Gilley, Mickey, 1936-2022
Variant namesMickey Leroy Gilley (March 9, 1936 – 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.
Among his biggest hits are "Room Full of Roses", "Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time", and the remake of the Soul hit "Stand by Me". Gilley charted 42 singles in the top 40 on the US Country chart. He was a cousin of Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl McVoy, and Jimmy Swaggart.
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| referencedIn | Center for Popular Music Sheet Music Collection | Center for Popular Music, Middle Tennessee State University | |
| referencedIn | Center for Popular Music Vertical Files | Center for Popular Music, Middle Tennessee State University | |
| referencedIn | Southern Folklife Collection Artist Name File, 1940-2005 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. | |
| referencedIn | Eugene Earle Collection, 1939-1980s | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. | |
| referencedIn | Nicolas Slonimsky Collection, 1873-1997, (bulk 1920-1990) | Library of Congress. Music Division | |
| referencedIn | Alan L. Mayor Collection | Center for Popular Music, Middle Tennessee State University |
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| associatedWith | Slonimsky, Nicolas, 1894-1995 | person |
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Birth 1936-03-09
Death 2022-05-07
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