Country star Mickey Gilley dies at 86
He was 86. He was known for such hits as “Window Up Above" and for the Texas honky-tonk he owned that inspired the hit film “Urban Cowboy."
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He was 86. He was known for such hits as “Window Up Above" and for the Texas honky-tonk he owned that inspired the hit film “Urban Cowboy."
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.
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.
Mickey Gilley, who helped inspire 'Urban Cowboy,' dies at 86 | 2022-05-08 06:38:54
Mickey Gilley, the country music star whose namesake honky-tonk inspired the John Travolta movie "Urban Cowboy," has died at 86 at Branson, Missouri.