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| website = {{URL|villagepeople.com}}
| current_members = {{ubl|[[Victor Willis]] |James Kwong|Jeffrey James Lippold|James Lee|Nicholas Manelick|Javier Perez}}
| past_members = {{ubl|| |Dave Forrest|Lee Mouton|Peter Whitehead | [[Miles Jaye]] | [[Ray Stephens (singer)|Ray Stephens]] | Mark Lee | [[Randy Jones (singer)|Randy Jones]] | [[Glenn Hughes (American singer)|Glenn Hughes]]| G. Jeff Olson | [[David Hodo]] | [[Felipe Rose]] | [[Alex Briley]] | [[Ray Simpson]] | [[Eric Anzalone]] |Bill Whitefield| Jim Newman| Sonny Earl| Angel Morales| Chad Freeman | Isaac Lopez}}
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Songwriters [[Phil Hurtt]] and Peter Whitehead wrote the lyrics for the first album (Willis would subsequently take over writing duties in 1978 for the group's biggest hits). The Village People studio band was called ''[[Gypsy Lane (group)|Gypsy Lane]]'', conducted by [[Horace Ott]], who also provided much of the musical arrangements for Morali, who did not play any instruments.<ref>Straight, No Chaser by Victor Willis, 1990.</ref>
The album became an international hit, and demand for live appearances soon followed. Morali hastily built a group of dancers around Willis to perform in clubs and videos. Morali met the first recruit, [[Felipe Rose]] (who claims [[Native Americans in the United States|
When record sales soared, Morali and Willis saw the need to create a permanent group.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wikane |first1=Christian John |title=Under the Hard Hat: An Interview with Village People's David Hodo |url=https://www.popmatters.com/182364-under-the-hard-hat-an-interview-with-village-peoples-david-hodo-2495654587.html |website=popmatters.com|date=May 30, 2014 }}</ref> They took out an ad in a theatre trade paper which read: ''"''Macho Types Wanted: Must Dance And Have A Moustache.''"''<ref name="ReferenceA" /> [[Glenn Hughes (American singer)|Glenn Hughes]] (leatherman), [[David Hodo]] (construction worker) and [[Randy Jones (singer)|Randy Jones]] (cowboy) were among the hundreds who answered the ad.<ref name="ReferenceA" />
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Later in the 2000s, Village People continued to make appearances worldwide. The original lead singer and "cop", Victor Willis, was arrested over drug and weapon related charges.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Village-People-police-officer-arrested-2607415.php|title=Village People police officer arrested|date=March 24, 2007|website=SFGate|access-date=June 23, 2019}}</ref> On September 12, 2008, Village People received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]. Willis was not in attendance at the ceremony. Willis gave his first live concert in 28 years in Las Vegas on August 3, 2007, and married Karen, a lawyer and executive, later that year. In May 2012, Willis won a landmark ruling in the first case heard regarding the [[Copyright Act of 1976]], which allows recording artists and writers to reclaim their master recordings and publishing rights initially granted to record companies and publishers after 35 years. He recaptured copyrights including "Y.M.C.A.", "Go West", "Magic Night", "Milkshake", and "In the Navy".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/08/village-people-singer-wins-a-legal-battle-in-fight-to-reclaim-song-rights/?partner=rss&emc=rss |work=The New York Times |first=Larry |last=Rohter |title=Village People Singer Wins a Legal Battle in Fight to Reclaim Song Rights |date=May 8, 2012}}</ref> Willis also began to recapture his 33% share of songs he co-wrote.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/11/arts/music/a-copyright-victory-35-years-later.html?_r=2& |work=The New York Times |first=Larry |last=Rohter |title=A Copyright Victory, 35 Years Later |date=September 10, 2013}}</ref>
In August 2013, Village People released a new song, "Let's Go Back to the Dance Floor", written by Harry W. Casey of [[K.C. and the Sunshine Band]]. Jim Newman joined the group as the Cowboy,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://officialvillagepeople.com/ |title=
