The fact that he was invited on American Bandstand speaks volumes to Dick Clark… Sylvester is iconic and has paved the way for so many people who are in the entertainment industry today.
In his own way he quietly supported LGBTQ Rights. When American Bandstand was still broadcasted in Philadelphia, alot of the kids who danced on the Show were gay. Arlene Sullivan a Former Dance Regular wrote a Book called Badnstand Diaries The Philadelphia Years 1956-1963. She was Gay as well. Also Philadelphia, PA had a strong LGBT History.
It does this 67 year-old heart good to know so many people still appreciate his music! I'll never forget him. He was well before his time and had the balls to be who he was! Love you, Sylvester. wish you were still here!
You are a star Everybody is one You are a star And you only happen once You are here in this time and space Cosmic energy - well, it's in your smiling face Take a look around, tell me what you see Sisters and brothers feeling hot, feeling free Can you lighten up the sky, stars glimmering Dancing in the night, stars shimmering You are a star Yes, you are!
J. Rayedel You are absolutely correct. Don Cornelius considered Sylvester too flamboyant. Sylvester mentioned it in one of his interviews and it has been mentioned before in articles about Cornelius. Don’t have chapter and verse but that info is out there. Major props to Dick Clark.
I’m touched by both Sylvester’s nervousness during the interview (he generally seems such a confident performer...but Bandstand was an institution) and Dick Clark’s courtliness as host. “You’re among friends,” indeed. Miss them both.
nervous because don cornelius wouldn't let them on soul train, thank god dick clark had them on, we have this wonderful performance to remember sylvester's enormous talent. gone too soon, ahead of his time. R.I.P.
@@latinguy67 - I don't think he was tolerant. I think he loved it. Or he just...backed it like he did countless others who weren't accepted. We owe a lot to that man. An awful lot. And to guys like Sylvester who were such talents and MAN...such souls.
@@raulwells7886 According to this link, Sylvester was indeed on Soul Train... hulshofschmidt.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/black-history-month-2012-don-cornelius/
@@bobdavis4848 And links can be incorrect. Believe me, there wasn't a Soul Train episode that I ever missed, and I NEVER remember Sylvester performing live. They may have played his music, but I don't remember him ever appearing on that show.
I didn't even know that Sylvester was on AB. Probably the most straight mainstream performance I'd ever seen him perform. So glad he brought and introduced the girls!! 💖
Sylvester was so dope back in the 70's that no one cared about his sexuality....He made so many people dance there butts off back then...when my parents would play this song ..all 7 of my sibling we would run so fast down stairs and just start dancing uncontrollably in the livingroom....these times were so great ...I'm thankful that I lived through this era of music...for the record I was 10 years old in 1978
The 70's truly were the good ole days. Music was so good, no auto tune. Love that Sylvesters back up singers werent so skinned thin, they were named 2 tons of fun... If I had a dollar for every time I've danced to, or listened to this song, I could retire on an island somewhere! lol
timothy Moore, He was Incredible and saw him perform twice,once in Denver Colorado and again at the Bourse Building in Philadelphia, Pa. He made me feel MIGHTY REAL!
Gospel background. The UP beat, open hi-hat in Disco is the clapping done in Gospel, with a Funk foundation of repition on the one, over and over again, for eternity. Think about that. That's how profound Disco was and still is, forevermore. Don't ever let anyone dismiss the genre as something unworthy of praise and respect. We had Donna and Sylvester to lay it down and bring it for all time... like you should!
Modern: I LOVE your reply and you hit the nail right on the head!!! I remember Sylvester. When he was played in the clubs, we NEVER wanted to leave the dancefloor. And he did UPLIFT all of us with his singing!
america has made such great music, its such a creative nation, but for me disco was such incredible uplifting music and it lived on it inspired house which gave us techno, breaks, jungle, dubstep, the seeds of all this music was disco music and now we have nu-disco, house music with disco elements its all come back round. When I first heard and saw Sylvester I knew I couldnt hate gay people like the generations before. A hero and a legend
Sylvester (singer) (September 6, 1947 - December 16, 1988), known mononymously as Sylvester, was an American singer-songwriter. Primarily active in the genres of disco, rhythm and blues, and soul, he was known for his flamboyant and androgynous appearance, falsetto singing voice, and hit disco singles in the late 1970s and 1980s. Cause of death: AIDS-related complications Born: Sylvester James Jr. September 6, 1947; ... Years active: 1962-1988
One of the big "what if's" in music history is what if Sylvester and the Weather Girls made a gospel album. Can you imagine how amazing that would have sounded?
