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Died ten years ago today, August 6, 2009: Willy DeVille
It was just a guess on this one, that I should think about him today. I thought I might have posted last year, but a search shows nada.
He had this one tune I really like.
Willy DeVille
Willy DeVille
Willy DeVille in 2008
Background information
Birth name: William Paul Borsey Jr.
Born: August 25, 1950, Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Died: August 6, 2009 (aged 58), New York City, New York, USA
Website: willydevillemusic.com
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 original 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, Cajun music, strains of French cabaret, and echoes of early-1960s uptown soul can be heard in DeVille's work.
Mink DeVille was a house band at CBGB, the historic New York City nightclub where punk rock was born in the mid-1970s. DeVille helped redefine the Brill Building sound. In 1987 his song "Storybook Love" was nominated for an Academy Award. After his move to New Orleans in 1988, he helped spark the roots revival of classic New Orleans R&B. His soulful lyrics and explorations in Latin rhythms and sounds helped define a new musical style sometimes called "Spanish-Americana".
DeVille died of pancreatic cancer on August 6, 2009 in a New York hospital. He was 58 years old. Although his commercial success waxed and waned over the years, his legacy as a songwriter has influenced many other musicians such as Mark Knopfler and Peter Wolf.
Willy DeVille
Willy DeVille in 2008
Background information
Birth name: William Paul Borsey Jr.
Born: August 25, 1950, Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Died: August 6, 2009 (aged 58), New York City, New York, USA
Website: willydevillemusic.com
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 original 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, Cajun music, strains of French cabaret, and echoes of early-1960s uptown soul can be heard in DeVille's work.
Mink DeVille was a house band at CBGB, the historic New York City nightclub where punk rock was born in the mid-1970s. DeVille helped redefine the Brill Building sound. In 1987 his song "Storybook Love" was nominated for an Academy Award. After his move to New Orleans in 1988, he helped spark the roots revival of classic New Orleans R&B. His soulful lyrics and explorations in Latin rhythms and sounds helped define a new musical style sometimes called "Spanish-Americana".
DeVille died of pancreatic cancer on August 6, 2009 in a New York hospital. He was 58 years old. Although his commercial success waxed and waned over the years, his legacy as a songwriter has influenced many other musicians such as Mark Knopfler and Peter Wolf.
Here's that song.
Album:
Krazlo
Published on Jan 21, 2014
Original studio version from Sportin' Life, 1985. HD 1080p.
Rest In Peace Willy DeVille (August 25, 1950 - August 6, 2009)
Live:
PetersPopShow
Published on Dec 17, 2010
Mink de Ville - Italian Shoes - Rock am Ring - 1985
Italian Shoes
Mink DeVille
Ooh!
Ooh!
Ooh-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo
Something about me
The women all love
I wear Italian shoes (Hoo!)
Always in style, soft to the touch
I wear Italian shoes
I'm going to walk down the avenue
Shinin' like a Cadillac car
You better be sure I'm together
I look like a Hollywood star
Whoo!
Check out the toes
Sharp as a knife
I wear Italian shoes
Soft to the touch
Always in style
I wear Italian shoes
I'm gonna dance out on the floor
Looking like Johnny B. Goode
It better be known I'm together
Better be understood
They got a feeling
You know I love
I wear Italian shoes
Soft like butter
Fit like a glove
I wear Italian shoes
Ooh!
Ooh!
Ooh!
Ooh!
Something about me
The women all love
I wear Italian shoes
Soft like butter
Fit like a glove
I wear…
Source: Musixmatch
Mink DeVille
Ooh!
Ooh!
Ooh-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo
Something about me
The women all love
I wear Italian shoes (Hoo!)
Always in style, soft to the touch
I wear Italian shoes
I'm going to walk down the avenue
Shinin' like a Cadillac car
You better be sure I'm together
I look like a Hollywood star
Whoo!
Check out the toes
Sharp as a knife
I wear Italian shoes
Soft to the touch
Always in style
I wear Italian shoes
I'm gonna dance out on the floor
Looking like Johnny B. Goode
It better be known I'm together
Better be understood
They got a feeling
You know I love
I wear Italian shoes
Soft like butter
Fit like a glove
I wear Italian shoes
Ooh!
Ooh!
Ooh!
Ooh!
Something about me
The women all love
I wear Italian shoes
Soft like butter
Fit like a glove
I wear…
Source: Musixmatch
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on it.
Tikki
