Alex Briley
- Singer
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] Raised in Harlem and later Mount Vernon, New York, Briley sang in church from an early age and studied voice at the University of Hartford. Briley had two brothers, Timothy and Jonathan.
Career
Briley was introduced to producer/composer Jacques Morali by Village People member Victor Willis. He originally performed in jeans and a T-shirt, but he took the role of a soldier for the album Cruisin' in 1978, and appeared as a sailor when the group recorded In the Navy in 1979.
Personal life
Jonathan Briley
Briley's younger brother, Jonathan (1958–2001), worked as an audio engineer at Windows on the World on the 106th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center and perished in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In 2005, Jonathan was speculated by several people to be The Falling Man – the figure depicted in an iconic photo of a man falling to his death from the North Tower.[5] He was one of an estimated 100–200 people who died on 9/11 either by jumping from, falling from, or being pushed out of the upper stories of the Twin Towers.
References
- ^ "Alex Briley Photos, News and Videos, Trivia and Quotes - FamousFix".
- ^ Sutherland, Donnie (November 11, 1979). "Village People – great disco fun". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 118. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/honoringlegends/photos/happy-77th-birthday-alexander-alex-briley-the-original-gi-in-the-disco-music-gro/820822483423264/?paipv=0&eav=AfZ6faWDape_hVnRbq8Y-9MBEiTf7hJgGb988gZGFLlAyJya6JdTG0fa46kPIaS7m1M&_rdr
- ^ "Canoe -- Jam! Music – Artists – Village People: No need to feel down". Archived from the original on July 9, 2012.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Junod, Tom (2003). Esquire Magazine (ed.). "The Falling Man".
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- Victor Willis
- Angel Morales
- James Kwong
- James Lee
- Chad Freeman
- J. J. Lippold
- Ray Stephens
- Felipe Rose
- Alex Briley
- Eric Anzalone
- Ray Simpson
- Randy Jones
- Glenn Hughes
- David Hodo
- Miles Jaye
- Village People
- Macho Man
- Cruisin'
- Go West
- Live and Sleazy
- Can't Stop the Music
- Renaissance
- Fox on the Box
- Sex Over the Phone
- "San Francisco (You've Got Me)"
- "I Am What I Am"
- "Macho Man"/"Just a Gigolo"
- "Y.M.C.A."
- "In the Navy"
- "Go West"
- "Ready for the 80's"
- "Can't Stop the Music"
- "Sex Over the Phone"
- "Far Away in America"
- "Hot Cop"
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