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Mickey Mewbury

July 2, 2015

The Banning of “Dixie,” & the Birth of “An American Trilogy”

This is not the first time hysteria has jeopardized Southern institutions. In the late 60’s, the song “Dixie” was strongly-identified with slavery and other unsavory elements of the Confederate cause. A robust effort to ban the song was undertaken, and it was generally rebuked in many sectors of American culture. But Mickey Newbury decided to take a stand….

An American Trilogy, Barbara Streisand, Dixie, Elvis, Joan Baez, Kirs Kristofferson, Mama Cass, Mickey Mewbury, Odetta

July 14, 2013

Mickey Newbury’s “An American Trilogy” is an Indelible Musical Work

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The American Trilogy era from Mickey Newbury’s body of work has become an absolute wellspring of musical material for other artists, and one that helped lay the groundwork for country music’s Outlaw era. A somewhat reclusive character, the case could be made that Mickey Newbury was one of the very first, if not the first true American country music “Outlaw.”

An American Trilogy, Bill Monroe, David Allan Coe, Elvis Presley, First Edition, Johnny Cash, Kenny Rogers, Mickey Mewbury, Tompall Glaser, Waylon Jennings