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Village People
The Village People at Asbury Park, New Jersey, in 2006.
Background information
Origin	New York City, NY, U.S.
Genre(s)	Disco Dance-pop Funk R&B
Years active	1977–present
Label(s)	Casablanca Records Black Scorpio RCA Polygram
Website	www.OfficialVillagePeople.com
Members
G. Jeff Olson Eric Anzalone Ray Simpson Felipe Rose Alex Briley David "Scar" Hodo
Former members
Randy Jones Glenn Hughes (DECEASED) Victor Willis Ray Stephens (DECEASED) Mark Lee (Village People) Miles Jaye Davis Py Douglas Bill Whitefield Alex Timmerman

Village People were a concept disco group formed in the late 1970s. The group is well known for their on-stage costumes as for their catchy tunes and suggestive lyrics. Original members were: police officer (Victor Willis), American Indian chief (Felipe Rose), cowboy (Randy Jones), construction worker (David Hodo), leatherman (Glenn Hughes) and Military man (Alex Briley). For the release of "In the Navy", both Willis and Briley appeared temporarily as sailors. The group is seen by some music critics as less serious for their camp style, appearance and musical choices. Although modern LGBT and gay rights movements were still emerging, the Village People were seen as boosting gay pride around the world.^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Map of Asbury Park in Monmouth County, NJ, along the Atlantic Ocean (also see: full-state map). ... 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Village People scored a number of disco and dance hits, including their trademark "Macho Man", "Go West", the classic club medley of "San Francisco (You've Got Me) / In Hollywood (Everybody is a Star)", "In the Navy", "Can't Stop the Music", "Sex Over the Phone" and their biggest hit, "Y.M.C.A.". This article is about the music genre. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Macho Man is a 1978 disco song performed by the Village People. ... Go West is a song by the 1970s disco group Village People. ... See In the Navy (film) for the 1941 Abbott & Costello film. ... Cant Stop The Music is a 1980 song by Village People. ... Sex Over The Phone is a 1985 song by Village People. ... Y.M.C.A. is a 1978 song by the Village People which became a hit in January 1979. ...

Collectively, the Village People have sold 85 million albums and singles. The group also recorded new materials under the name "The Amazing Veepers".

History

1977-1979

The original Village People lineup in 1978. Left to right; Randy Jones, David Hodo, Felipe Rose, Victor Willis, Glenn Hughes and Alex Briley.

The group was created by Jacques Morali, who was a French musical composer. He had written a few songs when he heard Victor Willis singing background vocals in a studio. Morali approached Willis and told him, "I had a dream that you sang lead on my album and it went very, very big." Willis agreed to sing on the first album, "Village People." Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Randy Jones, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, on 13 September 1952, was the original cowboy in Village People. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Felipe Rose (born January 12, 1954 in New York City) was a founding member of the disco group the Village People. ... Victor Edward Willis (born on July 1, 1951 in Dallas, Texas) is a singer, songwriter, actor; and original lead singer of the disco group Village People. ... Glenn M. Hughes (July 18, 1950 - March 4, 2001) was the original Biker character in the disco group Village People from 1977 to 1996 and one of the groups straight members. ... Alexander Briley (Alex) performed in the role of Village People. ... Jacques Morali was a disco composer. ...

It was a success, so Morali and his business partner, Henri Belolo, (under the collaboration Can't Stop Productions), decided to build a real group around Willis for a stage act to showcase and perform their disco music creations. They took out an ad in a trade magazine band which read: "Macho Types Wanted: Must Have Moustache." The first recruit, Indian Rose, Morali literally bumped into on the streets of Greenwich Village. Rose was a bartender who wore jingle bells on his boots. He was invited along to take part in the sessions for the first album. Alex Briley (who eventually took on the soldierman persona) was a friend of Willis'. The other three, Mark Mussler (construction worker), Dave Forrest (cowboy) and the original leatherman, were quickly replaced, respectively, by Dave Hodo, Randy Jones and Glenn Hughes, who all had more experience as actors/singers/dancers. Leatherman Hughes had first been been spotted as a toll collector at the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel. Early on, one of the group's songwriters, Peter Whitehead, even performed with the group for a brief time. Henri Belolo is a French music producer, very successful during the disco era. ... The Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel is a toll road in New York City which crosses under the East River at its mouth and connects the Boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan, passing under but providing no access to Governors Island. ...

