I"m Jamaican straight, Christian and love's Sylvester and so does God. To all the haters, God made him that way and in God's eye he was made just as he wanted him.

@freelightexpress

4 жыл бұрын

Amen! :)

@andytaylor5960

4 жыл бұрын

:)

@jayhayes4432

3 жыл бұрын

Amen to that.

@layna-heyhey

3 жыл бұрын

just enjoy the music

@lasthero3995

3 жыл бұрын

Hey 🤗 I don't believe in god but you're so right also❤ all of the mankind is equal eyerywhere💓🏳️‍🌈👍

Young gay folk pay attention. This is why you have so much of the acceptance and freedom you experience today. It's people like Silverster and Boy George and so many others that were not famous, that dare to be themselves and stood up for us when it was not a popular thing to do.

@sharksport01

5 жыл бұрын

We had acceptance and freedom back then, where were you? Look...Sylvesters on national t.v.!

@michaelgaynor6866

5 жыл бұрын

@@sharksport01 Blessed to see the Amazing SYLVESTER in Denver at a club called Tracks ,and again in Philadelphia at the Bourse Building here in Philadelphia, Pa. He made me feel MIGHTY REAL! Rest in Peace SYLVESTER June 2019

@sharksport01

5 жыл бұрын

@@michaelgaynor6866 Awesome! I saw him many times too ( for 5.00!) Even met him once. We ARE blessed!❤

@solidstatevintage7247

5 жыл бұрын

Yes Alphonso !!! Yes yes honey that’s the truth !!!!

@reealitychick

4 жыл бұрын

alfonso do u really believe that.... is that the truth?.....or is it another illusion cause by the people behind the curtain......

7:16 "I'm not a drag queen, I'm Sylvester!"

@hotgritz4sho

7 жыл бұрын

Natália Macedo Funny thing is there has always been a stigma about gender bending that comics like Joan could only call it being a drag queen is no surprise especially given the era this was. Nowadays we have progressed (to a degree,) and can't say tranny. It's just not politically correct.

@michaelgaynor6866

5 жыл бұрын

Truly ,SYLVESTER was Incredible ( still is) ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ He made you feel.....MIGHTY REAL!

@joshuamcdowell5782

4 жыл бұрын

He was so unapologetic about who he was.

@donniehagy5125

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely the BEST answer to that question!

RIP - Joan Rivers, and thank you for being you. Who else would've have the guts to put Slyvester on tv back then, even though he deserved to be on mainstream tv including the Grammy's!

@sharksport01

2 жыл бұрын

Dick Clark had him on. More than once.

@ThatFilmisGnarly

2 жыл бұрын

Dude was on American bandstand and had a top 40 hit. Society was incredibly accepting of Sylvester. Stop believing the myth that everyone was a homophobe before the 2010s.

I met Sylvester at a club called The No Name in Providence Rhode Island in 1985! He was a sweet kind down to earth human being! Children I was gonna loose it but he had a calming effect on me. I asked so many questions and he answered them all. Mind you he was touring with his Rock The Box album. He had a keyboard and a microphone & himself alone. He tore that place apart. That falsetto voice was amazing and he knew exactly what he was doing standing behind the synthesizer and dancing and singing his Ass off! Rise in power beautiful one!!!🎉🎉🎉💕💕💕😘

He lived his life with unparalleled courage, inspiring many, repulsing some, and he lived it on his terms. RIP, Sylvester...

How special is this clip? Sylvester is such a gentle soul. He made such fantastic music. Rest well.

RIP Joan Rivers (Joan Alexandra Molinsky June 8, 1933 - September 4, 2014), & Sylvester (Sylvester James, Jr. (6 September 1947/Watts - Los Angeles CA - 16 December 1988/San Francisco CA)

@brunorothlisberger2029

6 жыл бұрын

👌

@oldsmobile6

3 жыл бұрын

@King of All Buttocks : Charles Nelson Reilly II (13 January 1931/Bronx NY ~ 25 May 2007/Los Angeles CA)

Sylvester: you were a pioneer.

@atrocchia

6 жыл бұрын

He really was.

@tonynegron1927

5 жыл бұрын

🎤 Yes sir/mame! He was.

