The singer crystallised the message of being true to your identity in a track that became a pioneering electronic classic ...

Eight minutes into the recent documentary Love Me Like You Should: The Brave and Bold Sylvester, Broadway star Billy Porter clearly articulates the singular significance of Sylvester, San Francisco’s ...

A new collection of disco numbers, Mighty Real: Greatest Dance Hits, showcases the career of Sylvester. Music critic Milo Miles argues that... Sylvester: 'Mighty Real' Disco Star Deserves A Modern ...

Though the title of the “Queen of Disco” is commonly associated with legends like Gloria Gaynor and Donna Summer, one of the first to truly reign supreme within this genre was Sylvester. Known for ...

Possessing a powerful, unforgettable falsetto, Sylvester is a disco and LGBTQI+ icon — best known for classic singles “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)” and “Dance (Disco Heat)” — whose life was was cut ...

February is Black History Month — and each week, all month, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison is here to talk about a different trailblazer and maverick of Black music. These musicians took risks ...

Sylvester sang for 40 minutes — it was incredible and I was even more hooked. My first record I bought was by him, I named our cat after him, I have covered one of his songs “Take Me To Heaven” which ...

Author Joshua Gamson discusses his new book The Fabulous Sylvester: The Legend, the Music, the 70s in San Francisco. Gamson charts the life and times of the late disco icon Sylvester from his roots in ...

With his unique falsetto and love of flamboyant costumes, Sylvester left his his mark on popular music, eventually earning the moniker “the Queen of Disco.” Nearly 25 years after the singer’s death, ...

Sylvester's 1978 album Step II resulted in a couple of smash singles, "Dance (Disco Heat)" and "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)." Born in Los Angeles in 1947, Sylvester James, always known as Sylvester ...