The legendary Mickey Gilley
BRANSON, MO, July 9, 2013 – The title to his 1984 hit “Too Good To Stop Now” pretty well sums up the current Branson activities of the legendary country music star Mickey Gilley. For some, the 2009 near fatal accident that left him paralyzed to the point where doctors thought that he night never walk again might have ended a five decade musical career that generated over 39 hits, including 17 number one hits on the country music charts, but not for Gilley.
He fought back to the point where he was not only walking, but in 2011 resumed performances at his Branson theatre where he currently performs the Mickey Gilley Show Sunday through Wednesday. Backed by the “Urbanetts” and the “Urban Cowboy Band” Gilley takes center stage and, displaying the magic that has made him the legend he is, captivates his audience with a trip through his career complete with all seventeen of his number one hits as well as stories of his past 50 years in show business and those he shared it with, such as his cousin Jerry Lee Lewis.
Not only is Gilley performing on the stage in Branson he is also staring on the RFD TV Show “Gilley’s Place TV.” Staring Gilley with Branson entertainers Delena Ditto and Katie Lynn assisting, the weekly show is filmed at “Gilley’s Texas Café” in Branson. The show features Gilley performing, “Mickey’s Musical Moment” sharing a performance from the past 50 years of his legendary career as well as guest appearances and interviews with current Branson and other nationally known performers. The Oak Ridge Boys were the guests on his first show of the season. Other guests appearing in Season One are:
July 12th – Daniel O’Donnell
July 19th – Gatlin Brothers
July 26th – Paul Harris
August 2nd – Tony Orlando
August 9th – Shoji Tabuchi
August 16th – Barbara Fairchild
August 23rd – Jim Barber
August 30th – Baldknobbers & Clay Cooper
September 6th – Mel Tillis
September 13th – Gene Watson
September 20th – Buck Trent
September 27th – T. Graham Brown, Linda Davis & Neal McCoy
And if that’s not enough, Gilley is participating in Branson Tourism Center’s exclusive Cruise With The Stars event consisting of two separate Branson entertainment activities which have been exclusively and uniquely combined into one “event.” In Gilley’s case the first event is seeing the Mickey Gilley Show at his theatre. The second, and separate activity, is going on an exclusive VIP luncheon cruise with Gilley aboard Main Street Cruise Lines‘ 100 foot luxury yacht, Landing Princess at 11:45 AM on September 19. It should be noted that although the Landing Princess has a spectacular dinner sightseeing cruise daily, the VIP luncheon cruise is available only as part of the Cruise With The Stars entertainment experience offered exclusively to Branson Tourism Center customers because of the special relationship it has with each of the shows involved and Main Street Lake Cruises.
Even after 50 years of entertaining, a near fatal accident and other things that might have made many people stop, Gilley continues doing what he loves to do. It adds special meaning to the words, “But it feels too good to stop now” as he sings the last line in the chorus of his 1984 hit “Too Good to Stop Now.”