The history of the disco band is littered with lineup changes, legal issues, and music-vibe shifts, but it's the association ...

The Village People have suffered some truly tragic deaths ... before eventually launching the band that sang In The Navy. But in August 2019, Belolo died unexpectedly at the age of 82, in Paris.

Village People's songs, which play on special male bonds in military regiments ("In the Navy") or at the Young Men's Christian Association's hostels ("Y.M.C.A."), were quickly adopted by the ...

In the Navy was just about enlisting.” Up to a point, Lord Copper. Valerie Perrine and Steve Guttenberg in Can’t Stop the Music Credit: Alamy It was almost inevitable that the Village People ...

the Village People were the epitome of a novelty band, destined to burn out quickly after their frothy disco songs — “Macho Man,” “In the Navy,” and especially “Y.M.C.A.,” each ...