Tributes pour in as country star Mickey Gilley dies aged 86
hellomagazine.comMickey Gilley has died at the age of 86. The singer, who helped launch the Urban Cowboy genre of the early 1980s, died at home in Missouri.MORE: Country superstar Naomi Judd has died at age 76Born in 1936, his death was shared by the mayor of Pasadena Texas, writing: "It was my great honor to know this man most of my life.
Mickey was a true musical talent who charted 42 singles in the Top 40 Country Charts over a span of two decades." Mickey helped launcg the early 1980s urrvan cowboy genreHe is one of only a few artists to win the ACM's Triple Crown Award, which most recently was won by Miranda Lambert."RIP Mickey Gilley!
Awe man! We lost a great legend today! Stay hard Mickey Gilley!" tweeted one fan.MORE: Country music fans go wild for Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert news "RIP Mickey Gilley.
You were one of the kindest, gentlest and sweetest man I knew. You will be missed but your music will live on forever," shared another.His first hit came in 1974 with "Room Full of Roses," while other hits included "Window Up Above," "Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time," "True Love Ways," and "You Don't Know Me".
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