Sylvester

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Born
6 September 1947
Born In
Watts, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
Died
16 December 1988 (aged 41)
Sylvester James (September 6, 1947 in Los Angeles, California – December 16, 1988 in San Francisco, California) was an American disco and soul musician, and a gay drag performer. Known for singing in falsetto (and occasionally a rich baritone voice), he is also considered one of the first Hi-NRG artists. His grandmother was the jazz singer Julia Morgan. He performed under his first name only, Sylvester. Living in San Francisco in the 1960s, he performed in a musical production called Women of the Blues, then joined a short-lived group of transvestite performance artists called The C… read more
Sylvester James (September 6, 1947 in Los Angeles, California – December 16, 1988 in San Francisco, California) was an American disco and soul musician, and a gay drag performer. Known for singing in falsetto (and occasionally a rich baritone voice), he is also considered one of the first Hi-… read more
Sylvester James (September 6, 1947 in Los Angeles, California – December 16, 1988 in San Francisco, California) was an American disco and soul musician, and a gay drag performer. Known for singing in falsetto (and occasionally a rich baritone voice), he is also considered one of the first Hi-NRG artists. His grandmother was the jazz singer Julia Morgan. He perfor… read more

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1 Play track The Original Hits You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
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2 Play track The Original Hits Dance (Disco Heat)
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3 Play track Stars I Need Somebody To Love Tonight
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4 Play track Sylvester Over And Over
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5 Play track You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) - Michael Gray Radio Edit You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) - Michael Gray Radio Edit
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6 Play track Do Ya Wanna Funk Don't Stop
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7 Play track You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) - Soulwax For Despacio Remix You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) - Soulwax For Despacio Remix
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8 Play track The Original Hits I Need You
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9 Play track Do Ya Wanna Funk Be With You
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10 Play track Do Ya Wanna Funk All I Need
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    Step II
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    The Original Hits
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