WILLIE DEVILLE: DISCOGRAPHY

Recorded as MINK DEVILLE
		1977 CABRETTA TRACK LIST: Venus Of Avenue D Little Girl One Way Street Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl Gunslinger Can't Do Without It Cadillac Walk Spanish Stroll She's So Tough Party Girls
		1978 RETURN TO MAGENTA TRACK LIST: Guardian Angel Soul Twist "A" Train Lady Rolene Desperate Days Just Your Friends Steady Drivin' Man Easy Slider I Broke that Promise Confidence to Kill
		1980 LE CHAT BLEU   TRACK LIST: This Must Be The Night Savoir Faire That World Outside Slow Drain You Just Keep Holding On Lipstick Traces Just To Walk That Little Girl Home Turn You Every Way But Loose Bad Boy Heaven Stood Still
		1981 COUP DE GRACE TRACK LIST: Just Give Me One Good Reason Help Me Make It (Power Of A Woman's Love) Maybe Tomorrow Teardrops Must Fall You Better Move On Love & Emotion So In Love Are We Love Me Like You Did Before She Was Made In Heaven End Of The Line
		1983 WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD TRACK LIST: Each Word's A Beat Of My Heart River Of Tears Demasiado Corazon Lilly's Daddy's Cadillac Around The Corner Pick Up The Pieces Love's Got A Hold On Me Keep Your Monkey Away From My Door Are You Lonely Tonight The Moonlight Let Me Down
		1985 SPORTIN’ LIFE TRACK LIST: In The Heart Of The City I Must Be Dreaming Italian Shoes Slip Away When You Walk My Way A Woman's Touch Easy Street Little By Little There's No Living (Without Your Loving) Something Beautiful Dying
Recorded as WILLY DEVILLE
		1987 MIRACLE TRACK LIST: (Due To) Gun Control Could You Would You Heart And Soul Assassin Of Love Spanish Jack Miracle Angel Eyes Nightfalls Southern Politician Storybook Love
		1990 VICTORY MIXTURE TRACK LIST: Hello My Lover It Do Me Good Key To My Heart Beating Like A Tom-Tom Every Dog Has Its Day Big Blue Diamonds Teasin' You Ruler Of My Heart Who Shot The La-La Junkers Blues
		1992 BACKSTREETS OF DESIRE TRACK LIST: Empty Heart All In The Name Of Love Lonely Hunter Even While I Sleep Voodoo Charm Come To Poppa Chemical Warfare Hey! Joe I Call Your Name I Can Only Give You Everything Jump City Bamboo Road All In The Name Of Love (Salvation Army Version)
		1993 LIVE TRACK LIST: Lilly's Daddy's Cadillac This Must Be The Night Savoir Faire Cadillac Walk Bamboo Road Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl Heart And Soul Can't Do Without It Maybe Tomorrow I Must Be Dreaming Heaven Stood Still Demasiado Corazon Spanish Stroll Stand By Me Hey! Joe
		1995 LOUP GAROU TRACK LIST: No Such Pain As Love Running Through The Jungle When You're Away From Me Angels Don't Lie Still (I Love You Still) White Trash Girl You'll Never Know Ballad Of The Hoodlum Priest Heart Of A Fool Asi Te Amo Loup Garou Time Has Come Today My One Desire (Vampir's Lullaby)
		1999 HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR TRACK LIST: Gypsy Deck Of Hearts Across The Borderline Lay Me Down Easy Goin' Over The Hill One Love,One Lifetime Needles and Pins 18 Hammers (Don't Want You) Hanging Around My Door The Downing Of The Flamingo Bacon Fat Time To Time Chicken
		2002 THE WILLY DeVILLE ACOUSTIC TRIO LIVE IN BERLIN TRACK LIST: cd 1 St. Peter’s Street Betty & Dupree It’s Too Late She’s Gone Spanish Harlem Trouble In Mind Storybook Love Big Blue Diamonds Shake Sugaree Let It Be Me This Is The Way To Ment A Broken Heart Hound Dog Junkers Blues You Better Move On Nightfalls Since I’ve Met You Baby Heaven Stood Still cd2 Well It’s True So True Keep A Knockin’ – Sea Cruise Shake Rattle & Roll One Night Of Sin Steady Drivin’ Man Goin’ Over The Hill Bamboo Road Who’s Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot Carmelita All By Myself Billy The Kid
		2005 CROW JANE ALLEY TRACK LIST: Chieva Right There, Right Then Downside Of Town My Forever Came Today Crow Jane Alley (For Jack) Muddy Waters Rose Out Of The Mississippy Mud Come A Little Bit Closer Slave To Love (Don’t Have) A Change Of Heart Trouble Comin’ Everyday In A World Gone Wrong

