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. Gilley died Saturday ...

Looking back on the life of Mickey Gilley, who died May 7 in Branson, Mo., at the age of 86, one must consider the musician and the country music era that he helped to define. The singer-pianist was a ...

HOUSTON The movie Urban Cowboy made country music cool, a mechanical bull famous, and launched singer Mickey Gilley into super stardom. 'Urban Cowboy kicked my career in high gear, and opened so many ...

HOUSTON – The Pasadena and Greater Houston community is remembering the life of country music icon and local legend, Mickey Gilley. Gilley, known as the “Original Urban Cowboy,” passed away at the age ...

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 ...

Mickey Gilley, the man who personified “urban cowboy,” died Saturday. He was 86. Gilley died in his adopted hometown of Branson, Mo., according to a statement on his Facebook page. His cause of death ...