Early Sylvester promo, 1970

San Francisco, California, Palace Theatre, Nocturnal Dream Shows presented by Sebastian. Sylvester performed during this period with legendary drag troupe the Cockettes. The trombonist is Chris Killough. An early member of San Francisco drag troupe "The Cockettes, Sylvester was best known for singing the disco classics "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" and Dance Disco Heat from the album Step 2 which went Gold.

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Entertainment

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• gay
• disco
• swing
• chanteuse
• vintage

[Kinburst]

This is a piece of musical history where did you find this?

[ednayarkspay]

The producer had this in his Cockettes archive. Be sure to read Pam Tent's 'Midnight At The Palace: My Life As A Fabulous Cockette,' and be sure to watch 'The Cockettes' (2002), the definitive documentary directed by David Weissman and Bill Weber.

[CJLinOHIO]

sure would love to here the original audio...

[PRINCIPALBROKER]

Does anyone have a copy of Sylvester doing Southern Man, the Neil Young song? I was not a big fan of disco, but Sylvester was around long before disco. Please post this song as my old albums have been retired.

[mookindahouse]

Sylvester, during his time w/ the Cockettes in the early 70s, did a "record act" where he dressed in drag as a nightclub chanteuse and lipsynced to vinyl recordings (on a victrola) of Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Billie Holiday, Judy Garland, Helen Morgan, Sophie Tucker, Ruth Etting, etc.

[davidw54]

and who is that HANDSOME young man accompanying Sylvester on piano?

[saulo1212]

Wow, this is amazing! thanks for posting