Imagine a pied piper singing in falsetto, wearing sequins, and leading the young people of the nation to San Francisco and on to a 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.
Yale-trained sociologist Joshua Gamson uses Sylvester’s life to lead us through the story of the 1970s, when a generation took off its shame. Celebrity, sociology, and music history mingle in this endlessly entertaining story of a singer who embodied the freedom, spirit, and flamboyance of a golden moment in American culture.Author: Joshua Gamson
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Published: 01/24/2006
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.9lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780312425692
Language: English
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