Sylvester biography disco culture
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Sylvester biography disco culture
Sylvester (singer)
American singer-songwriter (–)
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| Born | Sylvester James Jr. ()September 6, Los Angeles, California |
| Died | December 16, () (aged&#;41) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Cause&#;of death | AIDS-related complications |
| Resting place | Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | – |
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Sylvester James Jr. (September 6, &#;&#; December 16, ), known simply as Sylvester, was an American singer-songwriter.
Primarily active in the genres of disco, rhythm and blues, and soul, he was known for his flamboyant and androgynous appearance, falsetto singing voice, and hit disco singles in the late s and s.
Born in Watts, Los Angeles, to a middle-class African-American family, Sylvester developed a love of singing through the gospel choir of his Pentecostal chu