Mickey Leroy Gilley is an American country music singer and musician. Although he started out singing straight-up country and western material in the 1970s, he moved towards a more pop-friendly sound in the 1980s, bringing him further success on not just the country charts, ...
Kathy Gilley, Gregory Gilley, Keith Ray Gilley, Michael Gilley
Parents
Arthur Fillmore Gilley, Irene Lewis Gilley,
Siblings
Edna Gilley Marquet, Ray Gilley, Aubrey Gilley, Red Rock, OK, United States, That's All That Matters to Me, Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time, Stand by Me
Nicknames
Mickey Leroy Gilley , Gilley, Mickey
Awards
Academy of Country Music Award for Triple Crown, Academy of Country Music Award for Entertainer of the Year, Academy of Country Music Award for Male Vocalist of the Year, Academy of Country Music Award for Song of the Year, Academy of Country Music Award for New Male Vocalist of the Year, Academy of...
Albums
Ten Years of Hits, Invitation Only, Too Good to Stop Now
Nominations
Academy of Country Music Award for Vocal Duo of the Year
Movies
Urban Cowboy, #1 Country Hits
Star Sign
Pisces
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Fact
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Inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2011.
Has four children: Michael, twins Keith and Kathy, and Gregory. Has four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
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He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6930 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on October 14, 1984.
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Among his other No. 1 hits were "Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closin' Time" (1976); "She's Pulling Me Back Again" (1977); "That's All that Matters" (1980); "A Headache Tomorrow or a Heartache Tonight" (1981); "Lonely Nights" and "Put Your Dreams Away" (1982); and "Fool for Your Love" (1983).
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Many of his No. 1 hits, including the first four, were all cover versions of older country and pop hits -- "Room Full of Roses" and "I Overlooked an Orchid" (1974); "City Lights" and "Window Up Above" (1975); "Bring it on Home to Me" (1976); "True Love Ways" and "Stand By Me" (1980); "You Don't Know Me" (1981); and "Talk to Me" (1983). Two other hits, "You Really Got a Hold on Me" and "Candy Man" (1984) (the latter another duet with Charly McClain) were also covers.
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Has 17 No. 1 hits on Billboard magazine's country singles chart -- 16 solo from 1974-1983, and one duet. The duet hit, "Paradise Tonight", came in 1983 with fellow country singer Charly McClain.
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Prior to becoming a country superstar, he worked in the construction field, and had his own recording label, Astro Records.
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In 1990, his nightclub in Pasadena, Texas, Gilley's Club, was closed down (after an out-of-court settlement with the owner Sherwood Cryer).
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In 1970, he opened his first nightclub in Pasadena, Texas, called Gilley's Club, which later became known as the "world's biggest honky tonk".
performer: "A Headache Tomorrow or a Heartache Tonight"
Tough Enough
1983
performer: "Don't Let Me Dream Alone", "I Was Born a Dreamer" uncredited
CHiPs
1983
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Urban Cowboy
1980
performer: "Stand by Me", "Here Comes The Hurt Again", "Rockin' My Life Away", "Jukebox Argument", "Mamma's Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys"
13th Annual Music City News Awards
1979
TV Special performer: "All The Girls Get Prettier At Closing Time"
9th Annual Country Music Association Awards
1975
TV Special performer: "Bouquet of Roses", "How I Love Them Old Songs"
The Porter Wagoner Show
1974
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Gordy
1995
Branson Performer
Murder, She Wrote
1990
TV Series
Conrad Booker
D.C. Follies
1987
TV Series
Legmen
1984
TV Series
Curly James
Fantasy Island
1984
TV Series
Off the Wall
1983
Buck Banner
CHiPs
1983
TV Series
Mickey Gilley
The Fall Guy
1982
TV Series
Robert Matthews
Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
1978
Race Car Driver
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Gilley's Place
2012
TV Series writer
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Gilley's Place
2012
TV Series producer
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ray Charles: A Man & His Soul
1983
TV Movie
Himself
Fantasy Island
1982
TV Series
Himself
Standing Room Only
1982
TV Series
Himself
The Dukes of Hazzard
1982
TV Series
Himself
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
1981
TV Series
Himself
The 8th Annual American Music Awards
1981
TV Special
Himself
A Tribute to the Jukebox Award Winners
1980
TV Movie
Himself
The Nashville Palace
1980
TV Series
Himself
Nashville on the Road
1975-1980
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Solid Gold
1980
TV Series
Himself
Urban Cowboy
1980
Himself
Sha Na Na
1980
TV Series
Himself
13th Annual Music City News Awards
1979
TV Special
Himself - Performer
The Mike Douglas Show
1975-1979
TV Series
Himself - Country Vocalist
The 6th Annual American Music Awards
1979
TV Special
Himself
Hee Haw Honeys
1978
TV Series
Himself
12th Annual Music City News Awards
1978
TV Special
Himself - Presenter
The 5th Annual American Music Awards
1978
TV Special
Himself
Pop! Goes the Country
1977
TV Series
Himself
The Merv Griffin Show
1975-1977
TV Series
Himself
Dinah!
1975-1976
TV Series
Himself
9th Annual Country Music Association Awards
1975
TV Special
Himself - Performer
The Porter Wagoner Show
1974
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
2017
Documentary post-production
Himself
Music City USA
2015
Documentary
Himself
Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's
2015
Documentary
Himself
Mama Mae: The Life and Music of Mae Boren Axton
2015
Documentary
Himself
Gilley's Place
2012
TV Series
Himself - Host
American Pickers
2011
TV Series documentary
Himself
Gene Williams Country Television Show
2005
TV Series
Himself
Branson Jubilee
2005
TV Series
Himself
VH-1 Where Are They Now?
2000
TV Series documentary
Himself
The 34th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards
1999
TV Special
Himself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1996
TV Series
Himself
Vicki!
1993
TV Series
Himself
Hot Country Nights
1992
TV Series
Himself
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
TV Movie
Himself
The New Hollywood Squares
1987-1989
TV Series
Himself - Panelist
The Pat Sajak Show
1989
TV Series
Himself
The 15th Annual American Music Awards
1988
TV Special
Himself - Presenter
The 14th Annual American Music Awards
1987
TV Special
Himself
Hee Haw
1975-1986
TV Series
Himself
Code of Vengeance
1986
TV Series
Himself
The Fall Guy
1985
TV Series
Himself
Doris Day's Best Friends
1985
TV Series
Himself
Elvis: Memories
1985
Video documentary
On Stage America
1983-1984
TV Series
Himself
Breakaway
1984
TV Series
Himself
The 11th Annual American Music Awards
1984
TV Special
Himself - Presenter
Salute!
1983
TV Series
Himself
The 10th Annual American Music Awards
1983
TV Special
Himself
Austin City Limits
1983
TV Series documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1984
Star on the Walk of Fame
Walk of Fame
Recording
Awarded on October 18, 1984 at 6930 Hollywood Blvd.