Cowboy State Daily

Looking For Love At The NFR: Urban Cowboy Ruins A Honky-Tonk Dream At Gilley's

Rodeo fans stampede to Vegas for the National Finals Rodeo, but one obnoxious “Arizona Urban Cowboy” manages to ruin every ...
Odessa American

Mickey Gilley, who helped inspire ‘Urban Cowboy,’ dies at 86

NEW YORK Country star Mickey Gilley, whose namesake Texas honky-tonk inspired the 1980 film “Urban Cowboy” and a nationwide wave of Western-themed nightspots, has died. He was 86. Gilley died Saturday ...
Variety

Mickey Gilley Was a Consummate Musician Who Sparked 1980s ‘Urban Cowboy’ Craze (Appreciation)

Looking back on the life of Mickey Gilley, who died May 7 in Branson, Mo., at the age of 86, one must consider the musician and the country music era that he helped to define. The singer-pianist was a ...
Natchez Democrat

'The Killer, The Preacher and The Cowboy': New exhibit at Grammy museum features legendary Concordia Parish entertainers

Grammy Museum Mississippi spotlights cousins Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Swaggart and Mickey Gilley in a 2026 exhibit tracing ...
AOL

‘Urban cowboy’ Mickey Gilley dies at 86

Mickey Gilley, the man who personified “urban cowboy,” died Saturday. He was 86. Gilley died in his adopted hometown of Branson, Mo., according to a statement on his Facebook page. His cause of death ...
AOL

Mississippi native Mickey Gilley, who helped inspire 'Urban Cowboy,' dies at 86

NEW YORK — Country star Mickey Gilley, whose namesake Texas honky-tonk inspired the 1980 film “Urban Cowboy” and a nationwide wave of Western-themed nightspots, has died. He was 86. Gilley was born in ...
The Register Citizen

Mickey Gilley, who helped inspire 'Urban Cowboy,' dies at 86

Country star Mickey Gilley, whose namesake Texas honky-tonk inspired the 1980 film “Urban Cowboy” and a nationwide wave of Western-themed nightspots, has died. He was 86. Gilley died Saturday in ...