VILLAGE PEOPLE Y.M.C.A. 1979 Tour Official Souvenir Program FREE SHIPPING

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VILLAGE PEOPLE  1979 Tour
9" x 12"  22 pages.  Official souvenir program sold only at the venues of the tour.
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Village People
are an American disco group best known for their on-stage costumes, catchy tunes, and suggestive lyrics. The group was originally formed by French producers Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo and lead singer Victor Willis
following the release of the debut album
Village People
, which targeted disco's large gay audience. The group's name refers to New York City's Greenwich Village, at the time known for its large gay population. The characters were a symbolic group of American masculinity
and macho gay-fantasy personas.
The group quickly became popular and moved into the mainstream, scoring several disco and dance hits internationally, including the hit singles "Macho Man", "In the Navy", "Go West" and their biggest hit, "Y.M.C.A.". Describing the latter as "an American phenomenon", in March 2020 the US Library of Congress added it to the National Recording Registry, which preserves audio recordings considered to be "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant".
The group's fame peaked in 1979 with a three-month North American tour, several appearances on
The Merv Griffin Show
and
American Bandstand,
and performing with Bob Hope to entertain U.S. troops. They were also featured on the cover of
Rolling Stone
, Vol. 289, April 19, 1979. Willis left the group in August 1979, during production of the upcoming musical movie tentatively titled
Discoland: Where the Music Never Ends
. He was replaced by Ray Simpson, the brother of Valerie Simpson (of Ashford & Simpson) who had previously sung background vocals with the group on their 1979 tour. The end of 1979 saw the release of
Live and Sleazy
, a double album featuring Victor Willis on lead vocals on the “Live” disc and Simpson's debut with the group on the "Sleazy" disc.