Sylvester - Disco Heat--the Fantasy Years 1977-1981 AEC Video Mississippi and beyond

Mississippi and beyond

During the last quarter of the 19th century and into the 1920s

even if he has to dress up as

imbuing his performances with rhythmic & harmonic influences from South America to the avant-garde and the rich expanses of Jazz

Sylvester - Disco Heat--the Fantasy Years 1977-1981 AEC Video Mississippi and beyondWhen the self described "disco queen" known as Sylvester stepped on a New York stage opening for Chaka Khan, the local press was entranced. One newspaper approvingly noted that he made "David Bowie look like Lawrence Welk." Nothing was too outrageous for Sylvester. But at his core, he was serious about music and about breaking down the walls of identity. In appearance and demeanor, the unapologetically gay San Francisco star challenged the gender