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Zoneboy · 08-07-2009, 12:22 PM

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PARIS — US singer songwriter Willy DeVille, who headed the 1970s New York punk group Mink DeVille before going solo and taking new directions, has died at the age of 55, his French tour organiser said Friday.

"Willy DeVille this night joined Edith Piaf, Jack Nitzsche and Johnny Thunders", said Caramba Spectacles, referring respectively to the French star who inspired him, to his producer, and to a fellow-70s punk guitarist.

His wife had announced in June that DeVille had pancreatic cancer.

DeVille in the late 70s played in New York's mythical CBGB club alongside the likes of Blondie or the Ramones with his first album Cabretta produced by Nitzsche, former arranger for Phil Spector.

His subsequent albums began to ooze romantic, with "Le Chat Bleu" recorded in part in Paris and inspired by his love of Piaf's music and of the French capital.

The next decade saw DeVille play soul, sometimes with a Latin touch, producing the European hit "Italian Shoes."

He moved to New Orleans in the 90s, where he also reappropriated the sounds of rhythm'n'blues, cajun and creole, and in 1992 produced a mariachi version of Jimi Hendrix reprise "Hey Joe", which became an international hit.

His last albums "Crow Jane Alley" and "Pistola", soul and blues with a Latin rhythm, symbolised his role in helping to define a new musical style sometimes known as Spanish-American

catlover79 · 08-07-2009, 02:05 PM

MickeyMac · 08-07-2009, 04:15 PM

Wow I didnt hear about this. RIP.

ABlairican Pie · 08-08-2009, 01:31 AM

Thirty years ago I had a punk and new wave magazine with a story on Mink DeVille. He seemed like a classy individual live.

For a second, I read the name and I thought it was about C.C. DeVille of Poison!

Vito · 08-08-2009, 10:34 PM

I've always wished that I could sing like Willy DeVille: "She's a mixed-up shook-up girl, got me so strung out I don't know what to do-ooo-oooooo..."

Sad news.

08-07-2009, 12:22 PM	#1
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ABlairican Pie Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 12, 2001 Location: Living where cats reign more Supreme than a pizza. Posts: 31,620	Thirty years ago I had a punk and new wave magazine with a story on Mink DeVille. He seemed like a classy individual live. For a second, I read the name and I thought it was about C.C. DeVille of Poison!
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08-07-2009, 04:15 PM	#3
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,004	Wow I didnt hear about this. RIP.

08-08-2009, 10:34 PM	#5
Vito Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 28, 2008 Location: California Posts: 635	I've always wished that I could sing like Willy DeVille: "She's a mixed-up shook-up girl, got me so strung out I don't know what to do-ooo-oooooo..." Sad news.