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Mink DeVille

Mink DeVille is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Crystals, The Ronettes, Otis Redding, Arthur Alexander and Elvis Costello. Those roots explain a lot about how Mink DeVille arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Dave Edmunds, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Willie Nile, The J. Geils Band and Elvis Costello & The Attractions, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 40 connections around Mink DeVille, reaching back through The Crystals. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Mink DeVille was a rock band founded in 1974, known for its association with early punk rock bands at New York's CBGB nightclub and for being a showcase for the music of Willy DeVille. The band recorded six albums in the years 1977 to 1985, after which it disbanded the next year. Except for frontman Willy DeVille, the original members of the band played only on the first two albums. For the remaining albums and for tours, Willy DeVille assembled musicians to play under the name "Mink Deville". After 1985, when Willy DeVille began recording and touring under his own name, his backup bands were sometimes called "The Mink DeVille Band", an allusion to the earlier Mink Deville name.

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Mink DeVilleThe CrystalsThe RonettesOtis ReddingArthur AlexanderElvis CostelloJohn Lee HookerThe DriftersLittle WalterDave EdmundsSouthside Johnny & T…Willie NileThe J. Geils BandElvis Costello & The…Rod StewartJoe JacksonFaces

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Mink DeVille connections

Mink DeVille grew out of The Crystals, The Ronettes, Otis Redding and Arthur Alexander, shares an orbit with Dave Edmunds, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Willie Nile and The J. Geils Band. 40 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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