
Willy DeVille
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Willy DeVille (born William Paul Borsey Jr.; August 25, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American singer and songwriter. During his thirty-five-year career, first with his band Mink DeVille (1974–1986) and later on his own, DeVille created songs rooted in traditional American musical styles. He worked with collaborators from across the spectrum of contemporary music, including Jack Nitzsche, Doc Pomus, Dr. John, Mark Knopfler, Allen Toussaint, and Eddie Bo. Latin rhythms, blues riffs, doo-wop, Caju
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Film Review: Two Music Docs That Go Deep - “City of a Million Dreams” and “Heaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy DeVille”
Lundberg Family Foundation Master Film Series: ‘Heaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy DeVille’
Music Reviews: Willy DeVille’s ‘Venus of the Docks: Live in Bremen 2008,’ plus Erika Lewis, Michelle Malone, and Stew Cutler