Cancer claims Willy DeVille

Singer/songwriter Willy DeVille [ tickets ], who fronted the rock band Mink DeVille in the '70s before embarking on a solo career, died Thursday (8/6) at age 55. In June, his wife had announced via DeVille's official website that he was suffering from pancreatic cancer. Mink DeVille was a fixture at New York's CBGB nightclub, which nurtured cutting-edge acts including Blondie, the Ramones and Talking Heads. Much of DeVille's work was critically acclaimed in the US, but he never attained much ...

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