Props to Dick Clark for showcasing Sylvester to a NATIONAL audience.... Though they're probably vocalizing over back tracks , they ARE singing LIVE !!!
Disco was such uplifting music because it made you want to get up and dance and have fun . I always envied the dancers on AB and Soul Train because I couldn't dance worth a damn 😄
Sean Jenkins,Saw him live in the seventies at a Club called Tracks and again in Philadelphia at the Bourse Building in Philadelphia, Pa. I know no one's going to believe me but he tried putting a hit on me at the Bourse Building in Philadelphia, Pa. I had saw him a few Months before in Denver Colorado.
Imagine being 6 years old, grabbing your bowl of Crazy Cow, Trix, or Sugar Smacks and turning on Saturday morning TV...and seeing Sylvester!!! Funky Dance music...It gets into your bones and lives there forever. Get out and go dancing...Frequently
He won't. Generations of fans still listen to him. Remember when they played Do You Wanna Funk in Trading Places as well as Longtime Companion. Also, Jimmy Somerville of Bronski Beat did his own version of You Make Me Feel Mighty Real and there was a Clip of Sylvester in The Video.
He was awesome! I was born in 1979 so I missed out on his greatness. Im super happy they have some of his performances on CZcams. His Unsung episode was the best! 👍👍👍 He’ll never be forgotten
@@michaelnobles2643 ,Blessed to have seen the Phenomenal Sylvester twice, once at a club called Tracks in Denver and again at the Bourse Building here in Philadelphia, Pa. He made me feel MIGHTY REAL! Rest in Peace SYLVESTER June 2019
This man blazed a trail that has truly not been appreciated...this is 1978/79. On a national tv show...being true to himself and letting his talent and natural gifts from God be on display.
I stand on the shoulders of Sylvester, Thank You for paying the way, you are a legend and may your Journey into the Afterlife be filled with Love and Peace and Joy, I love you Sylvester 👼🏿!
yo@Saul Lipschitz Studio 54 was an amazing club...I could tell you some stories, I was at 54 for Bianca Jagger's Birthday Party...she arrived on a white horse...Google it...another shout out to Ice Palace 57 in NYC...1978...was the best year...
Sylvester lived up the street from me on Twin Peaks in San Frsnvusco so I saw him around frequently. But I also attended three or four concerts of his and I've been around, so when I say his charisma presence while performing was without peer, he was peerless dripping with genius.
AD C Amazing.... Every bit of a new world then that is in the fabric of today but only the ones who lived it know how tremendous the influence of masters such as Sylvester are (more today know Sylvester than when he was alive. And it’s just beginning.) I haven’t read the true story yet.
You Make Me Feel was one of those songs that electrified a dance floor and liberated you. Sylvester and Patrick Crowley were a match made in heaven, taken back way too soon. Thanks for the memories.
i saw him live at Club Cheetah in Paterson, N.J. on a Sunday nite tea party featuring the lengendary d.j. T-Scott in 1985! Dam I miss those days!!! My favorite Slyvester song is ... I need you!!!
This is a legendary group. I love and miss all three who always put on a excellent show.The 70's music was the best and yes the Disco Era was Fantastic Music of artist who knew how to sing. Today's music can not touch the music throughout this period. ❤ 😍
For those who don't know, the lighter skinned lady is the Legendary Martha Wash of "Everybody Dance Now" fame. She said that Sylvester was auditioning background singers. She performed and Sylvester shut the auditions down. He knew no one could compete with Ms. Martha's vocals.
I turned 18 that Oct. The Disco Era was at its pinnacle that year and the clubs were EVERYTHING in 1978!!!! "You Make Me Feel" is the disco anthem that defined the era.😄❤❤❤
I was 21 and tairing the dance floor up with Sylvester and 2 tons of fun! He came to Newark to perform. I brought a brand new pair of shoes and by end of the night into early morning, had to throw my shoes away!! May he rest in peace.......my shoes too! Lol
I remember watching this on the front porch on a 13in tv with my grandmother. She kept telling me Sylvester was my cousin. I don't know if it's true or not but I always have that memory of that day.