@ellisjahfinelcraddock

4 жыл бұрын

@@tonynegron1927 amen to that

Wow!!!! Both Sylvester and Joan rivers were ahead of the curve with this one!!!! Love it!!! And love the love band and live singing too!!!

Even with a cold he still KILLED IT !!!!!REAL SINGING PEOPLE !!!!

@bobbyz23

2 ай бұрын

Cold my ass he was developing AIDS symptoms.

Sylvester....What can I say about this guy.This guy had a soulful voice and I always enjoyed his voice and music. He rocked this song RIP

Sylvester was so sophisticated, witty and beautiful... what an amazing and courageous soul!!

All these youngster today have no idea what is was like to be gay in the 70s and 80s. It was scary and you were shunned and people like this paved the way. Came out when no one would. Be thankful people like this opened the doors.

Sylvester & Joan Rivers. You are missed dearly & always in my thoughts.

@loganmarshall-green1464

9 жыл бұрын

Marisa Tomei died in Austria, last month. We shoved her from the hotel window. Roseanne said she landed on her face. Madonna already told TMZ about it. Kesha has a huge class act lawsuit we've started. They're all going to pay for what they've done to Ellie and I. -LMG (The Guy From Prometheus) The neighbor who was harassing you got a wake up, and she didn't like it.

@loganmarshall-green1464

9 жыл бұрын

... if you have the chance, ask Tom Ford about his interview with Di Gaeta posing as my wife. The other designers who haven't fallen are really socking it to him. Especially Theirry Mugler.

@irshgrl500

3 жыл бұрын

@@loganmarshall-green1464 No she didn't Marisa is alive & well.

His sexuality is irrelevant. This man was way before his time, extremely talented and refused to change to pacify the morons who didn't like him because he was gay. May Sylvester "Sleep in Peace." Musical icon.

@jayhayes4432

3 жыл бұрын

Amen.

@corduerorose9747

2 жыл бұрын

Sad he died on my 1st birthday RIP Sly

@henriettaparks4266

Жыл бұрын

IM SO GLAD, I EXPERIENCED HIM AND THE WEATHER GIRLS!! LOVE ❤ 😍 LISTENING AND 🎶 ❤ AND DANCING 💃 TO THEM!! ALL 3 PIONEERS!!! JOAN ALSO!!

@shawnesebletson9308

2 ай бұрын

😂 Absolutely

I've seen Sylvester in concert many times...I can tell he's not feeling well here. God bless him...I'm sure he knows how much we miss him!

@gardensofthegods

6 ай бұрын

Wow really that's a shame ..... wonder if he was already in the earliest stages of AIDS ? ... he died roughly 2 years later

Sylvester, an unstoppable force of nature, and so humble at the same time. What an honour to have been alive at the same time as this gorgeous human. And no, there will never be someone like you, ever again. Thank you for giving me the soundtrack of my life. I will miss you til the day i die and hopefully i will hear the sound of your voice as i enter the gates of heaven. ❤️

It sickens and saddens me greatly that Sylvester and his husband had to both die of AIDS within a year of each other. So sad.

@ellisjahfinelcraddock

4 жыл бұрын

It was. What a heartbroken. 💔 😥 😢

@BriaLoveElias

2 жыл бұрын

Damn

@sharksport01

2 жыл бұрын

And Patrick Cowley.

@gardensofthegods

6 ай бұрын

Same thing happened to a friend of ours years ago . His boyfriend passed away in '93 and then Rich went in April '94 ... buried just before his 32nd birthday .

Sylvester could sing live unlike most of the clowns today.🤗

Two legends who did it their way which was way ahead of the times. Hats off to them both!

@sharksport01

2 жыл бұрын

3.

best voice for disco so far GENIUS SYLVESTER

@thetrxppiniqqa

6 жыл бұрын

crown shawn Calm down. he might be great, but he aint the BEST VOICE...

@MrDare2bdifferent

5 жыл бұрын

Sylvester definitely the King/Queen of disco! There is only & will only be one!

@BlytheWorld1972

2 жыл бұрын

Barry gibb ..

Sylvester was the best of the best and unlike a lot of these so called singers today could sing. RIP

Thank You for opening doors 🚪 true divas to walk through it. 💯👏🏿👏🏿🙏🏿♥️💪🏿✊🏿👊🏿 RIP Joan Rivers & Sylvester.

