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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, Gilley 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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Check all the awards won and nominated for by Mickey Gilley - Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year (1976) and more awards. Mickey Leroy Gilley is an American country music singer and musician.
In 1989, his nightclub, Gilley's Club (in Pasadena, Texas) closed down following an out-of-court settlement with owner Sherwood Cryer. He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6930 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on October 14, 1984.
- March 9, 1936
- May 7, 2022
Jerry Lee Lewis & Mickey Gilley - Grammy Awards Show 1982You Win AgainRockin My Life Away
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In 1976, “Bring It On Home to Me” earned Mickey Gilley the Single of the Year win with the Academy of Country Music Awards. The 1962 Sam Cooke original saw his R&B version take on a honky tonk meaning, thanks to Gilley’s performance.
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Gilley won $17 million from Cryer, but it completely shattered their relationship and forced the closing of the club in 1989. Gilley opened another club in Dallas under the same name in 2006. There's a Gilley's in Las Vegas, and the town of LaPorte, Texas, approved a new Gilley's, not far from the original.
