Mickey Gilley Biography

Fast Facts

• Won five Academy of Country Music Awards in 1976 for Entertainer of the Year, Top Male Vocalist, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Single of the Year
• Has achieved 17 number one hits on the country charts during his career
• Was inducted into the Delta Music Museum Hall of Fame in 2002 along with his cousins Jerry Lee Lewis and Jimmy Swaggart
• Was inspired to become a musician by his cousin, rock legend Jerry Lee Lewis
• Quote: "I enjoy․․․singing as much these days as I ever have․․․I make sure my business and my life are set up so I can get the most enjoyment out of the things I love․ And the thing I love the most is getting on stage and performing a good show for people․"
• Opened Gilley's Club, the landmark Texas nightclub where "Urban Cowboy" was filmed, in 1971
• Best known as a country western singer and musician whose hit songs include "Room Full of Roses" and "Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time․"
• Although the original Gilley's Club burned down in 1989, he now owns Gilley's Dallas and a Gilley's Club at the New Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas
• In the 2003 Broadway musical version of "Urban Cowboy," the Gilley's Club logo was prominently featured on stage
• Has been a guest star on TV series like "Dukes of Hazzard," "Fantasy Island," and "Murder, She Wrote․"