Awesome to find this clip on CZcams, + to know that there are still other Sylvester fans around! With due respect to all performers, don’t think anyone can top his “Living Proof” album ENTIRE cut of “You Are My Friend” including his narrative tribute to Two Tons of Fun🎈 How sad he had to leave us so soon😰
No voy a subestimar a esta nueva generación de jóvenes! Con sus modas y gustos musicales.... pero la época de la música disco!! Fue, es y siempre será la mejor!!!
~ R.I.P. to our Icons, Sylvester and Patrick Cowley. Two Tons O'Fun and Sylvester were so wonderful, and the energy is still palpable in any club or disco in 2019. R.I.P. Liberace, Rudolph Nureyev, & Freddie Mercury as well. Cheers, DAVEDJ ~
Kelley Henley,I was Blessed to see the Amazing SYLVESTER in Denver at a club called Tracks in Denver and again at the Bourse Building here in Philadelphia, Pa. No lie both times he tried to put a hit on me! If he couldn't get you jumping....nobody could! Rest in Peace SYLVESTER June 2019
I saw this Great talent in NYC at the “Red Parrot” 🦜 in 79’ he was the one of the shining stars of Disco at that time. Gone but not forgotten by those who had lived at that time. Great time, great music, and a different time. His music always got you dancing, moving, just watch the 💃🏻. Peace 2 ya who remember .....
The Red 🦜... my uncle was a sound engineer at the Paradise garage and used get me into all the clubs when I was only 15 years old...🦜..LQ aka the Latin Quarters and Nell's...etc. Thanks for the Flashback 🦜🦜🦜
@@sololife2562 ur welcome, sad to say "Martha Wash & Zora (The Weather Girls) in this video and soundtrack were the true voices on this track. The Red Parrot was a great place, had some good times there. And I also saw "Sylvester there (1st Time). Great show. At 15 going clubbing at that time must of been an experience you will never forget.
This was so beautiful... the crowd just loved him. The black community definitely didn't accept him. The best always leave us too soon. Love me some sylvester. RIP sweet soul ❤️
Such a genius and Hot !!! It was so amazing that he had these two songs out back to back. "Disco Heat " and " Mighty Real " were and are 2 of the BEST Dance songs ever created ..It really was unprecedented on so many levels
I am floored, amazed to finally see some has gotten so much " lost" history" together. Sylvester has Been a light I'm my life, "Sylvester:Interview" from 'Rainbows I Remember" c.jAnthony Perez (a compilation of 10 existing editions of The Aloha Times / c. 1978) - In the early 2000's I created a Nightclub , Cabaret, Bistro in a Sputhern California Desert City, Indio. I'd hoped to create a Cabaret Musical production 'Sylvester!', yet magic, is a hard thing to reproduce. That word defines Sylvester, Two TONS of Fun! The time of our lives. Some years after our Hawaii interview, I attended a Dreamland ( S.F. Disco, early - mid 1980's ) Sylvester glided down a Staircase at one end of the stage and club, there, he forever remains. My last Sylvester attendance was the saddest for me. His 'wake' at the S.F. Galleria, was also the last wake for me. Done with ' class ' his costuj3s floating on clouds. Dancing through the tears more like it, a very hard moment. Sylvester? Thank you. To those behind this project my compliments, thank you. - jAnthony Perez is jesusAntonio d'Perez y'Garcia in a word Magic! Magicpropertiesre.com
Love San Fran. Born in NY, moved to LA, spent a lot of time in San Fran. My family felt like Sylvester. Loved the restaurants. In the 70s and 80$, my family wore the sheol out of restaurant row in LA, so we'd have to go to San Fran. Fun Ee
Sylvester was such a Beautiful androgynous being, just wish he/her had a more fitting androgynous name. So pretty Sylvester and talent galore!!! Can't forget about my Weather Girls! P.B.U.H sister Zedora
![Sylvester & Two Tons O' Fun- "Dance (Disco Heat)" Live 1978 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/P7TMZlGBAPs/mqdefault.jpg)
The fact that he was invited on American Bandstand speaks volumes to Dick Clark… Sylvester is iconic and has paved the way for so many people who are in the entertainment industry today.
In his own way he quietly supported LGBTQ Rights. When American Bandstand was still broadcasted in Philadelphia, alot of the kids who danced on the Show were gay. Arlene Sullivan a Former Dance Regular wrote a Book called Badnstand Diaries The Philadelphia Years 1956-1963. She was Gay as well. Also Philadelphia, PA had a strong LGBT History.
