Sylvester

Summary

Sylvester is a human^[1]. He was born in Los Angeles^[2]. He was born on September 6, 1947^[3]. He died in San Francisco^[4]. He died on December 16, 1988^[5]. He worked as a singer^[6] and composer^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,237 views/month, #6,553 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Los Angeles^[2], Sylvester…
• Sylvester passed away in San Francisco^[4].
• Sylvester was born on September 6, 1947^[3].
• Sylvester died on December 16, 1988^[5].
• Burial took place at Inglewood Park Cemetery^[9].
• Sylvester held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Sylvester worked as a singer^[6].
• Sylvester worked as a composer^[7].
• Sylvester's education included a stint at Jordan High School^[11].
• Sylvester was a member of The Cockettes^[12].
• Sylvester is recorded as male^[13].
• Sylvester's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Sylvester's sexual orientation is recorded as homosexuality^[15].
• Sylvester's genre is disco^[16].
• Sylvester's genre is soul^[17].
• Sylvester's genre is Hi-NRG^[18].
• Sylvester's genre is funk^[19].
• Sylvester's genre is new wave^[20].
• Sylvester's record label is recorded as Blue Thumb Records^[21].
• Sylvester's record label is recorded as Fantasy^[22].
• Sylvester's voice type is recorded as baritone^[23].
• The cause of death was death from AIDS-related complications^[24].
• Sylvester's family name is recorded as James^[25].
• Sylvester's given name is recorded as Sylvester^[26].
• Sylvester's official website is recorded as http://www.sylstar.net^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1947-09-06^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1988-12-16^[31]

• Genre(s): disco, funk, hi-nrg, r&b, soul^[32]

• Community tags: disco, funk, hi-nrg, queer, r&b, soul, us^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 4d3b710b-a5f0-4772-97db-f09e47fbc6d8^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Sylvester's place of birth was Los Angeles^[2]. He was born on September 6, 1947^[3].

Education

Sylvester's education included a stint at Jordan High School^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[6] and composer^[7].

Death and Burial

Sylvester died on December 16, 1988^[5]. He died in San Francisco^[4]. The cause of death was death from AIDS-related complications^[24]. Burial took place at Inglewood Park Cemetery^[9].

Why It Matters

Sylvester ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,237 views/month, #6,553 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

FAQs

Where was Sylvester born?

Sylvester was born in Los Angeles^[2].

Where did Sylvester die?

Sylvester passed away in San Francisco^[4].

What did Sylvester do for work?

Sylvester worked as singer^[6] and composer^[7].

Where did Sylvester go to school?

Sylvester was educated at Jordan High School^[11].