Disco megastars Village People get a Hollywood star

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Disco megastars The Village People were honored Friday for their hits of the late 1970s and early 1980s with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Pop music band The Village People (© AFP - Gabriel Bouys)

The current group members appeared for the ceremony unveiling the star dressed in their iconic outfits -- as a policeman, a cowboy, a soldier, an Indian chief, a construction worker and a biker.

An icon of gay culture, the group had hits including "YMCA," "Macho Man," "In the Navy" and "Go West."

The popular crooners were awarded star number 2,369.