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Formed: 1977 in New York, NY
Years Active: 70 's, 80 's
Genre: R&B

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Biography:
Part clever concept, part exaggerated camp act, the Village People were worldwide sensations during disco's heyday and keep reviving like the phoenix. Producer Jacques Morali in 1977 assembled a group designed to attract gay audiences while parodying (some claimed exploiting) that same constituency's stereotypes. Songwriters Phil Hurtt and Peter Wh... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
1985 Sex Over the Phone
1983 In the Street
1981 Renaissance
1980 Can't Stop the Music
1979 Live and Sleazy
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Filmography:
2003 The Osbournes: My Big Fat Jewish Wedding
2003 Disco Inferno
1994 Inside the Casbah: A History of Casablanca Record and FilmWorks
1993 Married... With Children: Take My Wife, Please
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Group Members: Randy Jones Victor Willis Alexander Briley David Hodo Felipe Rose More >> Similar Artists: KC & the Sunshine Band The Sylvers Gwen McCrae Evelyn "Champagne" King Sylvester More >>

Influenced By: MFSB The O'Jays The Bee Gees The 5th Dimension Parliament More >> Followers: Lúcuma Lunch Alexia DJ Dero Double You Harajuku More >>

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