They favoured castanets over tom-toms, and accordion over distorted guitars, and Willy delivered his vocals with a sweet, tuneful flexibility that brought out the emotional resonance beneath his nasal sneer. "[10] DeVille said about his years with Atlantic Records, "Ahmet Ertegun and I got along, but we never got anything done. I called him my mentor and my tormentor. Associated Press Two days later the elusive producer was sitting in my office. The band with me was a dream come true. "[31] However, David Wild of Rolling Stone praised Sportin' Life, calling it "[t]he most modern, polished sound of (Willy DeVille's) career." He was 58. They had him. He did not play any benefit concerts or recordings for the nightclub. "Onstage, Willy's band, Mink DeVille, had nothing in common with the new wave CBGB bands that the press had lumped them with," wrote Alex Halberstadt. So we went into this cheap little studio and did four songs, which Edmonds gave to Jack Nitzsche. He was like my crazy uncle. © 2020 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. The tightest black suit clung to his thin frame; he wore a purple shirt, a narrow black tie and shoes with six-inch points. They're professional, precise, but they're full of fire, too.[28]. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from Mink DeVille. "Unlike Television, The Ramones, or Blondie, at heart Mink DeVille was an R&B band, and Willy an old-fashioned soul singer ..."[7] Wrote Mark Keresman, "Mink DeVille's earthy, streamlined sound, rejecting the mainstream high-gloss that ruined much of 1970s rock, was accepted by the same folks who'd go to see Blondie, The Shirts, and Television."[8]. In 1985, "Sportin' Life" featured the European hit song "Italian Shoes.". Helpful. This one guy—Jesus Satin he called himself—he'd dance on the pool table. 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. A Pompadour jutted out above his forehead like the lacquered hull of a submarine. "The rock world has lost another one of its influential pioneers," Kaye said. Mink DeVille toured the United States in 1978 with Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe. DeVille also spent time in New Orleans and recorded his "Victory Mixture" album with Dr. John, Eddie Bo, Allen Toussaint and others. Slow Drain Lyrics. 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. Cigarette smoke wafted into the shaft of light from offstage while the sax player blew Earle Hagen's "Harlem Nocturne". [19] The song went to No. I've never walked through those doors other than to have maybe a beer once. To cover the cracks, Fast Floyd glued an old mink coat he had purchased at a thrift store to the dashboard. And then one night this blond-headed guy came in to CBGB, Ben Edmonds. He bought me a beer and it got around to 'Would you like to come back?' Youtube; Spanish Stroll Mink DeVille. "We were Billy de Sade and the Marquis then. All rights reserved. I put on a live recording and after the first song, the band's version of Otis Redding's 'These Arms of Mine,' Nitzsche motioned for me to stop the tape. It was nuts! We weren't ready to make great rock and roll records. Wrote Allmusic: "Its sound is steeped in mid-'80s studio gloss and compression that often overwhelms quality material. AP 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. ", Better known in Europe than in the U.S., DeVille went solo in 1980 with "Le Chat Bleu." Unlike Television, the Ramones, or Blondie, at heart Mink DeVille was an R&B band, and Willy an old-fashioned soul singer. We just fell in love with each other. Then one of the guys said how about Mink DeVille? 3 in the Netherlands. The original Mink Deville band was broken up by Willy DeVille after the first two albums, and from 1980's "Le Chat Bleu" recorded in Paris, he would hand-pick musicians for recording and touring under the band name. [10], Mink DeVille recorded their debut album Cabretta (entitled Mink DeVille in the U.S.), produced by Jack Nitzsche, in January 1977. "[22], Willy DeVille hired Jean Claude Petit to supervise string arrangements, and he dismissed the members of the band except for guitarist Louis X. Erlanger in favor of new musicians, including accordionist Kenny Margolis. Looking at music magazines in City Lights Bookstore, DeVille noticed a small ad in The Village Voice inviting bands to audition in New York City (his hometown was nearby Stamford, Connecticut). | Do Not Sell My Personal Information Crazy! Albums include No Thanks! 'I tried to get him for years.' These five guys ... were obviously part of the new energy, but I also felt immediately reconnected to all the rock & roll I loved best: the bluesy early Stones, Van Morrison ..., the subway scenarios of The Velvet Underground, Dylan's folk-rock inflections, the heartbreak of Little Willie John, and a thousand scratchy old flea market 45s. "[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. DeVille is scrambling on the other end of the phone to get settled. The only stuff we were doing that people had heard was 'Please, Please, Please' by James Brown. I figured that since playing music with people I was friends with didn't seem to work out, I would hire some mercenaries, some cats who just wanted to play and get paid. