Mickey Leroy Gilley (born March 9, 1936) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Although he started out singing straight-up country and western material in the 1970s, he moved towards a more pop-friendly sound in the 1980s, bringing him further success on not just the country charts, but the pop charts as well.
Among his biggest hits are “Room Full of Roses,” “Don’t the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time,” and the remake of the Soul hit “Stand by Me”. Gilley has charted 42 singles in the top 40 on the US Country chart. He is a cousin of Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl McVoy, Jim Gilley, Sonny Gilley, and Jimmy Swaggart.
instruments played
Piano
Vocals
Associated Acts
Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl McVoy, Charly McClain
Birth Name
Mickey Leroy Gilley
Genres
Country, pop, countrypolitan, urban cowboy
Labels
Dot Paula Playboy Epic Branson Var se Sarabande
Occupations
Singer-songwriter
Website
Years Active
1957 present
Name
Mickey Gilley
Nationality
United States of America