Mickey Gilley has been played on NTS in shows including Country Hayride, featured first on 29 January 2017. Songs played include Let's Sing A Song Together and Don't The Girls All Get Prettier At Closing Time.

Mickey Leroy Gilley was born 9th March 1936 in Natchez, Mississippi. Best known as a Country music singer and piano player, he moved to Houston at age 17 and began playing rock n roll in local clubs, cutting "Tell Me Why" and "Oo-ee-baby" for the local Minor label. He experienced little success on a succession of labels - Dot (Memphis), Rex (New Orleans), Khoury (Lake Charles, Louisiana)…