Victor Willis, who helped make the Village People one of the most enduring groups of the disco era, singing lead and co-writing hits including “Y.M.C.A.” and “Macho Man,” died June 30. He was 74.
His wife, Karen Huff-Willis, announced the death in a statement on social media, saying that Mr. Willis suffered from a “short, but aggressive illness.” Additional details were not immediately available.
