Willy DeVille is all but forgotten today. Back in 1974, the singer- songwriter founded Mink DeVille, a punk-art band that recorded six albums between 1977 and 1985, all of them excellent. He recorded ...

This past week marked the three-year anniversary of the passing of guitarist and singer Willy DeVille. DeVille, who died of pancreatic cancer in August 2009, was not technically a New Orleans musician ...

Two questions might surface when the name Willy DeVille comes up: First, who was he? Second, despite a flair for writing catchy pop-soul tunes and ballads, wide-ranging vocal prowess, plenty of ...

Willy DeVille, 55, who founded the punk group Mink DeVille and was known for his blend of R&B;, blues, Dixieland and French Cajun ballads, has died of pancreatic cancer, his publicist Carol Kaye said ...

British teens in the late '70s grasped the importance of singer-songwriter Willy DeVille way before the pierced rockers at New York's CBGB or Max's Kansas City. Mr. DeVille's originals were intricate ...

In 1983, things looked grim and were getting desperate for Willy DeVille, the R&B;/rock singer and songwriter whose band, Mink DeVille, was one of pop music’s bright new lights only six years before.

Willy DeVille, the singer, founder and principal member of '70s punk/rock group Mink DeVille, has died. According to DeVille's publicist, the songwriter passed away Thursday night (August 6) in ...

The Associated Press reports that Willy DeVille, founder and frontman for the veteran punk band Mink DeVille, died last night in New York City. The 58-year-old suffered from pancreatic cancer.

Oscar-nominated songwriter Willy DeVille, founder of the punk group Mink DeVille and known for his blend of R&B, blues, Dixieland and traditional French Cajun ballads, died Aug. 6 in New York of ...

Willy DeVille, who has died aged 58, was an immaculately attired, pencil-moustached singer-songwriter who made his name alongside Blondie, Ramones, Television and Patti Smith during pop music's 1970s ...

Willy DeVille, born William Paul Borsey Jr., was an American singer/songwriter and actor. During his thirty-five-year career, first with his band Mink DeVille (1974–1986) and later on his own, Deville ...