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Alexander Briley (born April 12, 1947) [1] is an American singer who was the original "G.I." in the disco recording act Village People. [2] Early life and education. Briley was born in Harlem, New York City, in 1947, [3] the son of a Christian minister. [4] .
Sep 2, 2021 · Among its many archetypal masculine characters was a G.I., dressed in camouflage fatigues, embodied by singer Alex Briley, who sometimes wore a naval uniform after the success of the single "In the Navy."
The band returned in 1987 with the line-up of Randy Jones, David Hodo, Felipe Rose, Glenn Hughes, Alex Briley, and Ray Simpson, and formed Sixuvus Ltd, a group that managed the affairs of the group and had the license to use the name Village People and its characters in use until 2017.
Mar 19, 2024 · Alexander Briley, born April 12, 1951, is a Harlem disco singer who was the original “G.I.” in the disco recording act Village People. Early life and education. Briley was the son of a Christian minister. Raised in Harlem and later in Mount Vernon, New York, Briley sang in church from an early age and studied voice at the ...
Nov 16, 2006 · Alex Briley is the original military guy in the original manufactured boy band – the Village People. Briley and the Villagers come to Hong Kong next week along with Gloria Gaynor and Kool & the...
Apr 12, 2024 · Alex Briley sung in songs such as “Y.M.C.A”, “In The Navy”, “Macho Man” or “Go West” that remain among the most popular Village People hits. Look back at the iconic 1978 music video for “Y.M.C.A” by The Village People featuring Alex Briley as the G.I soldier
Willis brought in Alex Briley, who he’d previously worked with in a musical. The quickly assembled original lineup appeared with Victor on American Bandstand was Mark Mussler (Construction Worker), David Forrest (Cowboy), Lee Mouton (Leatherman) and Peter Whitehead (nondescript).
