...The search was unsuccessful and he returned to the USA completely broke. In 1974 he founded Mink DeVille in San Francisco. The band moved to New York and became the house band of the legendary CBGB. Through the performances at CBGB, Mink DeVille began working with Jack Nitzsche in 1975, a producer who had already worked with Phil Spector, Neil Young and the Rolling Stones. The band achieved their international breakthrough in 1977 with the hit “Spanish Stroll”. Several albums followed, the critics applauded, but unfortunately there was no widespread success. The band Mink DeVille broke up, Willy DeVille moved to New Orleans and started his solo career. In 1987 his song "Storybook Love", produced by Mark Knopfler, was nominated for an Oscar for best film score...to be continued...
trax:01 DJ Intro 02 Park Avenue Beat 03 So So Real 04 Spanish Stroll 05 Chieva 06 Bacon Fat 07 Heart And Soul 08 Been There Done That 09 White Trash Girl 10 Muddy Waters Rose Out Of The Mississippi Mud

5 comments:
I thought I had all of Willy's stuff RYP but I haven't seen this. Thanks a million!
I, too, did not have this in my Willy collection. Thanx!
Could you please reup this excellent set thanks
NEW LINK:
Willy DeVille "Live From The Pier 2 in Bremen Germany" 2008 - disc 1 + 2
gitit! no pw
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