Keep Willy Deville In Your Thoughts

Keep Willy In Your Thoughts

06.15.2009

It is with a broken heart that I have to tell you that while the doctors examined Willy to prepare him for the Hep C treatment, they discovered that he has pancreatic cancer.  He is doing okay and is not in pain and at home watching movies, listening to music, playing a little guitar and reading.  We hug a lot and am grateful for the time we have together.  Please send him your prayers and good wishes.  With love from Nina   

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Leon Berry: The Beast in the Basement! Roller Rink Rock Dead! (I'm Sorry) [La bête dans le sous-sol!]

La bête dans le sous-sol! Roller Rink Rock: Leon Berry!
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Leon Berry
Typical Beast in the Basement
['Face and Place' 16mm film]

This is a 1960's produced 16mm film from the popular 'Face and Place'series. The organ was once used to accompany silent movies at the Lake Theater in Crystal Lake, Illinois. It's complete with all the 'bells and whistles.' The beast was removed from the house some time ago. It now resides in Arizona, currently under re-construction. Hopefully we'll hear more from "the Beast"--HAIL, SATAN!

Obituary for LEON BERRY Chicago Tribune, August 27, 1996 This is from the Chicago Tribune 8/27/96. by Kenan Heise, Tribune staff writer Leon C. Berry, 82, an organist known in the Chicago area as the dean of roller rink rock, performed for many years at such rinks as the Hub in Norridge, the Arcadia at Montrose Ave. and Broadway, and the Orbit in Palatine. In 1953 he recorded "Misirlou", a hit that ranked sixth on the Billboard Magazine popularity charts. A resident of Park Ridge, he died at home Friday, August 26th. "He was very talented", said Robert Zoltek, a fan. "He introduced classical music to roller rinks, performing such pieces on the organ as 'The Grand March' from the opera 'Aida'. He was the best, and people loved him". While a student at the American Conservatory of Music, he took a job at the Hammond Organ Co. plant in Chicago. A salesman mentioned that he had sold an organ to a roller rink at Broadway and Montrose and had promised the owners he would find someone to play it. Mr. Berry, who first learned to play the organ as a child in church in Selma, Ala, was hired at $80 a week by the rink owners. Mr. Berry next performed at the Hub from 1950 to 1967 and subsequently at The Orbit Skate Center in Palatine, Illinois. He also got work performing at the Trianon Ballroom on the South Side. He played during intermissions between such bands as Guy Lombardo and Lawrence Welk. In the early 1950's he acquired a massive organ affectionately known as "The Lion". It had been used in the Lake Theater in Crystal Lake and so totally filled his basement that as it was being installed he had to eliminate the cold air return duct for the furnace. Survivors include a daughter, Linda DeBruler; a sister; a brother; and three grandchildren. Service for Mr. Berry were held in Park Ridge. Bryce Carus writes... Mr. Leon Berry was held in high regard and as I understand it he was still playing at the Orbit Skate Center in Palatine, Ill prior to his death in 1996. As one who saw Leon spend many hours working on the Pipe Organ at the Hub, I know he had a tremendous dedication and knowledge of that musical instrument. No matter how good it sounded he always seemed to feel that it needed just a little bit more of something. Leon was a perfectionist and we were all beneficiaries of his talent. The Hub was a Great Roller Rink, but who can think of the Hub and not remember Leon Berry and the Giant Wurlitzer.

