a song for saturday III

sylvester
Originally uploaded by third uncle.

sylvester
from the album
stars
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sylvester is considered a disco legend whose popularity sparked with the dancefloor hit "you make me feel(mighty real)". he started performing in san francisco in an all-male transvestite vocal group called the cockettes. great name. he played in a couple bands, like the sly stone influenced happy-hippy-funk group "the hot band", before settling into his solo sylvester persona. he had a string of charted hits during the late 70's disco boom and was celebrated for his flamboyant energy, sophisticated charm, and most importantly amongst the gay community for his openly acknowledged homosexuality, a boldness rare for performers during the era. this track comes a couple years after his peaked popularity and favors the emerging cool of electro over the waning thump of disco. a hot track, no doubt.