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. And the harsh reality in his voice and phrasing is yesterday, today, and tomorrow — timeless in the same way that loneliness, no money, and troubles find each other and never quit for a minute. When Lazy Ace broke up, DeVille, Allen Jr., Colbert, Rubén Sigüenza, and guitarist Robert McKenzie (a.k.a. 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. They released it immediately in Europe and everybody loved it. [18] 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. [12], However, Mink DeVille had in common with the CBGB bands an aversion to the hippy aesthetic (what Willy DeVille called "electric this and strawberry that"[4][13]); moreover, the band brought an eclectic New York sensibility to its music that the other bands didn't have and that New York City rock fans recognized and appreciated. [2] On the catchy "Spanish Stroll", bassist Rubén Sigüenza spoke words in Spanish during the break ("Hey Rosita! Its featured song, "Spanish Stroll," was a Top 20 hit in Britain. 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). 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. Said DeVille, "I met Manfred at a party; he'd been playing with John Lee Hooker and a lot of blues people around San Francisco. "[10], Mink DeVille's last album, Sportin' Life, was recorded for Polydor in 1985. They didn't understand the record, but they understood it in Europe. Finally I got a new recording contract, with Atlantic, and a new manager. Mink DeVille (1974–86) was a rock band known for its association with early punk rock bands at New York's CBGB nightclub and for being a showcase for the music of Willy DeVille.The band recorded six albums in the years 1977 to 1985. In 1977, the band recorded "Cabretta," a rock and roll/rhythm and blues album with renowned producer Jack Nitzsche. "[5] Another story about the Mink DeVille name says that it originated with Fast Floyd, who owned an old Cadillac with a cracked dashboard. Listen to music from Mink DeVille. Elvis Presley's rhythm section, Ron Tutt and Jerry Scheff, want to play with me. DeVille Little Miss Tragedy is so misunderstood She can hear you sniff a whip of a bad drugs a hundred yards away [7], The Rolling Stone Critic's Poll ranked Le Chat Bleu the fifth best album of 1980,[24] and music historian Glenn A. Baker declared it the tenth best rock album of all time. Elliott Murphy later asked me incredulously. Tu sabes que te quiero, pero ti me quitas todo"), adding a Latin flavor to the album. 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. Both albums featured saxophonist Louis Cortelezzi and had a full-throated Jersey Shore sound that evoked Bruce Springsteen and Southside Johnny. And that was the whole of it, plain and simple. 8, A Jepp® Production Vol. That's pretty cool! "[5], Mr. DeVille's career never quite took off, despite the impressive breadth and depth of his talent. Nitzsche said about DeVille, "We hit it off right away. Willy DeVille, a singer and songwriter and the leader of the group Mink DeVille, whose adventurous forays into rhythm and blues, Cajun music and … 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. TWITTER As recorded by Mink Deville, album 'Late Night Tales: Fatboy Slim'. It was followed by the album "Return to Magenta. '"[26], By this time, no members of the original Mink DeVille save Willy DeVille remained in the band, but DeVille continued recording and touring under the name Mink DeVille. 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. Bass player Bob Curiano, Drummer Shawn Murray for example, backed up Willy DeVille in his 1984 and 2007 European tours. Link: https://youtu.be/N5LveBIjg3o. The band recorded six albums in the years 1977 to 1985. Both men, members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, had apprenticed under Phil Spector and helped shape the Wall of Sound production technique. Privacy Policy | "We went against strings on the first album—decided it should be outright, raw, and rude. He has the songs, he has the voice, and he has the band. [20] Cabretta was elected number 57 in the Village Voice's 1977 end-of-the-year Pazz & Jop critics poll.[21]. I was down in New Orleans and I came up here, kind of going down Memory Lane so to speak. His other albums include the soulful "Coupe de Grace" and "Where Angels Fear to Tread." '"[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. Wrote Alex Halberstadt, Pomus's biographer: One night Doc's pub crawl took him to The Bottom Line just a block east of Washington Square Park (in New York City). "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. Welcome to the official website of singer/songwriter Willy DeVille. Stand By Me - L'Emission French TV.TV Appearances Vol. Willy DeVille (born William Paul Borsey Jr. in Stamford, Connecticut, on August 25, 1950; died in New York City on August 6, 2009) was an American singer and songwriter of Basque, Pequot, and Irish descent. 