He was invited on bandstand because his records were entering the top 40
I don’t know why people criticize disco; it’s better than that sh!t they play today.
real talk!
🤭🤭🤭
True
FACTS
And it burns far more calories.
After living through almost 6 decades, without a doubt, the 70's were the best there ever was or ever will be.
It does this 67 year-old heart good to know so many people still appreciate his music! I'll never forget him. He was well before his time and had the balls to be who he was! Love you, Sylvester. wish you were still here!
You are a star
Everybody is one
You are a star
And you only happen once
You are here in this time and space
Cosmic energy - well, it's in your smiling face
Take a look around, tell me what you see
Sisters and brothers feeling hot, feeling free
Can you lighten up the sky, stars glimmering
Dancing in the night, stars shimmering
You are a star
Yes, you are!
He paved the way for Lil Nas!!!!!
Sylvester's music will always be here..👍🏾
Love this music... I miss this era!
AMEN!!
Props to Dick Clark for giving Sylvester this platform to show the world his incredible talent and making him feel comfortable.
yes but the producers no doubt dressed him down!-pants shirt modest heel boots...and a shawl that I'm sure he insisted on the shawl
Props to Dick Clark for allowing him to perform...I was pissed when I found out Don Cornelius wouldn't let him on Soul Train...
@@rayedel1975 We so wish the interview be longer, because it is obvious that here was so much intelligence & introspection there.
J. Rayedel Where did you hear that at?
J. Rayedel You are absolutely correct. Don Cornelius considered Sylvester too flamboyant. Sylvester mentioned it in one of his interviews and it has been mentioned before in articles about Cornelius. Don’t have chapter and verse but that info is out there. Major props to Dick Clark.
The reception he got from the crowd warms my heart.
Those were such happy times back then....Look at everyone dancing and having fun. I miss those times so much.
This is good as it gets. Sylvester live!!! RIP. You are gone but you and your music still lives!!!
Sylvester was 🔥🔥love his music till this very day. Rip Sylvester.🌹🌹🌹
I’m touched by both Sylvester’s nervousness during the interview (he generally seems such a confident performer...but Bandstand was an institution) and Dick Clark’s courtliness as host. “You’re among friends,” indeed. Miss them both.
you just made me cry with the 'you're among friends' quote. So glad Dick Clark was tolerant.
nervous because don cornelius wouldn't let them on soul train, thank god dick clark had them on, we have this wonderful performance to remember sylvester's enormous talent. gone too soon, ahead of his time. R.I.P.
@@latinguy67 - I don't think he was tolerant. I think he loved it. Or he just...backed it like he did countless others who weren't accepted. We owe a lot to that man. An awful lot.
And to guys like Sylvester who were such talents and MAN...such souls.
@@raulwells7886 According to this link, Sylvester was indeed on Soul Train... hulshofschmidt.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/black-history-month-2012-don-cornelius/
@@bobdavis4848 And links can be incorrect. Believe me, there wasn't a Soul Train episode that I ever missed, and I NEVER remember Sylvester performing live. They may have played his music, but I don't remember him ever appearing on that show.
I didn't even know that Sylvester was on AB. Probably the most straight mainstream performance I'd ever seen him perform. So glad he brought and introduced the girls!! 💖
Boy, he had that audience going. Disco was fun!
Hi there.. how are you doing? Hope you are fine and staying safe??
Martha..one of the premier voices of disco!!!
and dance music in the 1990s
nibsvkh Goodness. Goodness. Happens. Bye
And house
Two Tons of Fun - aka The Weather Girls. Those were the days!
Martha Wash??
Sylvester was so dope back in the 70's that no one cared about his sexuality....He made so many people dance there butts off back then...when my parents would play this song ..all 7 of my sibling we would run so fast down stairs and just start dancing uncontrollably in the livingroom....these times were so great ...I'm thankful that I lived through this era of music...for the record I was 10 years old in 1978
Facts,he was Billant. 🎉❤🎉
This has got to be one of the most requested songs during the Disco Era!
Please bring disco back😍💯💯! I envy everyone who got to experience such energy. Sylvester and two tons of fun, the Bee Gees, Donna Summer.. So cool❤.
