Members of Mink DeVille in 1977; Louis X. Erlanger (left) and Willy DeVille (right)
Background information
Also known as
The Mink DeVille Band
Origin
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Genres
Roots rock, punk rock, soul, rhythm and blues, blues, Cajun, Latin rock
Years active
1974–1986
Labels
Capitol, Atlantic, Polydor
Past members
Willy DeVille (deceased) Rubén Sigüenza Thomas R. "Manfred" Allen, Jr. (deceased) Fast Floyd (Robert McKenzie) Ritch Colbert Louis X. Erlanger Bobby Leonards Allen Rabinowitz Vinnie Cirincione (deceased) George Cureau Jr Paul James Joey Vasta Kenny Margolis Louis Cortelezzi Thommy Price Ricky Borgia Shawn Murray Bobby Curiano
Mink DeVille was a rock band founded in 1974, 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, after which it disbanded the next year. Except for frontman Willy DeVille, the original members of the band played only on the first two albums (Cabretta and Return to Magenta). For the remaining albums and for tours, Willy DeVille assembled musicians to play under the name "Mink Deville". 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 name.
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. 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."[1]
^This quote comes from the back cover of Mink DeVille's 1978 album Return to Magenta.
MinkDeVille Band", an allusion to the earlier MinkDeville name. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame songwriter Doc Pomus said about the band, "MinkDeVille knows...
in DeVille's work. MinkDeVille was a house band at CBGB, the historic New York City nightclub where punk rock was born in the mid-1970s. DeVille helped...
singer and songwriter Willy DeVille includes, as well as his solo recordings, recordings released by his band MinkDeVille in the period from 1977 to 1985...
Cabretta, known as MinkDeVille in the United States, was the 1977 debut album by MinkDeVille. It peaked at number 186 on the Billboard 200 chart and...
Return to Magenta, issued in 1978, is the second album by the rock band MinkDeVille. The album was the last to feature all the original members of the band...
and for her work as his personal manager and association with the band MinkDeVille during the 1970s. She was also a model and appeared in rock magazines...
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and David J. Keyes. For the Stockholm recordings, DeVille played with an expanded band—the MinkDeVille Band—that included guitarist Freddy Koella, double...
Spanish Stroll is a 1977 single by MinkDeVille, off their debut album Cabretta. It features a spoken word section by bassist Rubén Sigüenza during the...
episode following Belushi's death with host Robert Urich and musical guest MinkDeVille, airing live on March 20, 1982, cast member Brian Doyle-Murray gave a...
Willy DeVille Live is a live recording of Willy DeVille and the MinkDeVille Band. It was recorded on June 16–17, 1993 at The Bottom Line in Greenwich...
1970s as the bass player with the Manhattan-based band MinkDeVille. Curiano was with MinkDeVille for a decade before moving on to pursue his own musical...
Big Easy Fantasy is an album by Willy DeVille and the MinkDeVille Band. It was released in Europe on the French New Rose label in 1995. The album is a...
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Hollies, George Jones & Johnny Paycheck, Gene Clark (from the Byrds) and MinkDeVille. "Anna (Go to Him)", a U.S. R&B Top Ten Hit, was covered by the Beatles...
Suicide, the Ramones, Patti Smith, Television, Blondie, Talking Heads, and MinkDeVille. The lineup in 1976 was Poison Ivy Rorschach, Lux Interior, Bryan Gregory...
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