1979
Suchergebnisse
Suchergebnisse:
Sylvester James (* 6. September 1947 , [1] in Los Angeles , Kalifornien ; † 16. Dezember 1988 in Oakland , Kalif.) war ein amerikanischer Soul - und Disco sänger , Bandleader , Songwriter und Produzent , der unter seinem Vornamen Sylvester auftrat; sein größter Hit war You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) .
— Sylvester Sylvester James was born on September 6, 1947, in the Watts district of Los Angeles, California, into a middle-class family. His mother, Letha Weaver, had been raised near Palestine, Arkansas, into a relatively wealthy African-American family who owned their own farmland. Letha's biological mother, Gertha Weaver, was unmarried and too sickly to care for her child, so Gertha's ...
16. Juni 2023 · Sylvester James Jr., who died in 1988, is best known as an architect of disco, illuminating queer dance clubs from Los Angeles to London with the era-defining singles “You Make Me Feel (Mighty ...
6. Sept. 2023 · Sylvester James Jr., a Virgo with a flair for the dramatic, found that home in music. Listen to Sylvester on Apple Music and Spotify. Sylvester grew up in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles ...
6. Juli 2018 · Sylvester on stage in London in 1979. Photograph: Max Redfern/Redferns. Cowley threw everything he had at You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real): the frantic, erotic pulse of a synthesised sound that ...
8. Okt. 2018 · Sylvester's 1978 dance hit transcends its moment and even the gay rights and AIDS awareness movements it came to represent. It's an anthem to liberation — of desire, and of the body.
AKA: Sylvester James and Sylvester James Jr. About Sylvester. Sylvester was known as the “Queen of Disco” during his time, inspiring countless scores of marginalized queer youth of color to ...
