Alex Briley
Alex Briley | |
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.jpg) Briley in 2008, when the Village People were granted a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame | |
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| Born | Alexander Briley |
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| Years active | 1977–present |
| Formerly of | Village People |
Alexander Briley is an American singer who was the original "G.I." in the disco recording act Village People.[1]
Biography
[edit]Briley is the son of a Christian minister.[2]
Briley was working in off-Broadway productions when he was asked to join Village People by Victor Willis, whom he met in a New York nightclub.[3] He joined the group and wore military uniforms as his stage attire. Each member of the band dresses as a stereotype, and Briley's was that of a military man. He dressed in Army, Navy, and Marine uniforms.[3]
After a brief hiatus in 1985, Briley and some of the original Village People reformed the group in 1987, and with it formed Sixuvus Ltd, a group that managed and licensed the Village People name.[4] By 2017, Briley was still touring with original Native American Felipe Rose, when Willis obtained full rights of the Village People name, and fired all the members and formed a new lineup led by him, with Sixuvus' rights to the name terminated.[5][6]
Following the change in Village People's lineup and management, Briley and most of the other members of the recently fired lineup formed a new group, a disco tribute act, originally called "Kings of Disco featuring former members of The Village People",[7] before its name changed to "When Disco Was King".[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ Sutherland, Donnie (November 11, 1979). "Village People – great disco fun". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 118. Archived from the original on May 26, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ↑ "Canoe -- Jam! Music – Artists – Village People: No need to feel down". Archived from the original on March 9, 2016.
- 1 2 Echeverria, Steve Jr. (February 23, 2006). "Time can't stop the Village People". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
- ↑ Laing, Dave (March 30, 2001). "Glenn Hughes". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved July 1, 2026.
- ↑ Varga, George (May 31, 2017). "Fresh from out-of-court settlement, Victor Willis set to rejoin Village People". The San Diego Union-Tribune.
- ↑ "Can't Stop Productions, Inc. v . Sixuvus, Ltd. et al Court Docket Sheet". Docketbird.com. Archived from the original on February 26, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ↑ Nichols, Larry (April 12, 2018). "It takes a (new) Village". Philadelphia Gay News. Retrieved July 1, 2026.
- ↑ "WHEN DISCO WAS KING: FEATURING FORMER MEMBERS OF THE VILLAGE PEOPLE". San Diego Magazine. Retrieved July 1, 2026.
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