Gilley Pleased and Entertained A Nearly Filled Grafton Boatworks

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Mickey Gilley Raises Thousands For Grafton Police

Thursday, June 14, 2018 - 08:18

GRAFTON - Country Star Mickey Gilley is in his 80s, but he still has the “honky-tonk” style that made him famous years ago during the “Urban Cowboy” days.

Gilley appeared Friday night in Grafton in front of 700-plus people at the Historic Boat Works next to the Loading Dock in a concert to benefit the Grafton Police Department.

Gilley spent the last 20 minutes of the show with a set from his “Urban Cowboy” fame, full of movie clips and songs the entertained the enthusiastic crowd.

Peter Allen, one of the concert organizers, said: “Our goal was just to raise money for the police department. The funds from ticket sales the last few weeks went to Grafton Police Department We hoped to raise $3,000 to $5,000. They need radios need antennas, bulletproof vests and have a big list of needs the village can’t provide. One thing we love from mayor and police on down is they welcome tourists and have a friendly police force.”

Allen went on to say that Ron Young of Nashville Productions is a personal friend of Mickey Gilley and he enabled the event to happen at a discounted rate so Grafton could raise money for the police.

The Grafton Chamber of Commerce coordinated ticket sales, promotion and hospitality.

  • Mickey Gilley gets a laugh from the crowd as he tells everyone that everyone asks him about what it's like to have Jerry Lee Lewis and Jimmy Swaggart as cousins. As he held up a copy of "Unconquered", he said it's all in here and it's $20.
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