The fabulous Sylvester: the legend, the music, the seventies in San Francisco
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : H. Holt, c2005.
Physical Desc:
306 pages, [16] pages of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
Status:
Sacramento Room
SPE 782.42164 S985zg 2005 CAL
Description
A journey back through the music, madness, and unparalleled freedom of an era of change-the '70s-as told through the life of ultra-fabulous superstar Sylvester Imagine a pied piper singing in a dazzling falsetto, wearing glittering sequins, and leading the young people of the nation to San Francisco and on to liberation where nothing was straight-laced or old-fashioned. And everyone, finally, was welcome-to come as themselves. This is not a fairy tale. This was real, mighty real, and disco sensation Sylvester was the piper. Joshua Gamson-a Yale-trained pop culture expert-uses him, a boy who would be fabulous, to lead us through the story of the '70s when a new era of change liberated us from conformity and boredom. Gamson captures the exuberant life, feeling, energy, and fun of a generation's wonderful, magical waking up-from the parties to the dancing and music. The story begins with a little black boy who started with nothing but a really big voice. We follow him from the Gospel chorus to the glory days in the Castro where a generation shook off its shame as Sylvester sang and began his rise as part of a now-notorious theatrical troup called the Cockettes. Celebrity, sociology, and music history mingle and merge around this endlessly entertaining story of a singer who embodied the freedom, spirit, and flamboyance of a golden moment in American culture.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African American gay men -- California -- San Francisco -- Biography.
African American singers -- California -- San Francisco -- Biography.
AIDS (Disease) and the arts -- California -- San Francisco.
Cockettes (Theatrical troupe)
Disco music -- California -- San Francisco -- History and criticism.
Disco music -- California -- San Francisco -- Social aspects.
Disco musicians -- United States -- Biography.
Gay men -- Conduct of life -- California -- San Francisco.
Popular culture -- California -- San Francisco -- History -- 20th century.
Singers -- United States -- Biography.
Special collections -- Sacramento Public Library.
Sylvester, -- 1947-1988.
Two Tons (Musical group)
African American singers -- California -- San Francisco -- Biography.
AIDS (Disease) and the arts -- California -- San Francisco.
Cockettes (Theatrical troupe)
Disco music -- California -- San Francisco -- History and criticism.
Disco music -- California -- San Francisco -- Social aspects.
Disco musicians -- United States -- Biography.
Gay men -- Conduct of life -- California -- San Francisco.
Popular culture -- California -- San Francisco -- History -- 20th century.
Singers -- United States -- Biography.
Special collections -- Sacramento Public Library.
Sylvester, -- 1947-1988.
Two Tons (Musical group)
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Format:
Book
Edition:
1st ed.
Language:
English
ISBN:
0805072500 (pbk.) :
UPC:
9780805072501
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-289) and index.
Awards
Stonewall Book Medal, 2006.
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Gamson, J. (2005). The fabulous Sylvester: the legend, the music, the seventies in San Francisco. New York, H. Holt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Gamson, Joshua, 1962-. 2005. The Fabulous Sylvester: The Legend, the Music, the Seventies in San Francisco. New York, H. Holt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Gamson, Joshua, 1962-, The Fabulous Sylvester: The Legend, the Music, the Seventies in San Francisco. New York, H. Holt, 2005.
MLA Citation (style guide)Gamson, Joshua. The Fabulous Sylvester: The Legend, the Music, the Seventies in San Francisco. New York, H. Holt, 2005.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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