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Village People is an American disco group known for its on-stage costumes and suggestive lyrics in their music. The group was originally formed by French producers Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo and lead singer Victor Willis [ 1 ] following the release of the debut album Village People , which targeted disco's large gay audience.
Past and present members of the band the Village People. Pages in category "Village People members" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Felipe Ortiz Rose (born January 12, 1954) is an American musician who was an original member of the disco group the Village People.While in the group, he performed as "The Indian", [2] usually wearing a costume consisting of an imitation, "bespangled war bonnet", [3] loincloth, and theatrical face paint.
David Hodo (born Richard Davis Hodo; July 7, 1947, also known as David "Scar" Hobo) [1] is an American dancer and singer. He is best known as a member of the group Village People, in which he was the construction worker character from 1978 to 1982 and from 1987 to 2013.
Ray Simpson (born January 15, 1954) is an American singer best known as a former lead singer and "Cop" of the disco super-group Village People, having been in that role for over 30 years. In August 1979, he replaced original lead singer, Victor Willis as the Cop , a role he would fill until 1982, and again from 1987 until Willis' return in 2017.
Anzalone was born in Dayton, Ohio, but grew up in Watertown, New York, [2] and Santa Barbara, California, graduating from San Marcos High School in 1983. He studied theater and music at the University of Miami and graduated summa cum laude in May 2012 from Arizona State University with a Bachelor's degree in Film and Media, and in 2018 he received a Master's degree in American Media and ...
Willis agreed to sing lead and background vocals under the guise of Village People, an at-that-point non-existent concept group.The album Village People was released in July 1977, including the hits "San Francisco (You've Got Me)" and "In Hollywood (Everybody is a Star)", and became a huge hit in the burgeoning disco market.
Live and Sleazy is the first live album and fifth studio album by the Village People and features a mixture of live and studio recordings. It was released as a double LP. The album featured numerous lead singers: original cop Victor Willis on the entire "Live" disk; on the "Sleazy" disk, construction worker David Hodo on track 1, Ray Simpson (who replaced Willis as the cop) on tracks 2, 3, and ...