Mickey Gilley – born on March 9, 1936, in Natchez, Mississippi – was a country
singer, musician, and entrepreneur who became one of the most influential
country-pop crossover artists of the 1980s. Learning the basics of piano from
his cousin, rock ‘n’ roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis, Mickey Gilley took his passion
for music and invested all of his energy into becoming a singer and pianist. He
released his first independent single, "Ooh Wee Baby,” in 1957 and followed that
the following year by signing with Dot Records and releasing “Call Me Shorty.”
He continued to release a series o...