child","title":"Heaven Help The Child","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeaven Help The Child\u003c\/em\u003e is a 1973 studio album by country singer-songwriter Mickey Newbury. The album was Newbury's third consecutive release recorded at Cinderella Studios. Noted for its dramatic remakes of four previous Newbury songs: \"Sweet Memories\" and \"Good Morning Dear\" from Harlequin Melodies, \"Sunshine\" from \u003cem\u003eSings His Own\u003c\/em\u003e, and \"San Francisco Mabel Joy\" from \u003cem\u003eLooks Like Rain\u003c\/em\u003e, the album is considered equal among Newbury's acclaimed \u003cem\u003eLooks Like Rain \u003c\/em\u003eand Frisco Mabel Joy. Apart from its definitive versions of three of Newbury's early songwriting hits, the album is also acclaimed for its title track, with its multi-generational narrative, the haunting \"Cortelia Clark\", and the bluegrass classic \"Why You Been Gone So Long\". In his AllMusic review of the LP, Thom Jurek declares, \"Newbury, for the third time in as many recording sessions, came up with a record that defies categorization. And for the third time in a row, he had done the impossible, created a masterpiece, a work of perfection.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fat Possum","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":51928433295691,"sku":"R7453-0755","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":51928433262923,"sku":"R7453-2993","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2000x2000bb_13d11ec0-4dc1-4caa-b151-2d39d0e50f04.jpg?v=1748534758"},{"product_id":"frisco-mabel-joy","title":"Frisco Mabel Joy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Frisco Mabel Joy\u003c\/em\u003e is a 1971 studio album by singer-songwriter Mickey Newbury. This was the second of three albums Newbury recorded at Cinderella Sound. The album includes the original version of \"An American Trilogy\", which Elvis Presley later performed in his Las Vegas shows with much success.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"If the stories and arrangements aren't enough to confound and inspire the listener, the melodies, all of which have their roots in country music, are even much more simply deceptive, they turn in on themselves and extend each measure with complex phrasing and mode changes, that they extend far beyond their conventionally notated margins. \u003cem\u003eFrisco Mabel Joy\u003c\/em\u003e is a masterpiece.\" - All Music\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fat Possum","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":51928451121483,"sku":"R4593-5553","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":51928451088715,"sku":"R4593-6683","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2000x2000bb_bf445a31-18b5-4062-8838-152378ed9b3e.jpg?v=1748535117"},{"product_id":"looks-like-rain","title":"Looks Like Rain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLooks Like Rain\u003c\/em\u003e is a 1969 concept album by singer-songwriter Mickey Newbury. After recording his debut album with RCA, Newbury was dissatisfied with the resulting album and left RCA to pursue a style closer to his tastes. \"Looks Like Rain is so fine, so mysterious in its pace, dimension, quark strangeness and charm, it defies any attempt at strict categorization or criticism; a rare work of genius.\" - All Music\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fat Possum","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":51928461640011,"sku":"R1563-9385","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":51928461607243,"sku":"R1563-4553","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2000x2000bb_89d8415f-3777-49ce-8c5b-c11e47cde0ef.jpg?v=1748535396"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/mickey-newbury.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}