{"product_id":"the-fabulous-sylvester-the-legend-the-music-the-seventies-in-san-francisco","title":"The Fabulous Sylvester: The Legend  the Music  the Seventies in San Francisco","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 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 generations 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946801066037,"sku":"ByrdShop_0805072500","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780805072501_2e3150cf-429a-459b-b11c-19f35298da2e.jpg?v=1770137227","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-fabulous-sylvester-the-legend-the-music-the-seventies-in-san-francisco","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}