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3 unusual facts about Urban Cowboy


Bob Stillman

One of his songs, "Long Hard Day", was featured in Urban Cowboy; he was a standby for the role of Cosmé McMoon in Souvenir.

Geographic areas of Houston

Pasadena is Houston's most populous suburb and the former location of "Gilley's", the honky-tonk bar that inspired the hit 1980 movie Urban Cowboy, which was filmed in Pasadena.

Mechanical bull

The mechanical bull as an entertainment device as well as the commercial use of mechanical bulls gained popular appeal with the release of the 1980 movie Urban Cowboy.


Could I Have This Dance

"Could I Have This Dance" was featured in the 1980 film Urban Cowboy and appeared on both the soundtrack album for that film, as well as on Murray's Greatest Hits compilation, issued in late 1980.

Gary Nicholson

One of his first cuts was "Jukebox Argument", sung by Mickey Gilley in the film Urban Cowboy.

Lauren Lucas

Lucas also contributed to the Broadway adaptation of the film Urban Cowboy, and one of her cuts for the play was nominated for a Tony award.

Patsy Swayze

Patsy Swayze transitioned to film by choreographing her first movie, Urban Cowboy, starring John Travolta and Debra Winger.


see also

All the Wrong Places

All the Wrong Places is the byline to the song Lookin' for Love (in all the wrong places) released in 1980 as part of the soundtrack to the John Travolta and Debra Winger film Urban Cowboy.

Bruce Nelson Stratton

A sometimes recording artist he charted nationally in 1973 with "Shake Em Up and let Em Roll" on Royal American and was the opening act at Gilley's for Mickey Gilley and Johnny Lee where he also originated the first live broadcast over KENR in Houston from Gilley's (The Saturday Night Special) which later evolved into the syndicated "Live at Gilley's during the Urban Cowboy heyday.

Gilley's Urban Cowboy Band

In 1981 the Gilley's Urban Cowboy Band won its first and only Grammy.