Mickey Gilley, the smooth-voiced, piano-playing country crooner who helped popularize the “Urban Cowboy” movement of the Eighties, died Saturday in Branson, Missouri. He was 86. Gilley’s publicist ...

PASADENA, Texas — Country music legend Mickey Gilley, whose Houston-area honky-tonk inspired the 1980 movie “Urban Cowboy,” died on Saturday. He was 86. Gilley, who had 17 No. 1 hits during his career ...

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 Saturday in ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Country music icon Mickey Gilley was more than a hitmaker. He played a vital role in bringing country music's style to a bigger audience than ever. Gilley died over the ...

Grammy Museum Mississippi spotlights cousins Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Swaggart and Mickey Gilley in a 2026 exhibit tracing ...

Mickey Gilley, a country singer and actor who was featured in the 1980 John Travolta film “Urban Cowboy,” has died. He was 86. Gilley died Saturday in Branson, Missouri, having just played 10 shows on ...

This browser does not support the Video element. PASADENA, Texas - Honky Tonk Legend, Academy of Country Music award-winner, and Pasadena's own Mickey Gilley passed away Saturday and the community ...

The Mayor of Pasadena, Texas, Jeff Wagner, broke the news on social media. “Pasadena lost a true legend,” Mayor Wagner wrote. “Mickey Gilley passed away today, surrounded by his loved ones. It was my ...