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     Gilley's Dallas

     Entertainment Venue, Bar & Pub · $$ · 917.15mi

     Closed · 82 on Yelp

     1135 S Lamar St, Dallas, TX · (214) 421-2021
     
     
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2. www.reuters.com › world › usCountry singer Mickey Gilley, whose bar launched 'Urban ...

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   May 7, 2022 · May 7 (Reuters) - Country singer Mickey Gilley, whose namesake Texas-sized honky-tonk bar was the birthplace of the "Urban Cowboy" music and fashion fads of the 1980s, died at age 86 in...

3. preview.houstonchronicle.com › music › gilley-sGilley's nightclub returns with mechanical bull, Dolly Parton ...

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   Jan 24, 2022 · Celebrate the iconic country-music nightspot that inspired the film 'Urban Cowboy' with mechanical bull, Dolly Parton contest and more. Join former Gilleyrats, Mickey Gilley, Johnny Lee and other guests at the Galveston Island Convention Center on Jan. 29.

4. texashighways.com › travel-news › a-look-back-at-howA Look Back at How Gilley’s Gave Us ‘Urban Cowboy’

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   Nov 20, 2020 · Gilley's was a huge and rowdy country music venue in Pasadena, Texas, that inspired the 1980 film Urban Cowboy. Learn about its history, culture, and legacy from this article by Texas Highways magazine.

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6. endante.com › what-happened-to-gilleys-bar-in-texasWhat Happened To Gilley's Bar In Texas? - Endante

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   Jan 5, 2024 · Gilley's was a famous nightclub in Pasadena, Texas, that hosted country music, rodeo, and mechanical bulls. It closed in 1990 after a lawsuit and a fire, but its legacy lives on in the movie "Urban Cowboy" and other clubs.

7. www.houstonpress.com › arts › urban-cowboys-andA Look Back at How Gilley's and Urban Cowboy Affected the ...

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   May 8, 2015 · Best of Houston. Urban Cowboys and Gilley's Nightclub - Looking Back 35 Years. Chris Lane May 8, 2015 8:00AM. Texas is the kind of place that's changed a lot over the last several decades, and...

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9. www.wideopencountry.com › how-gilleys-and-urbanHow Gilley's and 'Urban Cowboy' Changed Country Music Forever

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   Feb 7, 2021 · Gilley's Club, founded by country singer Mickey Gilley and Sherwood Cryer, was a massive and popular venue for cowboy culture and music in Pasadena, Texas. The club gained fame from the 1980 film Urban Cowboy, which featured a soundtrack of pop-country hits and launched the term "urban cowboy".

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    Mar 8, 2017 · How it started is when club owner Sherwood Cryer invited Gilley to join him as a partner on an existing bar. Gilley requested that the club be remodeled. They soon became partners and the place was renamed Gilley's starting in 1971. Later in 1989, Gilley and Cryer had a falling out, and Gilley's closed down. On July 5, 1990 an Arson fire attack ...

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    What happened to Gilley's bar in Texas?

    • Home > What Happened To Gilley’s Bar In Texas? Gilley’s, a renowned nightclub located in Pasadena, Texas, has a storied history that stretches from its opening in 1970 to its closure in 1990. Originally named Shelly’s, the club was reopened under the name Gilley’s by Sherwood Cryer, with country musician Mickey Gilley as a partner.

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    What was Gilley's nightclub called?

    • He moved to the Houston, Texas, area, where he worked day jobs and sang and played piano in bars at night. In 1970 he and a partner opened a nightclub in the blue-collar Houston suburb of Pasadena and named it Gilley's. It was a cavernous place with a corrugated-metal roof and concrete floors, open from 10 a.m. until 2 a.m.

    Country singer Mickey Gilley, whose bar launched 'Urban ... - Reuters

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    Who founded Gilley's club?

    • Gilley's Club, founded in 1971 by country singer Mickey Gilley and Sherwood Cryer, was unlike any other. The massive structure housed up to 7,000 people with multiple bars, dance floors, stages, attached rodeo, and all the bar attractions Cryer could find — including "El Toro," the famous mechanical bull.

    How Gilley's and 'Urban Cowboy' Changed Country Music Forever

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    Is Gilley's a country music club?

    • If you never heard of Gilley's, you're probably not familiar with Texas. And you're darn sure not a country music fan. The world famous nightclub was the center of attraction in the movie Urban Cowboy in 1980. The place was co-owned and named after country music legend Mickey Gilley and located in Pasadena, Texas.

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