Facts: - years active: 1968 -- 2002 - birth name: milton sim newbury , jr. . - death date: 29 september 2002 - genre: country , pop - birth date: 19 may 1940 - name: mickey newbury - background: solo_singer - website: http://www.mickeynewbury.com - birth place: houston , texas - occupation: singer-songwriter Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of mickey newbury .
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milton sims '' mickey '' newbury , jr. -lrb- may 19 , 1940 -- september 29 , 2002 -rrb- was an american songwriter , a critically acclaimed recording artist , and a member of the nashville songwriters hall of fame .