A true trailblazer! So generous and charming --- giving props to Joan and Charles Nelson Reilly as he promoted a #1 dance song from 1987. Sylvester wasn't with us much longer after this, but then again..here he is with us..still inspiring us to be who we are! Not who others want us to be.

What a great interview. RIP to all three.

Sylvester was a trailblazer. I'm a Gay man, and spent a Sunday afternoon dancing my ass off to his music.....Saw him in Dallas, circa 1984. His music is timeless......gett'in ready to dance now....heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

@michaelgaynor6866

5 жыл бұрын

Jeff Lawrence...your comment is six year's old,was Blessed to see the Amazing SYLVESTER in Denver at a club called Tracks and again in Philadelphia at the Bourse Building here in Philadelphia, Pa. He made me feel MIGHTY REAL! Rest in Peace SYLVESTER June 2019 Danced my ass off too!

Sylvester mentions working with Charles and Joan on an AIDS benefit, and then he died of AIDS himself. So sad. What a performer!

@georgemontgomeryward7864

7 жыл бұрын

Madeleine Hague Brave soul to be himself only to die of AIDS a manufactured virus which started in US in the gay community from the 1978 Hepatitis Vaccine given in NYC. This was a " special" vaccine introduced by a program labeled " Hepatitis B* Vaccine Program* . Africa was the other place this was introduced by Globalist Scum. One reason to this day I hate Nazi manufacturing Merck. Once a Nazi group always a Nazi group. After the war they came here with open arms. HIV is a whole other story separate from AIDS. All to sell drugs now.

@romerjusu3804

4 жыл бұрын

A person doesn't " Die From A.I.D.S . It's uportunist infections that people die from.

@asmrfoodieuk7965

3 жыл бұрын

@@georgemontgomeryward7864 yes agreed and now the same crap with covid. Who knows what's really in that injection and what sort of populations they are trying to target next to kill off.

@sharksport01

2 жыл бұрын

@@asmrfoodieuk7965 Both made in a lab, on purpose.

This is awesome to see and thanks to Sylvester for his music and the boldness and bravery and he is still missed even to this day..RIP Sylvester and thank you for your music..

Taken from this earth far too early-Slyvester you make heaven a brighter place

RIP Sylvester, Joan and Charles

@stumack9755

5 жыл бұрын

Gay icons.

i'm not a drag queen, i'm sylvester

I loved Sylvester! I could dance all night to his music.. truly ahead of his time RIP😢❤️

I watched this I was young I love ❤️ love 💕 love 💗 Sylvester he was awesome and a trailblazer I miss him so so so much he should be alive today he was so beautiful inside and out he was so beautiful gorgeous wonderful Iam almost 63 still love ❤️ him he made ok to be you in the MOST FABULOUS way rip love ❤️ you’re music 🎼 voice fashion everything you were

Hi !!! This is Jeanie Tracy, the one in the Blue....It's so wonderful to watch this video again on KZread and see so many wonderful thought's from his fans. I had the privilege of doing this show with Charlene and singing with the original Two Ton's of fun (Martha Wash and Izora Armstead) It was an honor to work for him for many years and I treasure all the moments with him. He will always and forever hold a special place in my heart. We are doing a Tribute in his honor this year.

@angeluvsvid15

6 жыл бұрын

jeanie smith hi Jeanie Tracey 💜

Sylvester was Beautiful and Extremely Handsome Amazingly Talented!!! I'm glad I grew up knowing his Music I appreciate him more!!! My Era love you ❤️ always Sylvester

I remember this.. the audience was not feeling him when he started but were jammin by the end...he turns them out....they were not ready for him...RIP...one if the greats

A big THANKS to Sylvester, Joan & Charles for the pioneer work for AIDS 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 💘

This is a great song, I love the production, the hook, the feel, and the voice. Sylvester definefly made his mark from disco to pop with this track I LOVE IT!

AWESOME LIVE PERFORMANCE! This was the jam back in the day when I was clubbing in Hollywood, Long Beach and San DIego...THX for GREAT memories!

Slyvester was a legendary Mother Of the Disco and 80s Pop ...give her ,her roses 🌹 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

What a great show, i miss all three

Such a beautiful person with a one of a kind voice. You spread so much joy. RIP Sylvester you are missed!

theze children ear has 2 b n dey foot 2 not hear sylvester sangin thiz song...n hiz energy iz incredible performin thiz song! simply amazin!

