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Village People is an American disco group known for its on-stage costumes and suggestive lyrics in their music. The group was originally formed by French producers Jacques Morali , Henri Belolo and lead singer Victor Willis [ 1 ] following the release of the debut album Village People , which targeted disco's large gay audience.
David Hodo (born Richard Davis Hodo; July 7, 1947) is an American dancer/singer.He is best known as a member of the group Village People, in which he was the construction worker character from 1978 to 1982 and from 1987 to 2013.
Willis agreed to sing lead and background vocals under the guise of Village People, an at-that-point non-existent concept group.The album Village People was released in July 1977, including the hits "San Francisco (You've Got Me)" and "In Hollywood (Everybody is a Star)", and became a huge hit in the burgeoning disco market.
Major drama has engulfed the Village People, as one of their members has returned to the group after years of pursuing a solo career.
Village People, from left to right: Randy Jones (the cowboy); David Hodo (the construction worker); Felipe Rose (the American Indian); Victor Willis (the cop); Glenn Hughes (the leatherman) and ...
Admit it, you hear the first bars of “Y.M.C.A.” and your hands shoot up in the air. Randy Jones, who returns to his hometown this month for GalaxyCon, gets that.
The Village People receive their Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.Rose is center front. In the early 1970s, Rose was working as a nightclub dancer. He describes being encouraged by an aunt to begin dancing in what he says was "his father's tribal regalia," [1] which he says led to his costume, acting and neon facepaint in the Village People.
In 2017, he released "Hard Times", the first single from the album Still Makin' Noise. The single reached number 42 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, and was the first chart placement from any member of the Village People as a solo artist. [6] [7]