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

FILE - Mickey Gilley accepts the triple crown award at ACM Presents Superstar Duets at Globe Life Park on Friday, April 17, 2015, in Arlington, Texas. Looking on at right is Darius Rucker. Gilley, whose namesake Texas honky-tonk inspired the 1980 film “Urban Cowboy,” and a nationwide wave of Western-themed nightspots, died Saturday, May 7, 2022, at age 86. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) FILE - Country music legend Mickey Gilley, 80, sings the T. Graham Brown hit, "I Tell It Like It Used To Be," during his performance at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va., to benefit the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. Gilley, whose namesake Texas honky-tonk inspired the 1980 film “Urban Cowboy,” and a nationwide wave of Western-themed nightspots, died Saturday, May 7, 2022, at age 86. ( Jeff Taylor/The Winchester Star via AP, File) FILE - Presenter Mickey Gilley shows off his diamond rings to the media during the 34th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Universal City, Calif., on Wednesday, May 5, 1999. Gilley, whose namesake Texas honky-tonk inspired the 1980 film “Urban Cowboy,” and a nationwide wave of Western-themed nightspots, died Saturday, May 7, 2022, at age 86. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File) FILE - Mickey Gilley accepts the triple crown award at ACM Presents Superstar Duets at Globe Life Park on Friday, April 17, 2015, in Arlington, Texas. Gilley, whose namesake Texas honky-tonk inspired the 1980 film “Urban Cowboy,” and a nationwide wave of Western-themed nightspots, died Saturday, May 7, 2022, at age 86. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) FILE - Country music legend Mickey Gilley, 80, performs at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va. to benefit the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. Gilley, whose namesake Texas honky-tonk inspired the 1980 film “Urban Cowboy,” and a nationwide wave of Western-themed nightspots, died Saturday, May 7, 2022, at age 86. ( Jeff Taylor/The Winchester Star via AP, File) FILE - Mickey Gilley poses with the Triple Crown Award on the red carpet at the 50th annual Academy of Country Music Awards at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, April 19, 2015. Gilley, whose namesake Texas honky-tonk inspired the 1980 film “Urban Cowboy,” and a nationwide wave of Western-themed nightspots, died Saturday, May 7, 2022, at age 86. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP, File)
Mickey Gilley, who helped inspire ‘Urban Cowboy,’ dies at 86