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Willy C. Vlautin (born 1967) is an American author, musician and songwriter. He was the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter of Portland, Oregon rock band Richmond Fontaine (1994–2016) and is currently a member of The Delines .
Underpinned by lead singer and songwriter Willy Vlautin's lyrics, Richmond Fontaine songs often evoke imagery of Reno, Nevada, Portland, the Western United States, and Mexico, while telling stories in a style that critics have compared to Raymond Carver. [1] [2] [3] The group has cited influences such as Gram Parsons, X, [4] Green on Red [5 ...
The Delines are an American band from Portland, Oregon.Their original line-up was vocalist Amy Boone, Jenny Conlee (The Decemberists) on keyboards, Sean Oldham, Freddy Trujillo and Willy Vlautin (Richmond Fontaine) and pedal steel player Tucker Jackson ().
Night Always Comes is an upcoming American crime thriller drama film directed by Benjamin Caron from a script by Sarah Conradt, adapting the 2021 novel The Night Always Comes by Willy Vlautin. It stars an ensemble cast led by Vanessa Kirby , and featuring Jennifer Jason Leigh , Julia Fox , Eli Roth and Randall Park .
The Motel Life is a 2012 American drama film starring Emile Hirsch, Stephen Dorff, Dakota Fanning, and Kris Kristofferson.Directed and produced by brothers Alan and Gabriel Polsky, the screenplay was adapted by Noah Harpster and Micah Fitzerman-Blue from Willy Vlautin's novel of the same name.
The Motel Life (2006) is the debut novel by musician and writer Willy Vlautin. It tells the story of two brothers from Reno, Nevada , whose lives are thrown into turmoil following a tragic accident. It was made into a movie starring Emile Hirsch , Stephen Dorff , and Dakota Fanning , and released in November 2013.
Willy Vlautin – lead singer for Richmond Fontaine; Eric Whitacre – composer and conductor; Whitton – singer-songwriter; David Yow – lead vocalist for Scratch Acid and The Jesus Lizard; Dolora Zajick – mezzo-soprano; Asaiah Ziv – hip hop musician
Also, the alt-country band Richmond Fontaine have a tribute song to the band, called "The Gits". Punk rock band 7 Year Bitch, who were good friends and briefly label mates of The Gits, named their 1994 album ¡Viva Zapata! in tribute to Mia Zapata. The album cover also featured a painting by artist Scott Musgrove featuring Zapata wearing bullet ...