Willy DeVille

About

Willy DeVille 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.

Albums/Songs:

• Collected: 1976–2009
• Willy DeVille (live)
• Assassin of Love
• Les Inoubliables de Willy Deville
• Big Easy Fantasy
• 2 Meter Sessies
• Crow Jane Alley / Pistola
• Backstreets of Desire
• In New Orleans
• Horse of a Different Color
• Live At the Metropol – Berlin
• Loup Garou
• His Greatest Hits
• Best Of
• Crow Jane Alley
• Miracle
• Live at Montreux 1994
• Live at Rockpalast 1995 & 2008
• Live in the Lowlands
• Pistola
• Love & Emotion: The Atlantic Years
• Victory Mixture
• Venus of the Docks: Live in Bremen 2008
• Unplugged in Berlin
• Teardrops Must Fall: A Tribute to Willy Deville, the Solo Years 1987-2008

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