Village People continued to make television appearances, such as performing "Y.M.C.A." during halftime of the Chicago Bulls game as part of '70s Night. They also appeared in several commercials, including a LetGo commercial that aired during the [[2016 Summer Olympics]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/ad-day-dangerous-disco-ball-ends-perfect-people-thanks-letgo-173016 |title=Ad of the Day: A Dangerous Disco Ball Ends Up With the Perfect People, Thanks to Letgo |date=August 17, 2016 |access-date=August 31, 2016}}</ref> and a series of commercials for YOPA online estate agents in the UK.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yopa.co.uk/blog/real-village-people-behind-scenes-yopa-adverts/ |title=Are They The Real Village People? Behind The Scenes With YOPA – YOPA |date=October 14, 2016 |access-date=December 7, 2016 |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220103446/https://www.yopa.co.uk/blog/real-village-people-behind-scenes-yopa-adverts/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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The leather-clad biker character with a [[horseshoe moustache|horseshoe mustache]] has also become a widespread pop culture icon associated with [[gay culture]], and "Y.M.C.A." has become an anthem of the [[LGBT]] community. According to [[Jack Fritscher]], [[Jacques Morali]] drew his inspiration for the character from the dress code of the gay [[BDSM]] [[leather subculture|leather]] bar and sex club [[Mineshaft (gay club)|The Mineshaft]].<ref>[[Jack Fritscher]], ''[[Robert Mapplethorpe]]: Assault with a Deadly Camera'', p. 509.</ref> Leather man Hughes frequented the club.<ref>[[Jack Fritscher]], ''[[Robert Mapplethorpe]]: Assault with a Deadly Camera'', p. 466.</ref>
In [[AllMusic]]'s entry on the group, Ron Wynn summarized them as "part clever concept, part exaggerated [[camp (style)|camp]] act" who were "worldwide sensations during disco's heyday and keep reviving like the [[Phoenix (mythology)|phoenix]]."<ref>{{cite web|last=Wynn|first=Ron|date=n.d.|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-village-people-mn0000808201/biography|title=The Village People|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=March 19, 2019}}</ref> ''[[Village Voice]]'' critic [[Robert Christgau]] originally found the group to be a humorous annoyance,<ref>{{cite news|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=July 31, 1978|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv7-78.php|title=Christgau's Consumer Guide|access-date=March 19, 2019|website=Robertchristgau.com}}</ref> but warmed to their music after listening to the 1978 album ''[[Cruisin' (Village People album)|Cruisin']]''; he wrote in ''[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies]]'' (1981): "I give up—I've never been capable of resisting music this silly. At least this time they're not singing the praises of '[[macho]],' a term whose backlash resurgence is no laughing matter, and the [[gay stereotyping]]—right down to 'The Women,' every one a camp heroine of [[film|screen]] or [[Phonograph record|disc]]—is so cartoonish that I can't imagine anyone taking it seriously. As for all the straights who think 'Y.M.C.A.' is about playing basketball, well, that's pretty funny too."<ref name="CG">{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|year=1981|title=[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies]]|publisher=[[Ticknor & Fields]]|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: V|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=V&bk=70|access-date=March 17, 2019
The importance of Village People to the history of disco music is explored in Episode 3 of the 2024 [[PBS]] series ''Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/video/stayin-alive-wvvwry/|title=Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution | Stayin’ Alive | Episode 3 | PBS|via=www.pbs.org}}</ref>
==Discography==
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* Chad Freeman (cowboy)
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* [[Victor Willis]] (cop/admiral)
* Isaac Lopez (Native American)
* James Lee (GI)
* J. J. Lippold (leather man)
* James Kwong (construction worker)
* Nicholas Manelick (cowboy)
=== Since 2023 ===
* [[Victor Willis]] (cop/admiral)
* Javier Perez (Native American)
* James Lee (GI)
* J. J. Lippold (leather man)
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bar:Angel text:"Angel Morales"
bar:Isaac text:"Isaac Lopez"
bar:Javier text:"Javier Perez"
bar:Alex text:"Alex Briley"
bar:Sonny text:"Sonny Earl"
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bar:Angel from:01/01/2017 till:01/01/2020 color:Native_American
bar:Isaac from:01/01/2020 till:
bar:Javier from:07/20/2023 till:end color:Native_American
bar:Alex from:01/01/1977 till:01/01/1986 color:GI
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060524100154/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/villagepeople Village People] at ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
* [http://www.villagepeople.com/ Official website of Victor Willis]
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