Gilley died Saturday in Branson, Missouri, where he helped run the Mickey Gilley Grand Shanghai Theatre. He had been performing as recently as last month, but was in failing health over the past week.
"He passed peacefully with his family and close friends by his side," according a statement from Mickey Gilley Associates.
"If I had one wish in life, I would wish for more time," Gilley told The Associated Press in March 2001 as he celebrated his 65th birthday. Not that he'd do anything differently, the singer said. "I thank John Travolta every night before bed for keeping my career alive," Gilley told the AP in 2002."It's impossible to tell you how grateful I am for my involvement with 'Urban Cowboy.' That film had a huge impact on my career, and still does."
An upscale version of the old Gilley's nightclub opened in Dallas in 2003. In recent years, Gilley moved to Branson.
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