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    Victor Edward Willis (born July 1, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter and the founding member of the disco group Village People. He performed as their...
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    tunes when he was given a demo tape recorded by singer/actor Victor Willis. After hiring Willis to sing background vocals on the four tracks, Morali approached...
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  • Y.M.C.A. (song) (category Songs written by Victor Willis)
    written by Jacques Morali (also the record's producer) and singer Victor Willis and released in October 1978 by Casablanca Records as the only single...
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    Jacques Morali and Victor Willis, Rashad's second husband and the original lead singer and lyricist of the Village People. She met Willis while they were...
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    Man: Ben Harney, Ralph Wilcox (u/s), Victor Willis (u/s) Lion: Michael Leslie, Ken Page, James Wigfall, Victor Willis (u/s) Aunt Em: Dee Dee Bridgewater...
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    the name of the group was turned over to the original lead singer, Victor Willis. Rose subsequently launched a solo career and released the single "Going...
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  • the rights for three songs written by Willis ("Y.M.C.A.", "Milkshake", and "Magic Night") from reverting to Willis as scheduled, starting in 2013. In a...
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    replaced original lead singer, Victor Willis as the Cop, a role he would fill until 1982, and again from 1987 until Willis' return in 2017. Simpson had...
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  • Tom Willis (rugby union, born 1979), New Zealand rugby union player Vic Willis (1875–1947), American Major League baseball player Victor Willis (born...
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  • and signed and recorded the Cover Girls,Gene Vincent, the Fat Boys, Victor Willis, and many more before the company filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in...
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  • Russian musician Victor Willis (born 1951), American musician Victor Yerrid (born 1971), American puppeteer and voice actor Victor Chandler (born 1951)...
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  • In the Navy (category Songs written by Victor Willis)
    co-writer Victor Willis (Village People's "Cop"/"Naval officer") can recover his share of the copyrights to songs co-written by him. Willis now owns 33%...
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  • West", with Morali and, in some cases, the band's lead singer Victor Willis. In 2015, Willis won a legal case against Can't Stop Productions, successfully...
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  • Macho Man (song) (category Songs written by Victor Willis)
    Music Came Out, that Jacques Morali, already having a lead singer with Victor Willis, and after what he calls the "more comical than sexy: unrehearsed" promo...
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  • all-new material for Casablanca, as well as the last album to feature Victor Willis. Billboard stated that the album contains "some of the most irresistible...
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    introduced to producer/composer Jacques Morali by Village People member Victor Willis. He originally performed in jeans and a T-shirt, but he took the role...
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  • Go West (song) (category Songs written by Victor Willis)
    The song was written by Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo and lead singer Victor Willis, while Morali produced it. It was successful in the disco scene during...
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  • return of original lead singer Victor Willis, who once again also co-wrote the songs. Ray Simpson (who had replaced Willis) is featured on two tracks, "Everybody...
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  • Morali, Henri Belolo and lead singer Victor Willis. Village People’s first album, Village People, was recorded by Willis with the help of studio musicians...
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  • original cop Victor Willis on the entire "Live" disk; on the "Sleazy" disk, construction worker David Hodo on track 1, Ray Simpson (who replaced Willis as the...
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  • & Victor Willis. "Y.M.C.A."  – 4:47 "The Women"   - 5:54 "I'm a Cruiser"  – 7:03 "Hot Cop" – 6:19 "My Roommate" – 5:20 "Ups and Downs" – 6:21 Victor Willis –...
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    Dustin Higgs (redirect from Willis Haynes)
    married and had a son. On the evening of January 26, 1996, Higgs, Willis Haynes, and Victor Gloria drove from Higgs' apartment in Laurel, Maryland, to Washington...
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  • Trump did not represent either. In June 2020 Village People frontman Victor Willis asked that Trump no longer use any of his music at his rallies, particularly...
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  • Dimitri Moisevitch, of the earlier works. Victor Willis: A pop-science personality with a prodigious beard, Willis is another of the celebrity passengers...
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  • singer/actor Victor Willis. Morali approached Willis and told him, "I had a dream that you sang lead on my album and it went very, very big". Willis agreed...
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  • v t e Village People Victor Willis Angel Morales James Kwong James Lee Chad Freeman J. J. Lippold Ray Stephens Felipe Rose Alex Briley Eric Anzalone Ray...
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    brothers were in the record business as well: Ray Simpson replaced Victor Willis in the Village People and their brother Jimmy Simpson produced the group...
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  • Fundamental Tennant, Lowe "Go West" 1993 Very Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo, Victor Willis Second single from Very. Cover of The Village People 1979 single. "Happiness...
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  • Fred Schneider, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player 1951 – Victor Willis, American singer-songwriter, pianist and actor 1952 – Dan Aykroyd, Canadian...
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  • Hot Cop (category Songs written by Victor Willis)
    written by Jacques Morali and Village People lead singer Victor Willis. It served as Willis' theme song with the Village People. Although not released...
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