"[80][82] The Opera House gig was recorded, and subsequently released as a live album, Living Proof.

[3] Shapiro expressed the view that "Sylvester propelled his falsetto far above his natural range into the ether and rode machine rhythms that raced toward escape velocity, creating a new sonic lexicon powerful, camp, and otherworldly enough to articulate the exquisite bliss of disco's dance floor utopia". Realizing that he had far better prospects as a solo artist, on the second New York performance he opened his act by telling the audience, "I apologize for this travesty that I'm associated with", while on the seventh he announced that he would be leaving the Cockettes altogether. Distancing himself from the disco genre, he recorded four more albums – including a live album – with Fantasy Records. [20] Although avoiding imprisonment for this crime, he was arrested for shoplifting on several occasions. ", "I think the media have built this disco thing up out of all proportions in my case and so while people may come to see me on the pretence of seeing a disco show, they soon realise that there is so much more to me. Just hearing the name "Sylvester" always brings to mind the music of the flamboyant disco-boogie-funk-meister, Sylvester James. He went onstage, informing the crowd of Cowley's passing and then sang "Do Ya Wanna Funk" in memory of him. We are small, we are free, and it's that freedom that makes me creative.

Sylvester's final album, Mutual Attraction (1986), was produced by Megatone but licensed and released by Warner Bros. On the album, Sylvester had worked with a wide number of collaborators, and included new tracks alongside covers of songs by Stevie Wonder and George Gershwin. The songs included on the album were influenced by dance music, and included Sylvester's own compositions, such as "Never Too Late," as well as covers of hits like Ashford & Simpson's "Over and Over." [64] In the spring of 1978, Sylvester successfully auditioned for a cameo appearance in the film The Rose starring gay icon Bette Midler. They were women who got their own.

[60], In the middle of that year, he recorded his third album, the self-titled Sylvester, which featured a cover design depicting Sylvester in male attire. [158] Writing for the London-based LGBT magazine Beige: The Provocative Cultural Quarterly, Stephen Brogan expressed his opinion that while Gamson's biography was well researched, it had a fragmented structure and as such was "not a joy to read". "[71] In his history of disco, Shapiro described "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" as Sylvester's "greatest record", "the cornerstone of gay disco", and "an epochal record in disco history".

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 church. "[95] The album also featured a number of tracks in which Sylvester avoided his usual falsetto tones to sing in a baritone voice. [164] ", "Larger companies employ executives who sit behind their office desks, living off past achievements. Spending so much of their time partying, most of the Cockettes did not rehearse, the exception being Sylvester, who wanted to perfect his act.

[110], As an openly gay man throughout his career, Sylvester came to be seen as a spokesman for the gay community. [61] Building on the album's release, Sylvester toured Louisiana and then Mexico City. [29], Although a significant member of the troupe, Sylvester remained a relatively isolated figure; not only was he one of very few African-American members, he eschewed the group's more surrealist activities for what he saw as classier, more glamorous performances onstage.

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