Philadelphia, Pa
American country music singer, songwriter Mickey Gilley dies at 86, according to Mayor of Pasadena
Since 1957, the Mississippi native has been creating music based mostly on the sound of Louisiana’s rhythm and blues. Gilley grew up surrounded by the affect of music along with his two well-known cousins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Jimmy Swaggart.
Gilley made his chart topper debut along with his tune “Is It Incorrect For Loving You,” and gained a complete of 39 High 10 hits, 17 of these making it to the No. 1 spot.
After shifting to Pasadena, Texas, in 1971, he opened his world-famous honky-tonk nightclub, Gilley’s.
In 1980 he appeared within the movie “City Cowboy” alongside John Travolta, Debra Winger, and Johnny Lee. He later went on to star in quite a few in style tv collection together with “Homicide She Wrote,” “The Fall Man,” “Fantasy Island” and “Dukes of Hazzard.”
He has earned quite a few accolades together with six ACM Awards, a star on the Hollywood Stroll of Fame, and was inducted into the Texas Nation Music Corridor of Fame.
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