About
Country music nightclub owner who was in the 1980 movie Urban Cowboy and who released hits like "Room Full of Roses." He also released a popular cover of "Stand By Me." In 1976, he won Single of the Year at the Academy of County Music for his song "Bring It On Home To Me."
Before Fame
He realized he could be a professional when his cousin Jerry Lee Lewis hit the top of the charts. He released a few singles before opening his nightclub, including 'Now I Can Live Again.'
Trivia
He released the single "Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time" in 1975, which went to #1 on the top forty country chart. In 2002, he was inducted into the Delta Music Museum Hall of Fame.
Family Life
He married Geraldine Garrett and, after their divorce in 1960, he married Vivian Gilley.
Associated With
He starred in Urban Cowboy with John Travolta.
