Country star Mickey Gilley dies
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Country star Mickey Gilley has died.
He was known for such hits as ``Window Up Above`` and for the Texas honky-tonk he owned that inspired the hit film ``Urban Cowboy.``
Based on an Esquire magazine article about two regulars at Gilley's, the film starred John Travolta and Debra Winger and inspired a nationwide wave of Western-themed clubs.
Gilley also had some famous relatives, including cousins Jerry Lee Lewis, the rock `n' roll pioneer; and evangelist Jimmy Swaggart. Gilley's other hits include ``City Lights`` and ``Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time.``
He was 86 years old.
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