A playful 1976 country hit gave one star his fifth No. 1, but its songwriter had already written for music legends.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Country music legend Mickey Gilley died this past weekend at 86 years old, and many are sharing their condolences of losing the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Country music icon Mickey Gilley was more than a hitmaker. He played a vital role in bringing country music's style to a bigger audience than ever. Gilley died over the ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

(Reuters) - Country singer Mickey Gilley, whose namesake Texas-sized honky-tonk bar was the birthplace of the "Urban Cowboy" music and fashion fads of the 1980s, died at age 86 in Branson, Missouri, ...

PASADENA, Texas — Country music legend Mickey Gilley died on Saturday surrounded by family and close friends. He was 86-years-old. The announcement comes after Gilley announced tour date cancellations ...

Mickey Gilley, a musician who scored more than three dozen top-10 country hits and whose honky-tonk club inspired the 1980 film "Urban Cowboy" and the "cowboy chic" fashion trend that followed, died ...

BRANSON, Mo. (KY3) - Family, friends, and fans gathered in Branson Friday to remember county music legend Mickey Gilley. Gilley died on May 7 at the age of 86. Gilley opened a theatre in Branson in ...

Mickey Gilley, the country music star whose Texas nightclub served as the inspiration for the 1980 film Urban Cowboy, died on Saturday in Branson, Mo. His death was confirmed to NPR by his publicist ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

Country music legend Mickey Gilley, whose Houston-area honky-tonk inspired the 1980 movie "Urban Cowboy," died on Saturday. He was 86. Gilley, who had 17 No. 1 hits during his career, died in Branson, ...