LC control no. | n 91082956 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
LC classification | ML420.D528 Biography |
Personal name heading | DeVille, Willy |
Variant(s) | Borsey, William |
See also | Corporate body: Mink Deville (Musical group) |
Birth date | 19530827 |
Death date | 20090806 |
Place of birth | New York (N.Y.) |
Place of death | Stamford (Conn.) |
Profession or occupation | Singer Songwriter |
Found in | Miracle [SR] p1987: label (Willy DeVille) Guinness enc. of pop. mus., 2nd ed. (DeVille, Willy; b. Aug. 27, 1953, New York City) All music guide WWW site, Apr. 6, 2006 (Willy DeVille; b. William Borsey, Aug. 27, 1953, New York, NY) New York times WWW site, Aug. 11, 2009 (in obituary published Aug. 7: Willy DeVille; b. William Borsey, Stamford, Conn.; d. Thursday [Aug. 6, 2009], Manhattan, aged 58; singer and songwriter and the leader of the group Mink DeVille, whose adventurous forays into rhythm and blues, Cajun music, and salsa made him one of the most original figures of the New York punk scene of the 1970s) |
Associated language | eng |