Despite the French songwriters, the songs lyrics were all in English as Morali and Belolo used American lyricists. On the first album, they brought in songwriting legends Phil Hurtt and the aforementioned Peter Whitehead. For the next three albums (and on other Can't Stop Productions such as Ritchie Family and Patrick Juvet) lead singer Willis was the lyricist. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

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While the song "Macho Man" put them on the map, their 1978 anthem "Y.M.C.A." made them one of the most successful disco groups. Y.M.C.A. is a 1978 song by the Village People which became a hit in January, 1979. ...

In 1979, the United States Navy considered using "In the Navy," another Village People hit, in a recruiting advertising campaign on television and radio. They contacted Belolo, who decided to give the rights for free on the condition that the Navy help them shoot the music video. Less than a month later, Village People arrived at the San Diego Naval base. The Navy provided them with a warship, several aircraft, and hundreds of Navy men. The Navy later canceled the campaign. USN redirects here. ... See In the Navy (film) for the 1941 Abbott & Costello film. ...

Their fame reached its peak in 1979. The Village People were featured on the cover of Rolling Stone, Vol. 289, April 19, 1979. This article is about the magazine. ... is the 109th day of the year (110th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ...

Willis left the group at the end of 1979, and the group's downfall began.

1980-1985

Ray Simpson, brother of Valerie Simpson (of Ashford & Simpson), stepped into Willis' shoes in time for the group's highly anticipated 1980 feature film Can't Stop the Music, directed by Nancy Walker, written by Allan Carr and Bronte Woodard, music and lyrics by Jacques Morali (although Willis penned the lyrics to "Milk Shake" and "Magic Night") and starring Steve Guttenberg, Valerie Perrine, Jean-Claude Billmaer, Bruce Jenner, and the Village People. By the time it was released, however, disco was waning and the movie "won" the Worst Picture and Worst Screenplay prizes at the 1980 Golden Raspberry Awards in March 1981 and was nominated in almost all the other categories. Despite that, the song, "Can't Stop The Music" became a Club Play chart hit and moderate radio hit. The soundtrack also featured the talents of "David London," who under his real name Dennis "Fergie" Frederiksen went on to become the future lead singer of Toto and one of the main contributors to the Village People's next album. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Nickolas Ashford (born May 4, 1942, in Fairfield, South Carolina) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946 in The Bronx, New York) are a successful songwriting/ production team, as well as being recording artists in their own right. ... Nickolas Ashford (born May 4, 1942, in Fairfield, South Carolina) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946 in The Bronx, New York) are a successful husband and wife songwriting/production team, as well as being recording artists in their own right. ... See Cant Stop the Music (album) for the soundtrack album of the movie or Cant Stop The Music (song) for the title song. ... Nancy Walker as Rosie the Waitress Nancy Walker (May 10, 1922 – March 25, 1992) was an American actress. ... Allan Carr, 1989 Allan Carr (born Allan Solomon on May 27, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, died June 29, 1999) was an American film producer and manager of actors and musicians. ... Jacques Morali was a disco composer. ... Steven Robert Guttenberg (born August 24, 1958) is an American film and television actor. ... On the cover of Playboy, August 1981 Valerie Ritchie Perrine (born September 3, 1943) is an American actress and model. ... William Bruce Jenner (born October 28, 1949 in Mount Kisco, New York) is a U.S. track athlete, known principally for winning the decathlon in the 1976 Summer Olympics. ... The Golden Raspberries or Razzies were created by John Wilson in 1980, intended to complement the Academy Awards by dishonoring the worst acting, screenwriting, songwriting, directing, and films that the film industry had to offer. ... The Golden Raspberries or Razzies were created by John Wilson in 1980, intended to complement the Academy Awards by dishonoring the worst acting, screenwriting, songwriting, directing, and films that the film industry had to offer. ... The 1st Golden Raspberry Awards were held on March 31, 1981. ... Dennis Hardy Fergie Frederiksen was the former lead singer for Toto for their Isolation album. ...

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In 1981, with the popularity of disco gone and New Wave music on the rise, Village People replaced its on-stage costumes with a new look inspired by the New Romantic movement, and released the New Wave album Renaissance; It was a only a minor success and produced no hits. New Wave was a music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the early-to-mid 1980s. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Renaissance is an album by the Village People. ...

Victor Willis returned to the group briefly in late 1981 to help out on the album Fox on the Box which was released in 1982 only in Europe but did have limited release in the U.S. in 1983 under the title In the Street. Miles Jaye had taken over for Ray Simpson as lead singer by 1983 and contributed an extra track to In the Street. Mark Lee replaced Hodo in 1982. Fox On The Box is an album by the Village People. ... In The Street is an album by the Village People. ... Mark Lee may mean: Mark C. Lee, an astronaut Mark Lee (comedian), a Singaporean comedian of Singapores Mediacorp TV. Mark Lee, the guitarist for the Christian rock band Third Day. ...