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. DeVille recorded two albums for Atlantic, 1981's Coup de Grâce (produced by Jack Nitzsche) and 1983's Where Angels Fear to Tread. "[3], In 1975, the band changed its name to Mink DeVille; lead singer Billy Borsay took the name Willy DeVille. The voice of Willy DeVille did. Youtube; Slow Drain Mink DeVille. I walked in (to CBGB) and I saw Hilly (Hilly Kristal) standing there. 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. I can put you in touch with him.' One person found this helpful. "You mean the guy who wrote 'Save the Last Dance for Me'?" But if you are Mink DeVille fan you might love it. EMAIL ME. Except for frontman Willy DeVille, the original members of the band played only on the first two albums (Cabretta and Return to Magenta). I didn't get Jack Nitzsche. This song was chosen as the album's lead single and reached No. [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. [16], There was the Ramones, Patti Smith, Television, the Talking Heads, and us. I met Rubén at a basement jam in San Francisco, and he liked everything I liked from The Drifters to, uh, Fritz Lang. "I convinced the guys that I could get them work, and we climbed in the van and drove back the other way. Here he took his band in a new direction and recorded an entirely original album called Le Chat Bleu. Wow! I'm in the book," Doc hollered before rolling away (in his wheelchair). "[1], Mink DeVille was formed in 1974 when singer Willy DeVille (then called Billy Borsay) met drummer Thomas R. "Manfred" Allen, Jr. and bassist Rubén Sigüenza in San Francisco. 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 were the five big draws. Songwriting with Doc Pomus. This issue of Creem shows a picture of DeVille driving a car with what looks to be mink on the dashboard.[3]. For the remaining albums and for tours, Willy DeVille assembled musicians to play under the name Mink DeVille. Nitzsche did all the Phil Spector stuff that we grew up with and loved. The show was the most soulful Doc had seen in ages. AdChoices The sad truth is that it took one phone call, and even that was sheer luck—or maybe divine providence. "[10] After Le Chat Bleu sold impressively in America as an import, Capitol finally released it in the United States. I have seen Mink DeVille several times and was disappointed in this CD Read more. Doc (Pomus) was elated when he heard it. The Oscar-nominated songwriter died at New York's Cabrini Hospital on Thursday of pancreatic cancer, said Carol Kaye at Kayos Productions. That's why I never went back there. Guitarist Louis X. Erlanger had become acquainted with Pomus while frequenting New York City's blues clubs and had urged Pomus to check out the group. 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). 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. [9], Said DeVille, "We were doing Little Walter stuff, we were doing Elmore James stuff. We used to do an Apollo thing. Directed by Dave Wilson. 26-apr-2016 - Bekijk het bord "Willy DeVille - Mink DeVille" van Gerd Quirijnen op Pinterest. Later in life, DeVille had only sour memories of CBGB. FACEBOOK "[11] "Every f----n' art student that plays out of tune gets a record deal," he said dismissively in 1981, when asked about the punk scene. THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER is a registered trademark of The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. Mink DeVille / Willy DeVille ‎– Greatest Hits Label: EMI ‎– 7243 8 38030 2 6 Format: CD, Compilation Country: Europe Released: 1996 Genre: Rock. [29], The albums Mink DeVille recorded for Atlantic sold well in Europe but not in the United States. [27], I had band problems, manager problems, record company problems. 'When do we start?' Mink DeVille (1974–86) was a rock band known for its association with early punk rock bands at New York's CBGB nightclub and for being a showcase for the music of Willy DeVille. Thinking they'd signed a new wave band, Capitol didn't know what to do with Willy's rock and roll chanson and shelved it for a year. Album Cabretta. he said. Comment Report abuse. The album is often cited as the band's best out of the six studio albums. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. That's all we were. [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. by 185. [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. The song "Italian Shoes" was a hit in some European countries,[30] but some critics thought the album was overproduced. blurted out Toots, Willie's omnipresent, black-bouffanted old lady, whose quiet intensity is not unlike his own." From 1975 to 1977, Mink DeVille was one of the original house bands at CBGB, the New York City nightclub where punk rock music was born in the mid 1970s. It was clear that Willy had realized his fantasy of a new, completely contemporary Brill Building record. Except for frontman Willy DeVille, the original members of the band played only on the first two albums (Cabretta and Return to Magenta). I mentioned my mission while chatting with friend and Del Shannon manager Dan Bourgoise, who responded 'Jack? Wrote Daily Telegraph critic Neil McCormick: DeVille and his band reached deep into blues and soul, the classic romantic pop of Ben E. King and The Drifters, with a side order of Spanish spices and New Orleans Zydeco swing. 