"Do Ya Wanna Funk" is a Hi-NRG electronic dance song written by Patrick Cowley and Sylvester James and recorded by American recording artist Sylvester. The song was released in 1982 from the Sylvester album "All I Need" and it was produced by Patrick Cowley, who incidentally died the same year. It peaked at number 21 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs. "Do Ya Wanna Funk" was mostly successful in Europe, especially Switzerland, Netherlands, Norway (where it became a top-10 hit) and even in the United Kingdom where it made the top 40. It also made… read more
"Do Ya Wanna Funk" is a Hi-NRG electronic dance song written by Patrick Cowley and Sylvester James and recorded by American recording artis… read more
"Do Ya Wanna Funk" is a Hi-NRG electronic dance song written by Patrick Cowley and Sylvester James and recorded by American recording artist Sylvester. The song was released in… read more
Sylvester James (September 6, 1947 in Los Angeles, California – December 16, 1988 in San Francisco, California) was an American disco and soul musician, and a gay drag performer. Known for singing in falsetto (and occasionally a rich baritone voice), he is also considered one of the first Hi-NRG artists. His grandmother was the jazz singer Julia Morgan. He performed under his first name only, Sylvester. Living in San Francisco in the 1960s, he performed in a musical production called Women of the Blues, then joined a short-lived group of transvestite performance artists called The C…read more
Sylvester James (September 6, 1947 in Los Angeles, California – December 16, 1988 in San Francisco, California) was an American disco and soul musician, and a gay drag performer. Known for … read more
Sylvester James (September 6, 1947 in Los Angeles, California – December 16, 1988 in San Francisco, California) was an American disco and soul musician, and a gay drag performer. Known for singing in falsetto (and occasionally a rich b… read more