Mickey Gilley
Mickey Gilley | |
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Gilley in 1970 | |
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| Birth name | Mickey Leroy Gilley |
| Born | March 9, 1936 Natchez, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | May 7, 2022 (aged 86) Branson, Missouri, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1957–2022 |
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Geraldine Garrett
(m. 1953; div. 1961)Vivian McDonald
(m. 1963; died 2019) |
| Website | www |
Mickey Leroy Gilley (March 9, 1936 – May 7, 2022) was an American country music singer, businessman, actor, and musician.
Among his hits are "Room Full of Roses", "Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time", and “Lonely Nights”. Gilley charted 42 singles in the top 40 on the US Country chart. His cover of "Stand by Me" was used in the movie Urban Cowboy and his nightclub in Pasadena, Texas appeared in the movie. He was a cousin of Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl McVoy, and Jimmy Swaggart.