Mickey Gilley, who ran one of the world’s largest honky tonks in Pasadena, Texas and was credited with helping foster country music’s revival in the late ’70s as a key part of the…
film, has died. He was 86 and his death was announced by the Pasadena, Texas mayor, where the club was located.
Gilley’s was a football-field-sized dancehall, boasting a capacity of 6,000. It caught fire as the center of the John Travolta-Debra Winger filmBefore that, Gilley was a country music singer who made his mark with “Is It Wrong for Loving You,” and had 39 Top Ten Hits on the BIllboard Country Music charts. His hits included “Stand By Me,” “Room Full of Roses” and “Lonely Nights.
In 1971, Gilley opened his world-famous honky-tonk Gilley’s in Pasadena, Texas, which later sparked a chain of the famous nightclubs. Hits “Chains of Love,” “Honky Tonk Memories,” “She’s Pulling Me Back Again,” and “Here Comes the Hurt Again” followed, as his honky-tonk gave way to the more progressive countrypolitan.Gilley’s served as the backdrop for the film, which helped launch his acting career. Gilley went on to star in popular television series, including “Murder She Wrote,” “The Fall Guy,” “Fantasy Island,” and “The Dukes of Hazzard.
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