Mickey Gilley
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Biography
[Edit]For most of his career, pianist/vocalist Mickey Gilley lived in the shadow of his cousin, Jerry Lee Lewis, playing a similar fusion of country, rock, blues, and R&B. In the early '70s, he managed to breakthrough into country stardom, but it wasn't until the late '70s, when he became associated with the urban cowboy movement, that he became a superstar.
Gilley, like Lewis, was raised in Ferriday, LA. It wasn't until Jerry Lee had a hit with his first Sun single, "Crazy Arms," that Mickey decided he wanted to pursue a musical career. Gilley began recording for a number of independent Texas labels without much success in the late '50s. In the early '60s, he became a local favorite by playing a never-ending series of bars and clubs. A few of singles became Texas hits, but he didn't have a national hit until 1968 with minor hit "Now I Can Live Again" on Paula Records.
In 1970, he opened Gilley's Club in Pasadena; the honky tonk had previously been known as Sherry's Club, and its owner, Sherwood Cryer, asked Mickey to re-open the bar with him. In 1974, Gilley had another local hit with "Room Full of Roses," which was released on Astro Records. Playboy Records, which was distributed by Epic, heard the record and acquired national distribution for the single. It became a number one country hit, crossing over to number 50 on the pop charts. "Room Full of Roses" launched a string of updated, countrypolitan-inflected honky tonk hits for Gilley that ran for just over a decade. Gilley racked up 16 number one hits besides "Room Full of Roses," including "I Overlooked an Orchid," "City Lights," "She's Pulling Me Back Again," "True Love Ways," "Stand by Me," "That's All That Matters," and "A Headache Tomorrow (Or a Heartache Tonight)."
Gilley signed with Epic Records after Playboy folded in 1978. The following year, the film Urban Cowboy — which was based on Gilley's Club and featured a cameo by Mickey, as well as several of his songs — brought him to national attention, which resulted in a string of six straight number one singles. He continued to have Top Ten hits until 1986, when his career began to slip. The late '80s were plagued with problems for Gilley. Not only had a new generation of country singers replaced him on the charts, he had financial problems which culminated in the closing of Gilley's Club. He turned his career around in the early '90s, when he became one of the first country stars to open a permanent theater in Branson, MO. Although Gilley recorded some albums in the '90s — which were primarily available through television advertisements — he focused his career on the theater.
Title: The Very Best of Mickey Gilley, Vol. 1 (Re-Recorded Version)
Artist: Mickey Gilley
Genre: Country
Title: Mickey Gilley Absolutely the Best, Vol. 1
Artist: Mickey Gilley
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Country
Title: Celebrate A Country Christmas
Artist: Mickey Gilley
Genre: New Age, Country, Traditional Pop Music
Collections
Title: True Grit
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Road Music
Genre: Rock
Title: Country Big Hits
Genre: Country
Title: This Is Country Superstars (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Country
Title: Apocalypse Now! - Sounds of the '60s
Genre: Rock
Title: Country Music You Love
Genre: Country
Title: Country Love Notes for Her
Genre: Country
Title: Saints Are Champions
Genre: Pop
Title: Sun Rock 'N' Roll (Vol. 1)
Genre: Rock
Title: 80's Country Legends - American Classics
Genre: Country
Title: 20 Country Oldies
Genre: Country
Title: 70's Country Legends - American Classics
Genre: Country
Title: Platinum Trax Classic Country in Concert
Genre: Country
Title: Soda Shop Rock, Vol. 1
Genre: Rock
Title: Kentucky Derby
Genre: Country
Title: Honky Tonk Jukebox
Genre: Country
Title: Country Hits, Vol. 1
Genre: Country
Title: Essential Sun Rockabillies Vol.4
Genre: Rock
Title: Country Classics in Concert
Genre: Country
Title: Great Country Classics
Genre: Country
Title: 50 Country Hits Of The '70s & '80s
Genre: Country
Title: Country Hits
Title: Platinum Trax All Time Country Greats
Genre: Country
Title: Country Kings, Volume Six
Genre: Country
Title: Country Kings, Volume Five
Genre: Country
Title: Gordy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Boss of the Chicago Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: 19 Hot Country Requests
Genre: Country
Title: Rock N' Southern Rebels
Genre: Rock
Title: Ralph Emery's Country Legends Series: Volume 1
Genre: Country
Title: Essential Sun Rockabillies Vol.4
Genre: Rock
Title: The Golden Treasure Series Of Country Legends
Genre: Country
Title: Classic Country & Western
Genre: Country
Title: Country Hits, Vol. 2
Genre: Country
Title: Country Greats, Vol. 10
Genre: Country
Title: Country Sunday
Title: July 4th - America Forever
Genre: Pop
Title: The Last Cowboy Song + More Country Greats
Genre: Country
Title: Grand Ole Country Live Vol. 4
Genre: Country
Title: This Is Cajun Country
Genre: Country
Title: Outlaw Country
Genre: Country
Title: Country Gospel Classics
Title: From The Pen Of Hank Williams
Genre: Country
Title: Country Loving Memories, Vol. 2
Genre: Country
Title: Country Hits, Vol. 12
Genre: Country
Title: Country Greats, Vol. 5
Genre: Country
Title: Country for Grandparents
Genre: Country
Title: Country's Greatest Moments Vol. 1
Genre: Country
Title: Now! Country for Old Men (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Country
Title: Country's Greatest Moments Vol. 3
Genre: Country
Title: Country's Greatest Moments Vol. 2
Genre: Country
Title: Truckin' - the Very Best Of
Genre: Country
Title: Country Kings, Vol. Four
Genre: Country
Title: The King's and Queens of Country Music, Volume One
Genre: Country
Title: Rock Classics: Living Eye
Genre: Rock
Title: Country Kings, Volume Three
Genre: Country
Title: Legends of Country Music
Genre: Country
Title: Country Meets Southern Rock (Re-recorded Version)
Genre: Rock
Title: Country Rock Outlaws
Genre: Rock
Title: 100 Cowboy Classics
Genre: Country
Title: Heartaches by the Number: Country Tears & Souvenirs
Genre: Country
Title: The King's and Queens of Country Music, Volume Two
Genre: Country
Title: Country Kings, Vol. One
Genre: Country
Title: Nashville Country Guys, Vol. 4
Genre: Country
Title: Country Greats Perform Their Favorites
Genre: Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Featuring albums
Title: Country Gospel Classics
Artist: Various Artists
Title: Today I Started Loving You Again & More Country Classics
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Complete Country & Western Recordings: 1959-1986 (CD4)
Artist: Ray Charles
Genre: Country