Fantastic! Sylvester died too young but while he was here, he made a statement!!🎤
I'm honored to have lived a time WHEN MUSIC WAS GREAT AND UPLIFTING!!!
it still is
Absolutely was a Blessing, these youngsters haven't a clue... what happened to groups & bands?
Sylvester will ALWAYS be Slyvester! He made it happen when no one else did. Love his Music still. R.I.P.
The 70's truly were the good ole days. Music was so good, no auto tune. Love that Sylvesters back up singers werent so skinned thin, they were named 2 tons of fun... If I had a dollar for every time I've danced to, or listened to this song, I could retire on an island somewhere! lol
Still listening to Sylvester in 2019. True legend ❤️
Me too!! April 10,2019 11:04am
Of course! Brazil love silverster ❤
XbirdgirlX I’m with you. Still listening; Always remembering. April 11 @ 1:44 in the AM!!
(EST). Viva Sylvester! Viva Disco music!
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WORD!!!!!
No other genre is quite as unique as disco. It’s so good!!
Sylvester was so ahead of his time! And such a talented soul too!
timothy Moore, He was Incredible and saw him perform twice,once in Denver Colorado and again at the Bourse Building in Philadelphia, Pa. He made me feel MIGHTY REAL!
Gospel background. The UP beat, open hi-hat in Disco is the clapping done in Gospel, with a Funk foundation of repition on the one, over and over again, for eternity. Think about that. That's how profound Disco was and still is, forevermore. Don't ever let anyone dismiss the genre as something unworthy of praise and respect. We had Donna and Sylvester to lay it down and bring it for all time... like you should!
Modern: I LOVE your reply and you hit the nail right on the head!!! I remember Sylvester. When he was played in the clubs, we NEVER wanted to leave the dancefloor. And he did UPLIFT all of us with his singing!
@@donniehagy5125 That must of been marvelous, amazing and spiritual! You were so lucky to hear Sylvester's voice and soul!
not one lie detected!!
Gloria Gaynor too and, all of it still danceable 40 years later!💚
AMEN
RIP Sylvester and Ezora. Long live Martha!
I wish disco music would make a comeback Rip Sylvester and Izora..
Sylvester was loved by all. I still listen to him. Grew up on disco and love it
Same here, lol!! Even my kids (20s and 30s) appreciate and love 70's disco now, lol.
america has made such great music, its such a creative nation, but for me disco was such incredible uplifting music and it lived on it inspired house which gave us techno, breaks, jungle, dubstep, the seeds of all this music was disco music and now we have nu-disco, house music with disco elements its all come back round. When I first heard and saw Sylvester I knew I couldnt hate gay people like the generations before. A hero and a legend
Me too
The people that disliked disco were the ones that couldn't dance! The ones without rhythm!
@@saundragordon-grant6088 Lol , exactly
Sylvester (singer)
(September 6, 1947 - December 16, 1988), known mononymously as Sylvester, was an American singer-songwriter. Primarily active in the genres of disco, rhythm and blues, and soul, he was known for his flamboyant and androgynous appearance, falsetto singing voice, and hit disco singles in the late 1970s and 1980s.
Cause of death: AIDS-related complications
Born: Sylvester James Jr. September 6, 1947; ...
Years active: 1962-1988
One of the big "what if's" in music history is what if Sylvester and the Weather Girls made a gospel album. Can you imagine how amazing that would have sounded?
Props to Dick Clark for showcasing Sylvester to a NATIONAL audience.... Though they're probably vocalizing over back tracks , they ARE singing LIVE !!!
Disco was such uplifting music because it made you want to get up and dance and have fun .
I always envied the dancers on AB and Soul Train because I couldn't dance worth a damn 😄
Hi there.. how are you doing? Hope you are fine and staying safe??
Two of the best dance songs ever!!!! Sylvester was the shit back in the 1970's!!
And here he's singing in the baritone range. Sylvester was incredible
Sean Jenkins,Saw him live in the seventies at a Club called Tracks and again in Philadelphia at the Bourse Building in Philadelphia, Pa. I know no one's going to believe me but he tried putting a hit on me at the Bourse Building in Philadelphia, Pa. I had saw him a few Months before in Denver Colorado.
@@michaelgaynor6866 I believe it.
Playback?
The glory days. Sylvester was a genius.
