{"id":215626,"date":"2026-07-01T22:14:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T22:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/victor-willis-who-fronted-the-village-people-and-co-wrote-y-m-c-a-dies-at-74-the-washington-post\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T22:14:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T22:14:35","slug":"victor-willis-who-fronted-the-village-people-and-co-wrote-y-m-c-a-dies-at-74-the-washington-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/victor-willis-who-fronted-the-village-people-and-co-wrote-y-m-c-a-dies-at-74-the-washington-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Victor Willis, who fronted the Village People and co-wrote \u2018Y.M.C.A.,\u2019 dies at 74 &#8211; The Washington Post"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMitwFBVV95cUxPZWZ0MkMwUkRyWWRoU0xBeFhfcVRGektNQzdiQWZSLTRrcTVPTDlPaFVEaUY1MWt4SW84dGJ5NHV3bnZaQjRMOWZRMWNwV243Y2JHYUdCYzllVFY5eVg2TVZxT1RlcmRrY09YcFExbDZMcGx4a1F5emZ5ZmlzM21iRTh5ajhPRkxCQjhkMzh3c0E3MXJETlJpZVlIZlA0SHUxZU5NR21sdUxSM0RHVTVsVWtlN1hVT3M?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Victor Willis, who fronted the Village People and co-wrote \u2018Y.M.C.A.,\u2019 dies at 74<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">The Washington Post<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMieEFVX3lxTE9IUlJra2lQYUNfZnV4U3d3UTZLdjFTM2lwdm9aYmoxTlZYZ0UzeXVxazhTcWJyb2NFX1hHMnpIT0NMMWU0ODZCdDhTVGZLN1FVdktzOTcybFU3UGphTTVKRU4yaDN2dnlPVGlyMjBfb3FocDczb2VQeg?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Victor Willis, Lead Singer of the Village People, Dies at 74<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">The New York Times<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a 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href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMioAFBVV95cUxPR0JpVVZ4ZmMwdmdFNDltRUIzTUJMRXJpTndmeG1rN3otenE5OGtSejd2NFNmZkJXdW9TQWQwdklxU3h1ejlTREdXR2FJNFJjLUN2WWlMNF9NWTRxd1BQU0JHZjJ2OUE0U0diVkRjbTJhUjNGLW13SHcwZm5tV1U0SDZxZVhKM0hrZGxfYXlVMGxQM2RHbk1OaVdId1BwaGNL0gGmAUFVX3lxTE5FZU93dmhBcU83X05uVE5NTmlyV2l4WU1DUVBkdTE3TExLbFVXdkw1MFRaSUdfdkNPQ2EzV3d1VVMza3dyNG5IZVdVOVh4RmwzMlFMWTNRQWhDSXV4aEFUbUxsNEdkUWowWWhXZkVUS25yNG5kdlMyMnUyOTdUbmtPeEdDOG9DZGhiRWlKR2xFMmxiVHdJc1oxTDFZOHRvYzNlZTl0ZlE?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Trump mourns Village People singer: \u2018We will think of Victor every time YMCA is played\u2019<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">The Hill<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a 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