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Sylvester is a Disco and Funk act. Their catalogue also touches House. Their sound grew out of Cosey Fanni Tutti, Tonéx, Sharon Redd, Marteria and Harvey Fuqua. Those roots explain a lot about how Sylvester arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Thelma Houston, Anita Ward, Cheryl Lynn, A Taste of Honey and First Choice, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jimmy Somerville, Byron Stingily, Martha Wash, The Weather Girls and Daryl Coley, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 42 connections around Sylvester, reaching back through Cosey Fanni Tutti and forward to Jimmy Somerville. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Sylvester James Jr., known simply 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.
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Sylvester connections
Sylvester grew out of Cosey Fanni Tutti, Tonéx, Sharon Redd and Marteria, shares an orbit with Thelma Houston, Anita Ward, Cheryl Lynn and A Taste of Honey, went on to shape Jimmy Somerville, Byron Stingily, Martha Wash and The Weather Girls. 42 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Sylvester
Sounds and acts that shaped Sylvester.
Artists similar to Sylvester
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Sylvester.
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- Anita Wardartist
- Cheryl Lynnartist
- A Taste of Honeyartist
- First Choiceartist
- Changeartist
- Imaginationartist
- Gloria Gaynorartist
- Labelleartist
- Amii Stewartartist
- The Flirtsartist
- Kool & The Gangartist
- Ashford & Simpsonartist
- Patrice Rushenartist
- Fatback Bandartist
- Gwen McCraeartist
- Grace Jonesartist
- Patrick Hernandezartist
- Gary's Gangartist
- Rufusartist
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