Although their last album containing new material, the 1985 dance/Hi-NRG release Sex Over The Phone, was not a huge commercial success, it fared better in sales and club play than their Renaissance album. The "Sex Over The Phone" music video, due to the rise of video on the Internet, has become a viral video phenomenon. The Sex album featured yet another new lead singer, Ray Stephens. Py Douglas came in to sub for Stephens for some of the group's appearances in 1985. For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). ... Hi-NRG (High Energy) is a type of electronic dance music which emerged and then became popular in nightclubs in the early 1980s. ... Sex Over The Phone is an album by the Village People. ... The term viral video refers to video clip content which gains widespread popularity through the process of Internet sharing, typically through email or IM messages, blogs and other media sharing websites. ...

1985 to present

The Village People perform "In The Navy" at Asbury Park, New Jersey, 3 June 2006.

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• A now rare remix album of their 1970s & early 1980s hits was released in 1989.
• On November 15, 1991, Village People founder Jacques Morali dies from AIDS complications in Paris, France.
• The Village People had a comeback and toured in 1993.
• In 1994, Village People joined the German national football team to sing its official World Cup '94 theme Far Away In America.
• In 1994, the indie punk rock label Go Kart Records wanted the Village People to release an all Sex Pistols cover album. The group declined. Instead, Cowboy Randy Jones sang Greg Brady's part on a punk cover of The Brady Bunch classic 'Time To Change'.
• In 2001, Felipe Rose appeared as himself on the game show, To Tell The Truth
• On March 4, 2001, original member Glenn Hughes (Leatherman) passes away from lung cancer in New York City.
• Starting in 2004, Village People performed as the opening act for Cher on her Farewell Tour until it ended in April 2005. It was a highly successful tour for both artists.
• From July 18 to July 20, 2004, Village People performed in Berlin for three shows as an opening act for the German punk band Die Ärzte.
• On June 6, 2006 Village People were scheduled to be the headline act at Asbury Park's famous Gay Pride parade and festival.
• On June 20, 2006, Victor Willis, original lead singer, made his first direct statement to the media in over 25 years indicating that the "nightmare of drug abuse" is being lifted from his life and that he looked forward to being released into a residential drug treatment program. Moreover, he apologized to Village People fans for refusing to perform live concerts since leaving Village People. In that same press statement, Victor Willis revealed that a book based on his life as lead singer of Village People is due for release in 2008 and he will embark on an international tour to coincide with its release.
• On September 5, 2006, Willis was ordered released from custody and into the Betty Ford Center. He was given 3 years probation and ordered to abstain from further use of drugs.
• On July 4, 2006 Village People opened for Los Lonely Boys at the Chevy Freedom Over Texas Fourth of July extravaganza.
• On September 4, 2006, Village People performed at The 2006 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon.
• On September 30, 2006, Village People performed at Hard Rock Cafe in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
• On August 31, 2007, Victor Willis gave his first live concert in 28 years, in Las Vegas.
• On October 8, 2007, Village People performed at Toyota in Torrance, CA.
• On October 23, 2007, Village People performed on the NBC game show The Singing Bee.
• On October 31, 2007, Victor Willis took the stage in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
• On November 17, 2007, Victor Willis wed his long-time love Karen, a lawyer and executive.

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Cultural references

Star Wars characters, a Jawa, Greedo, Chewbacca and a stormtrooper, take on the iconic roles of the Village People and lead the crowd in the "YMCA" dance at a Disney weekend event in 2007.

Due to their easily recognizable characters, the group have frequently been imitated or parodied in films, TV-series, video games and music. Numerous covers and homages of their songs have been recorded. The stereotypical masculine characters, particularly the leather-clad biker character with handlebar moustaches, have also become a widespread pop culture icons associated with male gay culture and YMCA has become something of an anthem of the LGBT movement.
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Discography

Main albums

Village People is an album by Village People. ... Macho Man is an album by Village People. ... For the Smokey Robinson song, see Cruisin (song). ... Go West is an album by the Village People. ... Live and Sleazy is an album by the Village People. ... Cant Stop the Music is the soundtrack album by Village People for their movie Cant Stop the Music released in 1980. ... Renaissance is an album by the Village People. ... Fox On The Box is an album by the Village People. ... In The Street is an album by the Village People. ... Sex Over The Phone is an album by the Village People. ...

