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Mickey Leroy Gilley (March 9, 1936 – 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.
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. . His death was confirmed to NPR by his ...
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May 7, 2022 · Mickey Leroy Gilley was born on March 9, 1936, in Natchez, Miss., to Irene (Lewis) and Arthur Gilley. Raised in nearby Ferriday, La., he grew up singing gospel harmonies with his cousins Mr ...
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May 7, 2022 · Gilley, cousin of Jerry Lee Lewis, had 39 Top 10 country hits and 17 No. 1 songs. He opened Gilley's, a Texas honky-tonk that inspired the 1980 film starring John Travolta and Debra Winger.
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May 7, 2022 · The Mississippi native, who helped popularize the "Urban Cowboy" movement of the Eighties with his songs and nightclub, died in Branson, Missouri. He was known for his hits with "Stand By Me" and "Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time" and his appearance in John Travolta's 1980 film about a mechanical bull.
May 8, 2022 · Country music star Mickey Gilley, whose namesake Texas honky-tonk inspired the 1980 film Urban Cowboy and a nationwide wave of western-themed nightspots, has died aged 86. Gilley died on Saturday ...