Utterly fabulous! A one off and a star who shone brightly and so shortly

He was such a wonderful person. I remember seeing him at studio one. He did so much for the community. God bless him!

This is the epitome of what genius is...."To thy own self be true"... Nobody else matters when it comes to your own world ! The true empowerment to any kind of success, especially happiness !

With Martha and Izzy singing backup vocals. The truly Fabulous Sylvester.

I love his voice, amazing talent

I always gonna love Sylvester great wonderful singer....

@leilaniLA

10 ай бұрын

Me too! Hope you’re still alive and well receiving this reply.

Love it, thanks for sharing this great video. Rest in peace Syovester

Blessed to see the Amazing SYLVESTER in Denver at a club called Tracks and again in Philadelphia at the Bourse Building here in Philadelphia, Pa. If he couldn't get you jumping...nobody could! Rest in Peace SYLVESTER June 2019 He made me feel MIGHTY REAL!

Reading the comments, I feel like crying! He was such an amazing talented person, an Icon! I hope he knows how many of us love him, admire and identify with him! Joan... Made him feel right at home, thank You for that Joan! May them both Rest in Peace!

RIP Sylvester n Joan !

This interview is great - it made me laugh so much. Sylvester was awesome!

For a man to be openly gay on TV in 1987... guts! And then says he's married to 'Rick'. Man, too bad all the kids were in bed when this was airing.

@voxandlocks

8 жыл бұрын

...and he was openly (and famously) gay over a decade before that. A true pioneer.

@MaeSekou

8 жыл бұрын

You're right. I was about 11 when this aired and had to be in bed. Nowadays kids stay up all night and wake up at 1pm

@MrRnbMan

8 жыл бұрын

+MaeSekou I was 13, I didn't know about Sylvester until a few years later, yesss a pioneer indeed!

@oliverphilippe4703

4 жыл бұрын

brockbaby no guts just no patriarchal god

@arthurnascimentotubadrumme4209

4 жыл бұрын

Sylvester james

What a wonderful video from this fabulous performer...........Sylvester, I miss you and RIP..................LOVE

love her, so natural, so charming, so real, someone I wish I could have known.

I love thus man Disco Diva you are miss rest in peace

More people like you are needed on this planet.......God Bless!!

3 of my favorite people on the same stage..

A truly unique and amazing INDIVIDUAL to whom we owe so much for being able to maintain our diversity and strength in society. As for arrogant twits like 19676 (comment below) - shut it!

I love hearing Sylvester with the Two Tons Of Fun. Still, it's good that they went out on their own as "The Weather Girls", as they are far too talented to be mere background singers. At the same time, Sylvester was SO talented that he didn't need background singers. He could definitely hold a song on his own.

@JLPerryTV

5 жыл бұрын

Those are not the Two Tons with him. The lady in blue is Jeanie Tracy, not sure about the other

He can really sing! I did not see this clip before hearing it first and thought this was Aretha initially. I liked how he was not afraid to showcase bigger women, like Martha Wash, who had real talent yet a lot of those in the business would not let her be seen and used her voice on the tracks.

@kamariatoure42

Жыл бұрын

Yes, sounds just like 80s & 90s Aretha!

@toreybrooks3963

2 ай бұрын

He was on Aretha’s song pink Cadillac

This song was very popular in 1987. when I was a young underage dancer at the clubs

Great clip love the 80s era rip Joan n Sylvester

I saw this cause Im Johnny Carson fan, and when Joan Rivers was hosting, I'd watch for sure, and when he came on to perform, I was shocked, and all I recall saying was "is that a man dressed like a woman"? LOL ANd the audience loved his performance too!! THis was a club floor burner back then.

Greath performance

I'd like to thank my 7th grade Science teacher for playing that guitar solo

Great. Just great. God bless all three of them. Thanks for posting.

Are you looking fabulous Sylvester you are

You got that right! To be so young and yet so smart! Sylvester was who he was, no matter what. He was one who helped pave the way for the young ones today. If you young gays only knew what we used to have to endure!

ah!!! i love Sylvester!!! He is just amazing!!! One of my all time favorite songs from him!!! AH!!!!! "Summer nights" and "Sooner or later"!!!!!!!!!

he was the best of the best. Joan.....I met her a few times.....she was amazing.....