Compilations & Other

• Live: Seoul Song Festival (1984)
• Greatest Hits (1988)
• Greatest Hits '89 Remixes (1989)
• The Best Of Village People (1994)
• The Very Best Of (1998)
• 20th Century Masters, The Millennium Collection...The Best Of Village People (2001)

Lineup

The Village People have had a number of lineup changes over the years. Those listed with an * below are in the current lineup.

Original 'People'

original cowboy Randy Jones in 2001.

• Alex Briley - G.I./Sailor
• David Hodo - Construction Worker
• Glenn Hughes - Leatherman/Biker. (Hughes died of lung cancer on March 4, 2001).
• Randy Jones - Cowboy
• Felipe Rose - Indian
• Victor Willis- Cop/Admiral (original lead singer/writer until late 1979). He returned in late 1981 for the 1982 album, Fox On The Box. He wrote the lyrics to all of the group's major hits, including "In the Navy", "Y.M.C.A.", "Macho Man", and "Go West". In addition, he wrote the lyrics for the songs "Milk Shake" and "Magic Night." from the Can't Stop the Music movie soundtrack.

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Replacement 'People'

Replacement cowboy at Asbury Park, New Jersey in June 2006.

• Mark Mussler - the Construction Worker, 1977(prior to Hodo)
• Dave Forrest - the Cowboy, 1977(prior to Jones)
• Peter Whitehead - co-songwriter with Willis, Henri Belolo, Phil Hurtt & Jacques Morali, briefly performed onstage with the group 1977
• Eric Anzalone - the Leatherman/Biker, replacement, since 1995
• G. Jeff Olson - the Cowboy, replacement, 1980-1985, 1991- present.
• Ray Simpson - the Policeman, replacement, 1979-1982; 1987-present. He was the lead vocalist for Can't Stop the Music and its soundtrack, Renaissance, and select tracks on Live and Sleazy and Fox On The Box / In the Street.
• Miles Jaye - the Policeman, replacement, 1983-1984. He was the lead vocalist on the In the Street bonus track "America" and Live: Seoul.
• Ray Stephens- the Policeman, replacement, 1985. He was the lead vocalist on Sex Over The Phone. He died in 1990.
• Py Douglas - The Policeman. Briefly replaced Ray Stephens in some TV appearances during their ' 85 European tour promoting album Sex Over The Phone...
• Mark Lee - the Construction Worker, 1982-1985. On the albums Fox On The Box, In the Street, Live: Seoul, and Sex Over The Phone
• Bill Whitefield- the Construction Worker. Made some concert appearances in 2002 and 2003.
• Alex Timmerman- the G.I. Made some concert appearances in 2004.

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Set list

• "We're an American Band"
• "Macho Man"
• "Iko Iko"
• "San Francisco (You've Got Me)" / "In Hollywood (Everybody is a Star)"
• "Trash Disco"
• "Take My Breath Away"
• "Mighty Real (You make me Feel"
• "In the Navy"
• "Obsession"
• "Don't Leave Me This Way"
• "Y.M.C.A."

When performing in other parts of the world the band will open with "Go West" instead of "We're an American Band". In Australia and parts of Asia, "Milkshake" and "Can't Stop the Music" are. In Italy the band is asked to perform "5 O'Clock in the Morning." and "Sex Over the Phone" due to the success over there. Other selections include "Fire Island", "Hot Cop", "Key West", "Rock n Roll is Back", "Ready For the 80's", "Save Me" (done as a ballad with Alexander Briley (G.I.) doing a solo), "Magic Night" and a cover of "Gimmie Some Lovin". This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Macho Man is a 1978 disco song performed by the Village People. ... Iko Iko is a popular song, covered by many artists. ... Take My Breath Away is the name of a love song from the film Top Gun, performed by the band Berlin. ... See In the Navy (film) for the 1941 Abbott & Costello film. ... Obsession is a 1984 song recorded by new wave synth-dance outfit Animotion. ... Dont Leave Me This Way is a song made popular by Thelma Houston and later The Communards. ... Y.M.C.A. is a 1978 song by the Village People which became a hit in January 1979. ... Go West is a song by the 1970s disco group Village People. ...

See also

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
• List of artists who reached number one in Ireland

This is a list of number-one dance hits as recorded by Billboard Magazine’s Hot Dance Club Play chart — a weekly national survey of popular songs in U.S. dance clubs. ... This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on Billboard magazines Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. ... This is an incomplete list of recording artists who have reached number one on the singles and albums chart in Republic of Ireland. ...

References

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