Willy DeVille is the founder leader and principal songwriter of the band Mink DeVille. The band came out of the mid-70's New York punk scene but first broke worldwide with their hit Spanish Stroll in 1977. Their music belied their punk routes and mixed soul with R & B blues and Cajun influences. The band continued to release albums through to the mid-80's when Willy began to perform and record under his own name. His solo single Storybook Love was nominated for an Oscar after it app
Willy Deville spent the late seventies and early eighties fronting the New Wave new york band Mink Deville. Since the late eighties he's been a solo artist with a very large following on mainland Europe. This DVD, recorded at the Paradiso in Amsterdam on his 2005 Crow Jane Alley tour perfectly captures why people rate this man so highly.
An infectious style combining elements of Rock, soul, blues, funk, latin, jazz and casian. With a voice to die for Willy Deville, leads his band through a varied repertoire that includes a radical re working of Hendrix's Hey Joe and a gentle version of Roxy's Slave to Love. His own material is just as strong from the opening Mexican twang of Chieva to the dirty blues of Steady Driving man.
Do yourself a favour and check out this overlooked gem of an artist.
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