Jim Keating's recollection of Leon Berry's Pipe Organ Recordings Leon Berry was the inspiration for many other organists, among them, Jim Keating.. In this page, Jim relates the history of Leon's venture into the recording business.. Leon's first venture in recording was a 78 RPM "vanity" record mastered and pressed by a small independent company in 1953. This 78 RPM was on the Balkan Label, BAL-7000 Side one, a wonderful rendition of Misirlou Side two, was The Sorcerer Tango. The idea was to offer this record for sale to the skaters at the Hub Roller Rink. The intention was more for use as a souvenir than a retail item. Local DJ's secured copies of this record and gave Misirlou a lot of play time on the air, and the song gained a lot of popularity. Radio industry power brokers convinced Leon that the record needed the promotional push of a major label. Each Station's top personality lobbied for their Favorite label. One of the city's most popular and powerful broadcasters was so angry that Leon did not sell the record to his patron label that he had another organist produce a recording of the same songs as revenge. (Mr Keating did not mention any name but most who skated at the Hub knew it was Howard Miller and some organist from Kansas City)... No harm was done since the copycat did not go over very well. A healthy Cash advance and a New Pontiac convinced Leon to go with Dot Recording company. Dot released the record under their label and it hit number six on Billboards top 10!! Not bad for what started out as a souvenir for skaters at the Hub. Dot released four more songs several years later on the newly developed 45 RPM extended play record.. Based on the Success of Misirlou, the newly formed Replica Record Company struck a deal with Leon to make recordings at the Hub Rink. Leon had never given Dot Records an exclusive contract since he was aware that many recording companies signed artists with no intent of producing records. They signed them only so they could keep other companies from producing recordings of their music.. The Replica Studio was a pioneer in 33 RPM microgroove technology. Though Stereo Technology had not yet been developed (the recordings were all monaural) the fidelity and frequency range was state of the art. The dynamic range of the Hub Rink Wurlitzer showed off the recently introduced HI-FI systems to best advantage. Leon's innovative use of percussions, and powerful bass lines made his organ music a lot more "jazzy" and appealing to the market than the "dreary" music most folks associated with Organ music. Consequently the records were the toast of the audio world, and sold hundreds of thousands of copies. Four 10" 33 RPM Volumes titled Glockenspiels Traps & Plenty of Pipes were recorded at the Hub. These were repackaged into three 12" volumes. Replica also released a recording of Leon Playing his Home Wurlitzer known as the "Beast in The Basement". (This is the organ Leon rescued from the Lake Theater, Crystal Lake Illinois, and set up in the basement of his home in Norridge Illinois, thus the Beast in the Basement) Bill Huck the owner of Replica realized his business was perhaps too heavily based on the popularity of Leon Berry, and the Hub organ. He feared that in the future, Leon could pull the rug out from under him. Mr. Huck decided to diversify. Leon sensed a new lack of enthusiasm on Bill Huck's part, and Leon and Replica went their separate ways. Replica recorded other organists, but none ever had the success of the Leon Berry recordings. ENTER.. AUDIO FIDELITY In 1956, Leon was contracted by Producer Sid Frey of the Audio Fidelity Record Company. Leon's first Audio Fidelity Release was a 12" monaural album titled, 'Leon Berry at the GIANT Wurlitzer Pipe Organ', recorded at the Hub Rink, Chicago. The emphasis on the word GIANT was a marketing buzz word of the time, since the movie GIANT had recently been released and the word GIANT was being used to market everything from apples to zinnias. Volumes 2 - 6 of the GIANT Wurlitzer followed shortly after Vol 1 and then a new technology surfaced, STEREOPHONIC recordings! Audio fidelity Quickly re-recorded the same songs in Stereo, and reissued all 6 volumes. This author, has all 6 volumes in both monaural and stereo and can verify that the arrangements of the same songs are different. Once again Leon's records sold well. Several Stereophonic playback system manufacturers offered Leon Berry records in whole, or included selected cuts on their demo records. Leon Berry playing the Hub Roller Skating Rink Wurlitzer was heard in audio stores nationwide. Leon gained much notoriety. Throughout the 1960's & 1970's Audio Fidelity distributed the original recordings, and several repackaged compilations of material recorded at the Hub, as well as some recorded on the 'Beast in the Basement'. Royalties came to Leon semi annually until they ceased operation. MUZAK CORPORATION Did Leon have complete control over what songs were put on the records? NO, Many were selected by the producer, and were not part of his own personal hit parade. Licensing and other legalities come into play. This is why, much to the dismay of some regular Hub patrons, some of the disks had songs on them that they never heard Leon play at the rink and some of the signature tunes he loved were never included on albums. Leon's only lack of success in the recording market turned out to be a source of great delight for him. during the height of the Audio Fidelity success, the Muzak corporation became aware of Leon and decided they wanted him to record for them. Sessions were set up and recording masters were made. After the Muzak coporation brass reviewed the final tapes, they sent Leon a polite rejection letter, explaining their regrets that the music was just too lively and rhythmically impelling for use in an elevator, or as background music in a tea room.. Leon loved to recount that story, and always glowed when he did.. THE RIP OFF A few years before Leon's death, a concern in Great Britain issued pirated Leon's Replica recordings on disk and in the cassette format under different titles, and with no artist credits. A British fan sent Leon a copy of the cassette. When asked if he planned to initiate litigation, Leon cheerfully replied "oh you have got to be kidding, I'm just thrilled that after 40 years someone would think those old Hub Rink recordings are worth bothering with"... Oh Leon, to some of us they are priceless... Leon's recordings on an instrument that was made obsolete years earlier by the electric Hammond Organ did much to preserve the Theater Pipe Organ into the 21st century. Countless Organ enthusiasts and organists credit listening to Leon Berry and his recordings as their original inspiration. The worlds of theater pipe organ music, audiophiles, and skating might have been much less phenomenal had the builders of the Hub Rink decided to us a modern Electric Organ, or worse yet, a playback system for commercially available skating records instead of purchasing the Wurlitzer from the shuttered Madison Gardens Rink... Hard to believe but Leon said they paid $500 for that organ. And in closing, thanks Leon for if it had not been for the "souvenir" record, we may not still be enjoying the sounds of that GIANT Wurlitzer, played by you...

