Often performing dressed as a helmeted police officer, he also co-wrote the group’s biggest hits, including “Y.M.C.A.” and ...

Victor Willis died on Monday at the age of 74 following a "short but aggressive illness," the band said.

The Village People adopted campy archetypes of masculinity. Paired with bubbly disco grooves and chant-along choruses, they ...

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Ike Willis, the singer who spent nearly a decade in Frank Zappa's band, died of unspecified causes on Sunday at the age of 70. The news was reported on social media by multiple sources, including ...

The musician who joined the late rock pioneer's group in 1978 and toured with him through his final tour in 1988 appeared on the classic album Joe's Garage. By Gil Kaufman Ike Willis, the ...

Initially a backup singer, Willis became the group’s core, fronting the costumed band and co-writing “Y.M.C.A.,” “In the Navy,” and “Go West” ...