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Born
6 September 1947
Born In
Watts, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
Died
16 December 1988 (aged 41)
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 singing in falsetto (and occasionally a rich baritone voice), he is also considered one of the first Hi-… 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 perfor… read more

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1 Play track The Original Hits You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
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2 Play track The Original Hits Dance (Disco Heat)
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3 Play track Stars I Need Somebody To Love Tonight
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4 Play track Sylvester Over And Over
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5 Play track Do Ya Wanna Funk Don't Stop
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6 Play track The Original Hits I Need You
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7 Play track Step II Grateful
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8 Play track Was It Something I Said Was It Something I Said
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9 Play track Do Ya Wanna Funk All I Need
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10 Play track M-1015 Rock the Box
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  1. 178,991 listeners

    1 Jan 1978 · 7 tracks

    Step II
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  2. 80,676 listeners

    1 Jan 1989 · 11 tracks

    The Original Hits
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  3. 36,477 listeners

    1 Jan 1979 · 4 tracks

    Stars
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    1982 · 11 tracks

    Do Ya Wanna Funk
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