Country singer Mickey Gilley, who helped inspire Urban Cowboy, dies at 86

Star said the film - based on his Texas club - had huge impact' on his career while in life I am doing exactly what I want to do'

Country music star Mickey Gilley, whose namesake Texas honky-tonk inspired the 1980 film Urban Cowboy and a nationwide wave of western-themed nightspots, has died aged 86.

Gilley died on 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.