On playbills and on live albums such as Willy DeVille Live (1993) and Acoustic Trio Live in Berlin (2003), Willy DeVille’s backup band was sometimes called The Mink DeVille Band, an allusion to the earlier Mink DeVille. Some musicians who backed up Willy DeVille in The Mink DeVille Band played and toured with him for decades. Bass player Bob Curiano, for example, backed up Willy DeVille in his 1981 and 2007 European tours. As well, musicians who played in The Mink DeVille Band sometimes played on Mink DeVille and Willy DeVille albums. These members of different Mink DeVille Bands played with Willy DeVille for ten years or more:
- Guitar: Ricky Borgia, Freddy Koëlla (also plays violin and mandolin)
- Bass: Bob Curiano, David Keyes
- Percussion: Boris Kinberg
- Drums: Shawn Murray
- Piano, accordion: Seth Farber, Kenny Margolis
- Saxophone: Louis Cortelezzi, Mario Cruz
- Background vocals: Billy Valentine, John Valentine, Dorene Wise, Yadonna Wise
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