Mickey Gilley, country music legend, dead
at 86
Posted By: Dreadnought, 5/7/2022 10:30:39 PM
Country music legend Mickey Gilley has died at 86. Pasadena, Texas Mayor Jeff Wagner announced the news via Facebook and Saturday and called the star a "true legend". "Pasadena has lost a true legend," his statement began. "Mickey Gilley passed away today, surrounded by his loved ones." "It was my great honor to know this man most of my life. Mickey was a true musical talent who charted 42 singles in the Top 40 Country Charts over a span of two decades. His talent and larger-than-life personality helped ignite a new interest in country music as he introduced the world to Pasadena through his dance hall and "Urban Cowboy" in 1980.
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Country music legend Mickey Gilley has died at 86.
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