Urban Cowboy (Movie)

Mickey Gilley, Country Star Whose Club Inspired ‘Urban Cowboy,’ Dies at 86

Mickey Leroy Gilley was born on March 9, 1936, in Natchez, Miss., to Irene (Lewis) and Arthur Gilley. Raised in nearby Ferriday, La., he grew up singing gospel harmonies with his cousins Mr. Swaggart and Mr. Lewis, and sneaking into local juke joints with them to hear blues and honky-tonk music. Mr. Gilley’s mother bought […]