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jimmy layne webb, mickey + me

From: erik "the dane"
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Remote Name: 80.63.221.209
Date: 10-Oct-2002
Time: 04:49 PM

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Some days ago I got at e-mail that told me the sad news about that Mickey Newbury have past away. I inform right away my good musicfriend in New York Jimmy Layne Webb who meet Mickey several times about our loss. Jimmy write me back and was very touch over my nice words about Mike. I gave Mike J.W. phonenumber in New York for over 10 years ago and Mike phone Jimmy have I later been told. I think about Jimmy Webb`s beautiful tunes "Only one life" who was recorded by Glen Travis Campbell back in 1992 explain much: "Only one life, just a tiny spark, but now that he is gone, I`m somewhere in the dark. If there was ten million men on this planet tell me then, how could only one life leave such a mark on me, one life, how could I have known, one life, could be such a part of me, as precious as my own, only one life. First verse mention, Copyright 1987 White Oak Songs/ASCAP

I have in my collection Dylan singing Jimmy Webb in concert, but are not 100% shure if Dylan have sing Newbury in concert, but I think??? I have been a collector of Mickey Newbury record, mostly his solo record for almost 30 years. My jewel in my collection is a sign cd "Lulled by the Moonlight" with M.N. sign "To Erik God Bless - M.N." I am proud as a dane to have one of the great collection of M.N. solo-records in the world, from group Embers (45). With Mike as solo artist I have around 50 singles (promo, radio copy, test, stock, UK, US issue) + around 50 lp, still sealed, stock, promo, white label, compilations + some rare acetates) + most "all" cd. Mike have this ultra rare voice, but if I remember right, Mike humble say, he was only a songwriter who sing, but when he sing "best" he sang as good as Sam Cooke, Sammy Davis Jr., they could sing with there hearts. Just listning to Mickey`s version of "He`s eye is on the sparrow" - so will you all understand. A danish dance band artist call "Bamse" have in the 70` a danish version of M.N./Townes Van Zandt tune "Mister can`t you see" - in danish "I en lille båd der gynger" (English = "In a little boat who roll") - Maybe one of the big, big hits on record in Denmark ever.

I am not a poet or don`t read much book`s or english lyric, but I am just a "humble" danish guy who love music. "Good music will always survival"

But some lines of Mickey I always will remember comes from his tune "Lovers" in 1975 on Elektra records(recorded by Sir Cliff Richard and Olivia Newton-John + more): "When will we learn really what lovin`is, it`s not what you get in return, but what you give"

Mike was very private person to me, and I have very much over the years have tried to respect Susan and Mikes privacy in Oregon. My last Holiday postcard was send privat to Susan/Mike around 5 weeks ago from a Greek island

My love to Susan and the kids from erik richard alex christensen

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