Is Mickey Gilley related to Jerry Lee Lewis?

Mickey Gilley, a country singer, and actor best known for launching the Urban Cowboy movement in country music died Saturday(May 7) in Branson, Missouri. He was 86 years old and had just returned from a tour of 10 shows in April.

Mickey Gilley, a country singer, and actor best known for launching the Urban Cowboy movement in country music died Saturday(May 7) in Branson, Missouri. He was 86 years old and had just returned from a tour of 10 shows in April.

Throughout his career, Gilley had 39 top 10 hits and 17 No. 1 singles, including the timeless Stand By Me, Room Full of Roses, Lonely Nights, and Chains of Love, just to mention a few.

Is Mickey Gilley related to Jerry Lee Lewis?

Gilley, a Natchez, Mississippi native, was well-known for his signature blend of Louisiana rhythm and blues and country pop. His music was also influenced by his two famous cousins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Jimmy Swaggart.

Gilley grew up in the shadow of his famous cousin, Jerry Lee Lewis, who was a successful rock and roll singer and musician in the 1950s and early 1960s.

Apparently, Jerry Lee Lewis was a singer, songwriter, and pianist from the States. Lewis who was famously known by all as the Killer has been described as (rock n’ roll’s) first great wild man and one of the 20th century’s most influential pianists.

Lewis, a pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music, made his first recordings several decades ago at Sun Records.

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