Mickey Leroy Gilley was an American country music singer and songwriter who lived from March 9, 1936[1] to May 7, 2022. He began singing straight-up country and western material in the 1970s, but in the 1980s, he shifted to a more pop-friendly style, which helped him gain more success on both the country and pop charts.

Gilley was born in Natchez, Mississippi, to parents Arthur Fillmore Gilley (November 27, 1897 – February 2, 1982) and Irene Gilley (née Lewis; September 11, 1900 – August 14, 1985).

Mickey Gilley children: Kathy Gilley, Michael Gilley, Keith Ray Gilley, Gregory Gilley

Mickey Gilley married his long-time friend Cindy Loeb in the year 2020 after having four children with his two previous wives.

Gilley married Geraldine Garrett in 1953 when he was 17 years old and had three children with her, Keith Ray Gilley, Michael Gilley, and Kathy Gilley. The pair, however, divorced in 1961 due to irreconcilable disagreements.

Garrett died tragically on March 6, 2010.

In 1962, Mickey married Vivian McDonald with whom he later had a son named Gregory Gilley. She later died in 2019.

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