Just a class act,gentle and kind instead of being all about himself takes the time to thank others!Diva,before that word became a negative self absorbed expression..So lovin' all these videos,thank you for posting!:-)

Wow, he was sooo ahead of his time... Nice! I loves me some Sylvester!

I miss you Sylvester....Gone, but you will never be forgotten.

What a great talent!!!! I love this performance he tore up the show. RIP Sylvester

I love you Sylvester and miss you.

wow such a nice message!!! Sylvester must have been a great person if people remember him with that kind of fondness!!!

Joan was so ahead of her time. She supported the gay community before anyone else would even think of and spoke out about AIDS before anyone would dare.

@sharksport01

2 жыл бұрын

Elizabeth Taylor did, actually.

Charlene, Remember how fun life was back then .. compared to today and all we have to deal with living in America. I saw him perform live in a gay club in Boston in the early 80's. What an amazing entertainer he was. He wore several costumes, one under the other and as he went into another nonstop song, he would strip off one outfit to reveal another !! We went back stage after the show and he was extremely gracious. The world was just a wee bit nicer with him in it. and you toured together !

Une voix ce chanteur que l on regrette beaucoup RIP. ❤❤❤❤

Cant we just all go back to the 80s and have good times again...

gone too soon love u

I was a nine year old boy watching this performance on the Joan Rivers New Year's eve Show, on a black & white tv on the sink while I sat in a bubble bath--got my dangerous living out of the way before puberty. lol When I met Jeanie Tracy many years later at a Pride celebration, she (good-naturedly) didn't want to be reminded that it was 24 years ago. God, I miss Sylvester.

My favorite song of his, I wish I could hear this in mint condition because that band sounds on fire.

Sylvelster was a talent that was well, before his time. He dared to be himself when society wasn't accepting what he was all about but he pathed the way for many to come after him. He embelished in his stardom and had the attitude to go with it but hey, so does other stars who've made it. Sylvester pushed the envelope and made a name for himself in the entertainment world. His job was done. RIP.

Sylvester a powerful voice, Great talent, The one and only Sylvester, Rest in peace, We love you Sylvester 💐💐💐🌹🌹🌹🌹❤️❤️❤️🙏🏾🙏🏾

I so love the gay men from the 80s and 90s... they were so fun and classy....I love and miss all of you.....♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

OMG Thank you for posting this! I remember seeing this when it was originally aired, I want to say back in 86 or 87 (I know the song came out in 86 and he died in 88 so not sure when this was aired). Never thought I would see it again.

@doubleolove

3 жыл бұрын

It aired New Year's Eve 1986

Sylvester is absolutely glowing here in top form.... kiss kiss... 💋

just read the book the fabulous sylvester - what an icon, fabulous....

A fun a fabulous class act until the end. To be seen at the painful end of a historic life, cruising around his Castro neighborhood in S.F. in wheelchair with entourage. Looking tiny, grand, sweet and sad all at once. It's amazing how extremely varied the phases of human life can be. From lightening bolt to flickering flame to gone in a year's time.

How can ya not love Sylvester? One of a kinda! The Queen of Disco! Rest in peace, sir!

@sharksport01

5 жыл бұрын

Try Donna Summer, and this song isnt disco.

ah, Saturday nights at the Monastery in Seattle listening to Sylvester, the sound system was amazing, the floor was vibrating to "Don't Stop"

Sylvester was so far ahead of his time. I saw him live in the 80's and he was great! I really miss him so much. Really miss him! What a great gay man!

"Someone Like You" was always my favorite Sylvester song. I remember watching this Joan River segment when it first aired. I believe I read somewhere that Sylvester knew that he was HIV positive when he was recording and promoting this particular album (his last). How sad.

Hes fabulous

This is from The Tonight Show, with Joan Rivers substituting for Johnny Carson, on NBC-TV. In addition to his Warner Bros/Megatone Records album Joan is holding, Sylvester was riding high on the charts with "Freeway of Love," taken from the Aretha Franklin multi-platinum selling album Who's Zooming Who, also an album track, featuring a very audible Sylvester on background vocals, doing both his famous falsetto and tenor voices in a call-and-response to Aretha. Sylvester lives.