Imagine being 6 years old, grabbing your bowl of Crazy Cow, Trix, or Sugar Smacks and turning on Saturday morning TV...and seeing Sylvester!!! Funky Dance music...It gets into your bones and lives there forever. Get out and go dancing...Frequently
Sylvester was definitely a funk/Disco Icon! And with The ultimate singing duo Two Tons of Fun/Weather Girls, they were unstoppable!
I was glad Unsung did an episode on Sylvester. Don't want him to be forgotten.
He won't. Generations of fans still listen to him. Remember when they played Do You Wanna Funk in Trading Places as well as Longtime Companion. Also, Jimmy Somerville of Bronski Beat did his own version of You Make Me Feel Mighty Real and there was a Clip of Sylvester in The Video.
It's so hard to find tho...It was my fav episode
He was awesome! I was born in 1979 so I missed out on his greatness. Im super happy they have some of his performances on CZcams. His Unsung episode was the best! 👍👍👍 He’ll never be forgotten
@@michaelnobles2643 ,Blessed to have seen the Phenomenal Sylvester twice, once at a club called Tracks in Denver and again at the Bourse Building here in Philadelphia, Pa. He made me feel MIGHTY REAL! Rest in Peace SYLVESTER June 2019
This man blazed a trail that has truly not been appreciated...this is 1978/79. On a national tv show...being true to himself and letting his talent and natural gifts from God be on display.
I remember this song! I'm a 70's / 80's child. :))
I stand on the shoulders of Sylvester, Thank You for paying the way, you are a legend and may your Journey into the Afterlife be filled with Love and Peace and Joy, I love you Sylvester 👼🏿!
Sylvester was both The Queen and The King. I love him so much... Still. Journey well, darling. You deserve to be immortalized ❤❤❤
Sylvester was a real talent. RIP Sylvester.
Long gone way too soon but never forgotten. I will never forget the genius and talent that was Sylvester. NO ONE can sing "shooulld" like him.
What an originator way ahead of his time amazing. Changed my life when i heard this at studio 54 1978.
lynn zino Happens. Hi No. Steven.
yo@Saul Lipschitz Studio 54 was an amazing club...I could tell you some stories, I was at 54 for Bianca Jagger's Birthday Party...she arrived on a white horse...Google it...another shout out to Ice Palace 57 in NYC...1978...was the best year...
I use see studio 54 after party in playboy when I was young.
💃💃 La música Disco si que era y será contagiosa!!!!!👌👌
Sylvester lived up the street from me on Twin Peaks in San Frsnvusco so I saw him around frequently. But I also attended three or four concerts of his and I've been around, so when I say his charisma presence while performing was without peer, he was peerless dripping with genius.
Hey I lived in Twin Peaks too but many years later. I miss those days.
AD C Amazing.... Every bit of a new world then that is in the fabric of today but only the ones who lived it know how tremendous the influence of masters such as Sylvester are (more today know Sylvester than when he was alive. And it’s just beginning.) I haven’t read the true story yet.
Never forgotten and forever in my heart .He was fearless and unapologetic. Love him and because of him I Feel Mighty Real .RIP I love you !
Talented and humble. We don't see much of that these days.
But also backthen
But also backthen
Sylvester is deep space disco music. What a ride with a heavenly singer.
Hi there.. how are you doing? Hope you are fine and staying safe??
Disco was all about love and fun. And Sylvester was the epitome of Disco.
You Make Me Feel was one of those songs that electrified a dance floor and liberated you. Sylvester and Patrick Crowley were a match made in heaven, taken back way too soon. Thanks for the memories.
** Cowley**
oops-- It's a miracle I remember *anything* from that period. :-)
Amen!!!
this song, actually makes you drop what you are doing, and makes you dance and puts you in a great mood. thank you Sylvester and ladies !!!
i saw him live at Club Cheetah in Paterson, N.J. on a Sunday nite tea party featuring the lengendary d.j. T-Scott in 1985! Dam I miss those days!!! My favorite Slyvester song is ... I need you!!!
Disco funkiness at it's golden era!
This is a legendary group. I love and miss all three who always put on a excellent show.The 70's music was the best and yes the Disco Era was Fantastic Music of artist who knew how to sing. Today's music can not touch the music throughout this period. ❤ 😍
Love Sylvester’s music. Pure talent. Here the kids going crazy?
