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This song was chosen as the album's lead single and reached No. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. In an impressionistic sort of way. Mink DeVille toured the United States in 1978 with Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe. How can I go wrong?"[22]. There can't be anything cooler than a fur-lined Cadillac can there? In December 1976, Ben Edmonds (1950–2016), an A&R man for Capitol Records, and previously an editor for Creem, signed the band after spotting them at CBGB. "We went against strings on the first album—decided it should be outright, raw, and rude. Critic Robert Palmer wrote, "Mr. DeVille is a magnetic performer, but his macho stage presence camouflages an acute musical intelligence; his songs and arrangements are rich in ethnic rhythms and blues echoes, the most disparate stylistic references, yet they flow seamlessly and hang together solidly. Wrote critic Thom Jurek about these albums: (Both) are truly solid albums—despite lukewarm reviews at the time—showcasing much of Willy's theatrical personality and his own desire to provide for the elements of fantasy in rock music that the early rockers and doo-woppers did in the 1950s and 1960s (and that Piaf and Brel did in France). Two days later the elusive producer was sitting in my office. DeVille is scrambling on the other end of the phone to get settled. Capitol Records released Le Chat Bleu in Europe in 1980, but believed that American audiences would not warm to a record featuring accordions and strings. "We auditioned along with hundreds of others, but they liked us and took us on. "[2] On Return to Magenta, Willy DeVille and producers Nitzsche and Steve Douglas employed lavish string arrangements on several songs. In 1976, three Mink DeVille songs appeared on Live at CBGB's, a compilation album of bands that played CBGB (for the recording sessions, drummer Thomas R. "Manfred" Allen, Jr. was credited as Manfred Jones). When it was finally released in 1980, Le Chat Bleu remixed by Joel Dorn, made nearly every critic's list of the year's best records. I ended up on Bowery down there and I thought, 'Let's see what's going on here.' The '70s Punk Rebellion, Cabretta, and Coup de grâce. 4.0 out of 5 stars 22 tracks covering the great singer's capitol years. I mentioned my mission while chatting with friend and Del Shannon manager Dan Bourgoise, who responded 'Jack? The only stuff we were doing that people had heard was 'Please, Please, Please' by James Brown. On playbills and on live albums such as Willy DeVille Live (1993) and Acoustic Trio Live in Berlin (2003), Willy DeVille's backup band was sometimes called The Mink DeVille Band, an allusion to the earlier Mink DeVille. With Robert Urich, Robin Duke, Christine Ebersole, Mary Gross. "The rock world has lost another one of its influential pioneers," Kaye said. Willy’s band Mink Deville was one of the original CBGB’s house bands in New York from 1975-77 and his hipness factor has been well documented. Style: Blues Rock. We played for three years ... [D]uring that time we didn't get paid more than fifty bucks a night", DeVille said. Here he took his band in a new direction and recorded an entirely original album called Le Chat Bleu. I said, 'No Hilly and you know why? For this album, DeVille wrote several songs with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Doc Pomus. He has the songs, he has the voice, and he has the band. And that was the whole of it, plain and simple. Finally I got a new recording contract, with Atlantic, and a new manager. [18] Steve Douglas played saxophone, and the Immortals, a cappella singers whom Willy DeVille discovered at a reggae concert at Max's Kansas City, sang background vocals. [16], There was the Ramones, Patti Smith, Television, the Talking Heads, and us. We just fell in love with each other. The sad truth is that it took one phone call, and even that was sheer luck—or maybe divine providence. In 1977, the band recorded "Cabretta," a rock and roll/rhythm and blues album with renowned producer Jack Nitzsche. He was 58. Tracklist . He was even more amazed when Doc asked whether he'd write with him. He borrowed much of his phrasing from Ben E. King and couldn't believe it when someone told him that Doc Pomus wanted to meet him after the show. NEW YORK -- Willy DeVille, who founded the punk group Mink DeVille and was known for his blend of R&B, blues, Dixieland and traditional French Cajun ballads, has died, his publicist said Friday. FACEBOOK They captivate a listener in the same way a great period film would—they tell an epic story in a few minutes and capture all of its life and death drama. In the beginning I saw Mink DeVille as a hard-edged rock and roll band, and I wanted the Nitzsche who'd produced "Memo from Turner" (off the Performance soundtrack) and the great first Crazy Horse album ... 