Randy Jones, o cowboy dos Village People, celebra hoje 71 anos

Randy Jones (Raleigh, North Carolina, September 13, 1952) is an American disco and pop singer and best known as the cowboy from Village People from 1977 to 1980, and again from 1987 until 1990. 

   

Early life

Jones attended William G. Enloe High School in Raleigh, North Carolina and graduated in 1970. While there, he was a founder of Enloe's Drama Club, which was then called Amicus Scaena, Latin for "friend of scene" or "friend of theatre". He then studied at North Carolina School of the Arts before moving to New York.

   

Personal life and career

Jones had a marriage ceremony with his boyfriend of 20 years, Will Grega, at a New York City club on May 7, 2004. Although the marriage was not legally binding at the time, as gay marriage was not yet recognized in New York State, Jones commented, "It's only a matter of time before the courts rule in favor of what's morally right and humanly decent." The pair had published a book together in 1996, titled Out Sounds: The Gay and Lesbian Music Alternative.

In 2007, he released a disco and pop solo album Ticket to the World. In 2009, he appeared on Flight of the Conchords in their music video for "Too Many Dicks".

Jones appears as himself in the 2011 video game Postal III.

In 2014, Jones appears as Tiberius in the Off-Broadway musical, The Anthem. The production was directed and choreographed by Rachel Klein, with a book by Gary Morgenstein, lyrics by Erik Ransom, and music by Jonnie Rockwell. The production performed at the Lynn Redgrave Theatre in New York City.

In 2017, he released "Hard Times", the first single from the album, Still Makin' Noise. The single reached number 42 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, and was the first chart placement from any member of the Village People as a solo artist.

 

   

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Randy Jones, dos Village People, faz hoje 69 anos...

   

Randy Jones (Raleigh, Carolina do Norte, 13 de setembro de 1952) é um cantor de música disco dos Estados Unidos da América. Ele era o cowboy da banda Village People de 1977 a 1980.

Desde 2006 residindo em Nova York, lançou em 2007 o álbum Ticket to the World, o seu primeiro trabalho a solo. Como ator, apareceu com outros membros do grupo no filme Can't Stop the Music, lançado em 1980.

   

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Glenn Hughes, dos Village People, morreu há vinte anos

Glenn M. Hughes (Nova Iorque, 18 de julho de 1950 – Nova Iorque, 4 de março de 2001) era o integrante do grupo Village People que interpretava o motociclista. Morreu no seu apartamento em Manhattan, aos 50 anos de idade, em março de 2001, vítima de cancro nos pulmões. 

 

A partir da esquerda: Randy Jones, Glenn Hughes, Felipe Rose, Victor Willis, David Hodo e Alex Briley (1978)

 

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O cowboy original dos Village People nasceu há 59 anos

Randy Jones (born on 13 September 1952 in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States) is an American disco and pop singer and was the original cowboy from Village People.

As of 2006, he currently lives in New York City.

He attended Enloe High School in Raleigh, North Carolina and graduated in 1970. While there, he was a founder of Enloe's Drama Club, which was then called "Amicus Scaena"; Latin for "friend of scene" or "friend of theatre".

Jones had a marriage ceremony with his partner of 20 years, Will Grega, at a New York club on May 7, 2004. Although the marriage is not legally binding, as gay marriage was still illegal in New York state, Jones commented that: "It's only a matter of time before the courts rule in favor of what's morally right and humanly decent." The pair published a book together in 1996, titled Out Sounds: The Gay and Lesbian Music Alternative.

He released in 2007 a disco and pop solo album Ticket to the World.

In 2009, he appeared on Flight of the Conchords in their music video for "Too Many Dicks".

Randy Jones is planned to appear as himself in the video game Postal III.

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