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    • Nov 27, 1897
    Arthur Gilley is born. He raises a son who becomes a country artist, Mickey Gilley
    Sep 11, 1900
    Irene Lewis is born. Among her future children is country singer Mickey Gilley
    Mar 15, 1935
    Evangelist Jimmy Swaggart is born in Louisiana. He runs with cousins Jerry Lee Lewis and Mickey Gilley as a youngster, before heading into the ministry
    Mar 9, 1936
    Mickey Gilley is born in Natchez, Mississippi. A piano-playing cousin of Jerry Lee Lewis and reverend Jimmy Swaggart, he becomes a ballad singer during the Urban Cowboy era, in which his club, Gilley's, plays a central role
    Aug 10, 1939
    Vivian McDonald is born. She wil be married for 57 years to country star Mickey Gilley
    Dec 27, 1962
    Mickey Gilley marries Vivian McDonald
    Mar 7, 1971
    Gilley's nightclub opens in Pasadena, Texas. Named for part-owner Mickey Gilley, the home of the mechanical bull provides the inspiration for the 1980 movie "Urban Cowboy," which results in a short-term country trend
    May 21, 1974
    Mickey Gilley records "Bouquet Of Roses" and "I Overlooked An Orchid" during an evening session at Nashville's RCA Studio B
    Jun 29, 1974
    Mickey Gilley goes to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart for the first time with "Room Full Of Roses"
    Sep 4, 1974
    Mickey Gilley records the Bill Anderson-penned "City Lights" during an afternoon at RCA Studio B in Nashville
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