For those who don't know, the lighter skinned lady is the Legendary Martha Wash of "Everybody Dance Now" fame. She said that Sylvester was auditioning background singers. She performed and Sylvester shut the auditions down. He knew no one could compete with Ms. Martha's vocals.
She never got her proper credit for her voice to this day .. in my opinion
The Bandstand kids had such wonderful energy - that's what made that show so much fun. I was a Soul Train kid, lol, but I loved this show too!
In 1978 I was 18 years old Disco era was the best Thank You for posting.
I was 18 in 78 too.
I was 15 and it truly was a " magical " time !!
I turned 18 that Oct. The Disco Era was at its pinnacle that year and the clubs were EVERYTHING in 1978!!!! "You Make Me Feel" is the disco anthem that defined the era.😄❤❤❤
I was 21 and tairing the dance floor up with Sylvester and 2 tons of fun! He came to Newark to perform. I brought a brand new pair of shoes and by end of the night into early morning, had to throw my shoes away!! May he rest in peace.......my shoes too! Lol
Robert Ortiz!!! Yesssssss me too
Dick Clark was a class act. He just loved music and amazing talent.
Martha Wash, Izora Rose, and the one and only SYLVESTER!!! Loved him then; still love him (and the girls) to this day!
I remember watching this on the front porch on a 13in tv with my grandmother. She kept telling me Sylvester was my cousin. I don't know if it's true or not but I always have that memory of that day.
Awesome to find this clip on CZcams, + to know that there are still other Sylvester fans around! With due respect to all performers, don’t think anyone can top his “Living Proof” album ENTIRE cut of “You Are My Friend” including his narrative tribute to Two Tons of Fun🎈 How sad he had to leave us so soon😰
No voy a subestimar a esta nueva generación de jóvenes! Con sus modas y gustos musicales.... pero la época de la música disco!! Fue, es y siempre será la mejor!!!
LETS GO 2024!!!! I'm 49yo and remember moms playing this!!! DANCE DANCE DANCE!!! aka a fitandfabulous BW...💃🏿💅🏾
I've been listening to them all night 🌉 They are jamming 🎤
You cannot say Sylvesyer wasnt awesome! He got everybody up on that dance floor! Go Sylvester 🌹❤🌹
~ R.I.P. to our Icons, Sylvester and Patrick Cowley. Two Tons O'Fun and Sylvester were so wonderful, and the energy is still palpable in any club or disco in 2019. R.I.P. Liberace, Rudolph Nureyev, & Freddie Mercury as well. Cheers, DAVEDJ ~
And RIP to the Nubian princess, Izora Rhoades!
@@Squirrel36 even Peter Burns too!
Too many names to list, but here's a few:
Way Bandy makeup artist
Robert Mapplethorpe photographer
John Curry figure skater
Seeing Sylvester live and dancing at Studio One in Los Angeles was one of best memories of my life!
There will never be another talent like Sylvester. She was the full package. Awesome singer and activist.
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Thats the best description of Sylvester between two tons of singers/dancers.
A disco icon. What a great decade!!!
Disco is not dead. Artists in the past and in the future are going to and have been using Disco as an inspiration.
The Disco Era. When the main objective of the music was to have a good-ass time. Couldn't we use that in this day and age?
Yes we can!!✋😀🎶💓
Absolutely!!! He made me feel MIGHTY REAL!
Miss Sylvester for glory doll!!!!!
I LOVE HIM I WAS A 9 YEAR OLD GIRLS WHEN THIS HIT.. HE HAD STYLE CLASS AND STAGE PERFOMANCE. RIP ... WHY HE NOT IN THE HALL OF FAME
Gone but NEVER forgotten! RIP Sylvester. ❤️❤️❤️
He was 30 years before his time. In the club you couldn't sit still. I feel like dancing right now. R.i.p.
Disco is my fav. I play this song all the time
I had the honor to see Sylvester live in S.F.....GREAT!
Kelley Henley,I was Blessed to see the Amazing SYLVESTER in Denver at a club called Tracks in Denver and again at the Bourse Building here in Philadelphia, Pa. No lie both times he tried to put a hit on me! If he couldn't get you jumping....nobody could! Rest in Peace SYLVESTER June 2019
"You Make Me Feel" was added this year to the United States Library Of Congress. That's HUGE!
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Wow. Are you serious?? That is awesome.
Wow. I did not know that.
I saw this Great talent in NYC at the “Red Parrot” 🦜 in 79’ he was the one of the shining stars of Disco at that time.
