Mickey Gilley
American singer-musician (1936–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mickey Leroy Gilley (March 9, 1936[1] – 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.
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Birth name | Mickey Leroy Gilley |
Born | (1936-03-09)March 9, 1936 Natchez, Mississippi, U.S. |
Died | May 7, 2022(2022-05-07) (aged 86) Branson, Missouri, U.S. |
Genres | Country, pop, countrypolitan, urban cowboy |
Occupation(s) | Singer-musician |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano |
Years active | 1957–2022 |
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Website | www |
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Among his biggest hits are "Room Full of Roses", "Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time", and the remake of the Soul hit "Stand by Me". Gilley charted 42 singles in the top 40 on the US Country chart. He was a cousin of Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl McVoy, and Jimmy Swaggart.