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Mickey Leroy Gilley (March 9, 1936 [1] – May 7, 2022) was an American country music singer and musician. Although he started out singing straight-up country and western material in the 1970s, he moved towards a more pop-friendly sound in the 1980s, bringing him further success on not just the country charts, but the pop charts as well.
May 7, 2022 · Country singer Mickey Gilley, best known as the pioneer of the “urban cowboy” style, died Saturday in Branson, Missouri, his publicist Zach Farnum said. He was 86. The Natchez, Mississippi...
May 8, 2022 · Mickey Gilley, the country music star whose Texas nightclub served as the inspiration for the 1980 film Urban Cowboy, died on Saturday in Branson, Mo.
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- Hazel Cills
May 8, 2022 · Country singer and actor Mickey Gilley, known for launching the Urban Cowboy movement in Country music and hit songs including "Stand By Me," "Room Full of Roses" and "Lonely Nights," died...
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May 7, 2022 · Mickey Gilley, the singer and piano player whose Texas nightclub was the inspiration for the movie “Urban Cowboy” and the glittering country music revival that accompanied it, died on Saturday...
- Bill Friskics-Warren
May 9, 2022 · Mickey Gilley was a legendary country music star whose Texas bar Gilley’s Club was the inspiration for the 1980 film “Urban Cowboy.” Died: Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Who else died on May 7?)
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May 7, 2022 · NEW YORK — Country star Mickey Gilley, whose namesake Texas honky-tonk inspired the 1980 film “Urban Cowboy” and a nationwide wave of Western-themed nightspots, has died. He was 86. Gilley died...