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. Mink DeVille Biography by Jason Ankeny + Follow Artist. 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. "[2] Willy DeVille occasionally sat in with the band Lazy Ace, which included Allen Jr. on drums and Ritch Colbert on piano. We played the Barracks. Said DeVille, "We were sitting around talking of names, and some of them were really rude, and I was saying, guys we can't do that. I cleaned up my act. 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. He added, "Pushed to center stage, DeVille delivers, singing with more passion and more personality than ever before. Plus they seemed to contain all the flavors of their New York neighborhood, from Spanish accents to reggae spice. He was the guy who was responsible for being the visionary who saw that we were different than they were and that we could probably have a career playing music. The host for the episode is Robert Urich, and the musical guest is Mink DeVille. In 1979, Willy DeVille's love of art and French culture led him to relocate to Paris for a short while. [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. Donde vas con mi carro Rosita? After 1985, when Willy DeVille began recording and touring under his own name, his backup bands were sometimes called "The Mink DeVille Band," an allusion to the earlier Mink DeVille. 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. I had a big straw hat on, silk suit. 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. Not to mention Jean-Claude doing the strings. 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. Some musicians who backed up Willy DeVille in The Mink DeVille Band played and toured with him for decades. 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.". 'No, it's gotta be something slick—something sorta French, somethin' sorta black ... poetry. For this album, DeVille penned two more songs with Doc Pomus ("Something Beautiful Dying" and "When You Walk My Way"). There can't be anything cooler than a fur-lined Cadillac can there? I ended up on Bowery down there and I thought, 'Let's see what's going on here.' After a while they would take their clothes off. The exposure eventually led to a record contract. Punk singer-songwriter had pancreatic cancer NEW YORK -- Willy DeVille, who founded the punk group Mink DeVille and was known for his blend of … Mink DeVille played its last concert on February 20, 1986 in New York City.[33]. The band's 1978 follow-up album Return to Magenta continued in the same vein as Cabretta, but with a twist. We were buddies to the end. [23] Said percussionist Boris Kinberg, "Capitol in the U.S. didn't know what to do with it because they perceived Willy as this punk rocker from CBGBs and he came back from Paris with a very different kind of record. The '70s Punk Rebellion, Cabretta, and Coup de grâce. 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. Mink DeVille discography and songs: Music profile for Mink DeVille, formed 1974. | EU Privacy Preferences. He embodies (New York's) tangle of cultural contradictions while making music that's both idiomatic, in the broadest sense, and utterly original."[14]. 11:50 AM PDT 8/7/2009 You've got to be kidding! All that really cool stuff".[4]. 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. The group was a showcase for frontman Willy DeVille (born William… Bekijk meer ideeën over Muziek, Muzikanten, Zangers. Mink ... MINK DE VILLE!' "Throughout his career, his musical gumbo was always layered with his deliciously gravelly soul-drenched vocals," Kaye said. "We auditioned along with hundreds of others, but they liked us and took us on. "Look me up. 20 on the UK Singles Chart; it was to be DeVille's only record ever to chart in the UK. 254. With his pedantically trimmed pencil mustache he looked like a cross between a bullfighter and a Puerto Rican pimp. 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. Because you never treated me right. As well, musicians who played in The Mink DeVille Band sometimes played on Mink DeVille and Willy DeVille albums. How can I go wrong?"[22]. Dr. John played keyboards and, once again, Douglas played saxophone. We played for three years ... [D]uring that time we didn't get paid more than fifty bucks a night", DeVille said. 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. [4] He told Music Street Journal: "The whole band only got $50 dollars a night, even to the end. He is recording a new album for Atlantic records, having departed from his previous recording commitment under less than amicable circumstances. 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). He spent much of his solo career playing in New York, New Orleans, and Europe, where he was incredibly popular. DeVille strode out of the wings and snatched the mike. , 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?' Spanish Stroll Lyrics. 4.0 out of 5 stars 22 tracks covering the great singer's capitol years.

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