Sylvester: Mighty Real (Music Doc Short)

The feature-length documentary Sylvester: Mighty Real will bring back to life the pioneering performer John Waters calls a combination of "Billie Holiday and Diana Ross on LSD." Sylvester began as a child gospel singer and sashayed past barriers of race and sexual identity to become the definitive anthemist of disco and dance soul. With a vibrant falsetto and genderbending persona, he redefined what it means—on stage and in life—to be "mighty real." This documentary will restore to the spotlight a pivotal performer whose music defined an era and whose influence is still felt by dozens of current vocalists.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Sylvester
• music documentary
• tim smyth

[sydneygayboi]

Great Music !!! Yet when he died in 1988, I was only in the 7th Grade...albeit when I "came out "the Gay Bars were still playing his great tracks.

RIP

[WillowfanPS]

Wonderful thank you for sharing!!!

[NycNikos]

I will always love him forever !!

[gianni73701]

I loved every second of this, Thankyou !

[jorial6675]

Fantastic! I will post this link on the SYLVESTER! group's wall on Facebook.

[glitter800]

where/when can we see the full length version?

[bearshaped]

a real hero...

[simonsez0800]

love it, it touch me

[DiscoLoverMiami]

thx 4 sharing this clip. Sylvester was/is fabulous!! RIP