Original Village People policeman in hospital
LOS ANGELES (AP) - July 7, 2008 Willis, the band's original policeman, is resting in a San Diego
hospital after surgery Monday to remove nodules from his vocal
cords, spokeswoman Linda Smith said.
Willis sang lead and co-wrote lyrics to such Village People hits
as "Y-M-C-A" and "Macho Man." He developed hoarseness after
several 2007 performances, forcing him to cancel European and
Canadian concert dates this year.
He's expected to recover and reschedule the tour dates.
Willis left the group in 1980. In 2006, San Francisco police
found cocaine in his car; he pleaded no contest to drug possession
and served three years' probation.