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    • Dec 31, 1984
    A tornado damages the roof of Gilley's nightclub in Pasadena, Texas. The venue's New Year's Eve party goes on in spite of it
    Jan 2, 1986
    Johnny Lee files a $15-million suit in Houston against manager Sherwood Cryer for non-payment. He seeks to be released from a 1974 management contract under which Cryer received 50% of his net income
    Apr 14, 1987
    Mickey Gilley, saying he hasn't spoken to business partner Sherwood Cryer in over a year, files suit to have his name removed from Gilley's nightclub
    Jul 12, 1988
    A judge awards Mickey Gilley $17 million after Gilley sued ex-manager Sherwood Cryer to have his name removed from Gilley's in Pasadena, Texas. Gilley maintains Cryer had allowed the club, associated with the movie "Urban Cowboy," to go to seed
    Aug 19, 1988
    Mickey Gilley's former manager, Sherwood Cryer, files for bankruptcy in Houston five weeks after Gilley won a $17-million legal judgment. Cryer claims assets of $500,000 and debts of $18 million
    Mar 30, 1989
    Gilley's nightclub, the subject of a $17-million lawsuit filed against former manager Sherwood Cryer by namesake Mickey Gilley, closes its doors in Pasadena, Texas
    Dec 9, 1989
    A small fire causes $25,000 in damage at Gilley's nightclub in Pasadena, Texas. The local fire chief classifies the blaze as arson
    Aug 13, 2009
    Sherwood Cryer, the former owner of Gilley's nightclub, dies in Texas. He managed Mickey Gilley and Johnny Lee until both filed multi-million dollar suits against him in the mid-'80s for fraud and/or mismanagement
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