'How did you ever get Jack Nitzsche?' In 1985, "Sportin' Life" featured the European hit song "Italian Shoes.". Mink DeVille / Willy DeVille – Greatest Hits Label: EMI – 7243 8 38030 2 6 Format: CD, Compilation Country: Europe Released: 1996 Genre: Rock. [18] I walked in (to CBGB) and I saw Hilly (Hilly Kristal) standing there. "[4] DeVille also remarked about the name, "What could be more pimp than a mink Cadillac? But where Patti Smith was being produced by John Cale, Willy DeVille was hanging out with Doc Pomus and Jack Nitzsche -- both of whom he wrote with. We played the Barracks. And on Friday night he was at the Savoy, where he demonstrated with an almost insolent ease that he is still ready for the recognition that should have been his several years ago. Helpful. DeVille strode out of the wings and snatched the mike. Unlike Television, the Ramones, or Blondie, at heart Mink DeVille was an R&B band, and Willy an old-fashioned soul singer. The band recorded six albums in the years 1977 to 1985. Crazy! Born in Stamford, Conn., he is survived by his wife, Nina, and a son, Sean Borsey. [16], Cabretta, a multifaceted album of soul, R&B, rock, and blues recordings, is generally regarded as one of the best debut albums by a new band of the mid-1970s. [27], I had band problems, manager problems, record company problems. he said. 26-apr-2016 - Bekijk het bord "Willy DeVille - Mink DeVille" van Gerd Quirijnen op Pinterest. "I convinced the guys that I could get them work, and we climbed in the van and drove back the other way. Said Willy DeVille, "You listen to that music and you hear those really high strings, and that percussion, and the castanets; that's all Jack's (Jack Nitzsche's) work. I can put you in touch with him.' Featuring “Spanish Stroll”, “Demasiado Corazon” & “Hey Joe”, this 2LP set includes a 4-page booklet with extensive liner notes written by ex-band members and DeVille’s inner circle. 'When do we start?' The voice of Willy DeVille did. He spent much of his solo career playing in New York, New Orleans, and Europe, where he was incredibly popular. The album is often cited as the band's best out of the six studio albums. We were the five big draws. As well, musicians who played in The Mink DeVille Band sometimes played on Mink DeVille and Willy DeVille albums. Mink DeVille, for which DeVille was the principal songwriter, was billed as one of the most original groups on the New York punk scene after an appearance at the legendary CBGB club in Greenwich Village in the 1970s. Mink DeVille discography and songs: Music profile for Mink DeVille, formed 1974. "[31] However, David Wild of Rolling Stone praised Sportin' Life, calling it "[t]he most modern, polished sound of (Willy DeVille's) career." Mink DeVille Biography by Jason Ankeny + Follow Artist. "[10] In 2007, Willy DeVille said about the bands that played CBGBs, "We were all labeled as part of this American punk thing but I really didn't see any of us having much in common. From his legendary years fronting Mink DeVille to his critically-acclaimed solo career, Willy has been adding his own unique voice to the larger musical conversation for over three decades. We played CBGBs for three years, and all of the sudden word got out, and then came this word Punk, which where I come from is a bad word. That's why I never went back there. DeVille may have been referring to these psychedelic bands: "Mink DeVille: Smooth Running Caddy – The Tale of The Mink", "Mink Deville: Spanish stroll - Positieverloop in de Nederlandse Top 40", "Rolling Stone's 1980 Rock & Roll Awards – Critic's Poll", "Pop Jazz; Willy DeVille and the Mink in Weekend at the Savoy", "Willy DeVille, RIP: Remembering an American Original", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mink_DeVille&oldid=994308374, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Guitar: Ricky Borgia, Freddy Koëlla (also plays, Background vocals: Billy Valentine, John Valentine, Dorene Wise, Yadonna Wise, This page was last edited on 15 December 2020, at 01:44. He sat at his usual table and watched an empty spotlight. [19] The song went to No. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame songwriter Doc Pomus said about the band, "Mink DeVille knows the truth of a city street and the courage in a ghetto love song. These producers were a natural fit for Mink DeVille, whose members' tastes ran to the Ronettes, the Crystals and other 1960s-era New York City bands with their Brill Building sound. Buckwheat performs with his backup singers, Da Dupreems. So we went into this cheap little studio and did four songs, which Edmonds gave to Jack Nitzsche. by He bought me a beer and it got around to 'Would you like to come back?' Wow! '"[17] Wrote Ben Edmonds, who paired Nitzsche with Mink DeVille: It has always been assumed that our pairing was based on his (Nitzsche's) Spector accomplishments, but to me that was secondary. He was like my crazy uncle. It was nuts! rootsrockreggaesoulmusichut. To cover the cracks, Fast Floyd glued an old mink coat he had purchased at a thrift store to the dashboard. AdChoices When Lazy Ace broke up, DeVille, Allen Jr., Colbert, Rubén Sigüenza, and guitarist Robert McKenzie (a.k.a. Sitemap | Recorded in Paris and influenced by his admiration for siren Edith Piaf, the album featured "This Must Be the Night" and "Just to Walk That Little Girl Home.". [25], "Willy had found a more appreciative reception at Atlantic Records, where head man Ahmet Ertegun signed him to a fat new recording deal and promised to personally shepherd his career ...", reported Rolling Stone in 1980. The exposure eventually led to a record contract. Mink DeVille played its last concert on February 20, 1986 in New York City.