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Riverview Roller Rink Fire: Chicago Riverview Park 1971

This is a short clip of the fire that took out Riverview Roller Rink in 1971. The Roller Rink was the last remaining building associated with Riverview Park In Chicago. It was located where Devry is located except it was closer to Belmont avenue.

Some of us that remember the old place are looking for old film footage of the rink. If you have something let me know. If you remember the rink post a story or 2 in the comments.

Riverview Roller Rink Fire 1971 Chicago Skating Belmont Park

«Autopsia un fantasme d'une autopsie sur un ghost» 1966

«Autopsia un fantasme d'une autopsie sur un ghost» 1966
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Autopsia de un Fantasma
Autopsy on a Ghost

Cast:
Basil Rathbone (Canuto Pérez), John Carradine (Satan)...

Synopsis:
Mis à part une vieille maison abandonnée, un vieux mendiant femme dit, il semble que "des seaux de pluie", et il n'est pas - bien réelle.

Pendant ce temps, caché dans une chambre à l'intérieur de la maison abandonnée, l'esprit de Can't Pretzel et animée squelette attendu 400 ans pour que l'affaire soit jugée par le Tout-Puissant.

Satan arrive à entendre la phrase, anxieux de savoir si l'enfer a un nouveau habitant.

"Je ne peux pas Pretzel", la voix de Dieu entombs "vous avez passé votre vie entière à tromper les innocents des jeunes femmes, de sorte que l'on ne peut jamais jouir de l'amour de la seule femme dont vous avez vraiment aimé.

Et puis, à la fin, vous avez triché en prenant sort sa propre vie. "

"Je pourrais parler de respect, je ne peux pas dire," que lors de la dernière minute, je me repens. "

Dieu accepte, et parce qu'il s'agit d'une petite étincelle de décence dans Canto de l'âme, son esprit aura une chance d'entrer dans le Ciel.

Il aura quatre jours pour gagner l'amour de l'une des 4 femmes qui croisent son chemin, mais elle doit l'amour de cette femme si elle est prête à donner sa vie pour lui.

Cependant, il ya un hic: Canto de l'esprit ne peut pas quitter la maison.

Le Diable est en charge de quatre femmes, ce qui porte à lui.

"Où allez-vous trouver ces 4 belles dames?"

Ne pas demander.

Le diable en riant: "Beautiful chers?

Nous allons voir à ce sujet - après tout, il ne sera pas facile d'amener les gens là-bas. "

La première femme approches Satan est excentrique, gawky Viola.

Il met l'idée dans son esprit, il doit devenir une célèbre danseuse et modèle.