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Urban Cowboy and the Rise of Country Music
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32:58 - 36:51 (03:53)

The producer behind Urban Cowboy, a film that helped popularize country music in the late 70s, believed he had a huge soundtrack in his hands, just like Saturday Night Fever, and bought the rights to the magazine article for $200,000. Despite the movie's success, punk music was still going strong and hating everything mainstream at the time.

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The hosts discuss Mickey Gilley, who is 85 and had a big crossover hit with "Looking for Love", which was on the Urban Cowboy soundtrack.
32:58 - 33:18 (00:20)
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Mickey Gilley
Summary

The hosts discuss Mickey Gilley, who is 85 and had a big crossover hit with "Looking for Love", which was on the Urban Cowboy soundtrack.

Chapter
Urban Cowboy and the Rise of Country Music
Episode
Mechanical Bulls!
Podcast
Stuff You Should Know
Learn about the making of Urban Cowboy and how it impacted the country music genre in this podcast episode.
33:18 - 36:51 (03:33)
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Urban Cowboy
Summary

Learn about the making of Urban Cowboy and how it impacted the country music genre in this podcast episode.

Chapter
Urban Cowboy and the Rise of Country Music
Episode
Mechanical Bulls!
Podcast
Stuff You Should Know