[33]. Later in life, DeVille had only sour memories of CBGB. "[10] After Le Chat Bleu sold impressively in America as an import, Capitol finally released it in the United States. Fast Floyd was replaced by Louis X. Erlanger, who had played with John Lee Hooker and brought a deeper blues sensibility to the band; Colbert left the band and returned to California in 1977 and was replaced by Bobby Leonards (formerly of Tiffany Shade). Except for frontman Willy DeVille, the original members of the band played only on the first two albums (Cabretta and Return to Magenta). Elliott Murphy later asked me incredulously. "[4] Guitarist Fast Floyd and keyboard player Ritch Colbert arrived in New York City several months later. Rocker Willy DeVille died in 2009 at age 58 from pancreatitis and other health problems resulting from his hard-partying lifestyle. ", Better known in Europe than in the U.S., DeVille went solo in 1980 with "Le Chat Bleu." Doc (Pomus) was elated when he heard it. [4] In 1975, CBGB was the epicenter of punk rock and what would later be called new wave, but Mink DeVille didn't necessarily fit in the scene. I have seen Mink DeVille several times and was disappointed in this CD Read more. I didn't even know who Nitzsche was. EMAIL ME. What the wiry, dapper DeVille had that tied him to fellow CBGB resident bands like The Ramones, Television, Blondie and Talking Heads was an edge. 'No, it's gotta be something slick—something sorta French, somethin' sorta black ... poetry. We weren't ready to make great rock and roll records. These members of different Mink DeVille Bands played with Willy DeVille for ten years or more: This quote comes from the back cover of Mink DeVille's 1978 album. [4] He told Music Street Journal: "The whole band only got $50 dollars a night, even to the end. All rights reserved. Bekijk meer ideeën over Muziek, Muzikanten, Zangers. The host for the episode is Robert Urich, and the musical guest is Mink DeVille. "You mean the guy who wrote 'Save the Last Dance for Me'?" You never were fair to me.'"[15]. A Pompadour jutted out above his forehead like the lacquered hull of a submarine. | EU Privacy Preferences. Not to mention Jean-Claude doing the strings. To the symphonic sweetness of the Drifters he added his own Gallic romance and, in his vocal, a measure of punk rock's Bowery grit. Live At The Savoy - 1986 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Willy-DeVille-Videos/128087130584600 http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_131791920211690 Spanish Stroll Lyrics. | California Privacy Rights Wrote Allmusic: "Its sound is steeped in mid-'80s studio gloss and compression that often overwhelms quality material. I cleaned up my act. I met Rubén at a basement jam in San Francisco, and he liked everything I liked from The Drifters to, uh, Fritz Lang. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Cigarette smoke wafted into the shaft of light from offstage while the sax player blew Earle Hagen's "Harlem Nocturne". Nitzsche did all the Phil Spector stuff that we grew up with and loved. Youtube; Spanish Stroll Mink DeVille. They had him. That's pretty cool! Dr. John played keyboards and, once again, Douglas played saxophone. I was down in New Orleans and I came up here, kind of going down Memory Lane so to speak. 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. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from Mink DeVille. They released it immediately in Europe and everybody loved it. And he has expanded the scope of his music by adding elements of French cafe songs and Louisiana zydeco to the mixture of rock, blues, Latin and Brill Building soul that was already there. 11:50 AM PDT 8/7/2009 Stand By Me - L'Emission French TV.TV Appearances Vol. Bass player Bob Curiano, Drummer Shawn Murray for example, backed up Willy DeVille in his 1984 and 2007 European tours. Then one of the guys said how about Mink DeVille? As recorded by Mink Deville, album 'Late Night Tales: Fatboy Slim'. [6] According to a 1977 article in Creem, DeVille's wife Toots Deville suggested the name: "...the band looked like it might have been going nowhere, in reverse. Explained Kenny Margolis, who played piano and accordion in DeVille's early 1980s bands, "I don't think the American public had a chance to experience him because in America at that time you had MTV telling you what to like. That's all we were. Its featured song, "Spanish Stroll," was a Top 20 hit in Britain. His "Storybook Love," featured in the 1987 movie "The Princess Bride," was nominated for an Academy Award. "According to Willy—never one to let false modesty intrude on a good story—the Atlantic Records chairman said, 'You got the look, the performance, the writing, you know exactly what to do. "[10], Mink DeVille's last album, Sportin' Life, was recorded for Polydor in 1985. I still feel guilty about it, but we were just a good bar band. And then one night this blond-headed guy came in to CBGB, Ben Edmonds. For the remaining albums and for tours, Willy DeVille assembled musicians to play under the name Mink DeVille. Terms of Use | Slow Drain Lyrics. Willy pulled out his record collection, he started playing things, that was it. So maybe another name change would help—God knows the music was great. Wrote Edmonds: When Mink DeVille took the stage (at CBGB) and tore into "Let Me Dream if I Want To" followed by another scorcher called "She's So Tough," they had me. [7], DeVille said about their first meeting, "Now here I am at 29, a writer, doing pretty good and I've just been asked if I want to write songs with a guy who helped lay the foundations for the music I fell in love with sitting at my mother's kitchen table when I was only seven years old. He embodies (New York's) tangle of cultural contradictions while making music that's both idiomatic, in the broadest sense, and utterly original."[14]. "[10] DeVille said about his years with Atlantic Records, "Ahmet Ertegun and I got along, but we never got anything done.
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