Gone but not forgotten by those who had lived at that time. Great time, great music, and a different time.
His music always got you dancing, moving, just watch the 💃🏻.
Peace 2 ya who remember .....
The Red 🦜... my uncle was a sound engineer at the Paradise garage and used get me into all the clubs when I was only 15 years old...🦜..LQ aka the Latin Quarters and Nell's...etc. Thanks for the Flashback 🦜🦜🦜
@@sololife2562 ur welcome, sad to say "Martha Wash & Zora (The Weather Girls) in this video and soundtrack were the true voices on this track.
The Red Parrot was a great place, had some good times there. And I also saw "Sylvester there (1st Time). Great show. At 15 going clubbing at that time must of been an experience you will never forget.
My 3 year old son loves Sylvester ❤️
This was so beautiful... the crowd just loved him. The black community definitely didn't accept him. The best always leave us too soon. Love me some sylvester. RIP sweet soul ❤️
All of the Black people I know loved him, straight or gay!!
@@jeannemabrey9111 I was going to say the same thing.
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We loved the hell out of Sylvester in my neck of the woods.
God bless your soul where ever you are🧚♂️🧚♀️. True super star 💝
❤❤❤ we miss you
I can’t sit still watching this!! I want to sing and dance!!! POSITIVE ENERGY!!!!
In memory of “The Roxy, Lime Light, Studio 54, Red Parrot, Casa Blanca, Bonds, Chicago’s, Joey’s in Clifton Nj,”....
Escuelitas
Let’s party like it’s 1979!
I just love how beautiful he was , GOSH !!! Skin goals, and I’m definitely a whole woman over here. Lol.
I LOVE & MISS HIM SOOOO MUCH!!!😩😩😩😍😍😍😍😍😍 LEGENDARY.....🙏🙏❤❤❤
Such a genius and Hot !!! It was so amazing that he had these two songs out back to back. "Disco Heat " and " Mighty Real " were and are 2 of the BEST Dance songs ever created ..It really was unprecedented on so many levels
RIP Sylvester and Patric cowley the men who give the sound!!!!
Yassssssss honteeee. Love Sylvester. RIP
I am floored, amazed to finally see some has gotten so much " lost" history" together. Sylvester has Been a light I'm my life, "Sylvester:Interview" from 'Rainbows I Remember" c.jAnthony Perez (a compilation of 10 existing editions of The Aloha Times / c. 1978) - In the early 2000's I created a Nightclub , Cabaret, Bistro in a Sputhern California Desert City, Indio. I'd hoped to create a Cabaret Musical production 'Sylvester!', yet magic, is a hard thing to reproduce. That word defines Sylvester, Two TONS of Fun! The time of our lives. Some years after our Hawaii interview, I attended a Dreamland ( S.F. Disco, early - mid 1980's ) Sylvester glided down a Staircase at one end of the stage and club, there, he forever remains. My last Sylvester attendance was the saddest for me. His 'wake' at the S.F. Galleria, was also the last wake for me. Done with ' class ' his costuj3s floating on clouds. Dancing through the tears more like it, a very hard moment. Sylvester? Thank you. To those behind this project my compliments, thank you. - jAnthony Perez is jesusAntonio d'Perez y'Garcia
in a word Magic!
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Sylvester. Damn. One of the best in the music business. He's gone.
Love San Fran. Born in NY, moved to LA, spent a lot of time in San Fran. My family felt like Sylvester. Loved the restaurants. In the 70s and 80$, my family wore the sheol out of restaurant row in LA, so we'd have to go to San Fran. Fun Ee
LOVE his back up singers, they flowed like the music was in them!🎶🎶🎶🎶
Martha, Sylvester, and Izora!
They tore that dance floor up! Had everybody dancing’
Screams of love and recognition from the audience. Only real dancers scream when their favorite artist performs live.
Hi there.. how are you doing? Hope you are fine and staying safe???
Sylvester was such a Beautiful androgynous being, just wish he/her had a more fitting androgynous name. So pretty Sylvester and talent galore!!! Can't forget about my Weather Girls! P.B.U.H sister Zedora
His birth name is Sylvester James Jr.
The lady's name was Izora Rhodes.
Two of the best disco songs in the 70's.
The great ole days of disco...good times!!!
I wish I was 20 back then I was just born..