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Village People

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Village People was the brainchild of the French music producer/promoter Jacques Morali. The group was a concept formed of the idea to exploit/appeal to the gay demographic of the 1970s disco scene. The name comes from Greenwich Village in New York City, which boasted both an active gay community and a lively disco scene.

The first, self-titled Village People album, released in 1977, did not have the whole cast on board yet. The Philadelphia songwriter/producer Phil Hurtt did vocal arrangements on these sessions, and was offered the role of lead singer by the group's impresario, Jacques Morali. Hurtt didn't want the gig, but suggested one of the background singers for the role: Victor Willis. Morali often embellished the story by saying that he had a dream about producing an album with Willis' singing, but it really happened by circumstance.

The first Village Person was the Indian: Felipe Rose. He was on his way to work as a dancer at the gay nightclub Anvil in Greenwich Village, New York, when the Jacques Morali spotted him. Rose was in costume (headdress, bells...), which intrigued Morali, who followed him inside and plied him with questions. Along with his business partner Henri Belolo, Morali conceived the Village People that night, with Rose (whose father was Sioux) playing the Indian, a role he held until 2017, when Willis took control of the group.

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