The Fabulous Sylvester is a well written, touching, dignified biography of a gay, black diva who never really fit into any minority but managed to achieve his dreams of stardom. Now that’s what I call a man.
— John Waters
[A] superbly written, wildly entertaining, frequently hilarious, and finally bittersweet saga.
— Time Out New York

Winner, Stonewall Book Award - Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award. San Francisco Chronicle Bestseller. Entertainment Weekly "Must List."

Order The Fabulous Sylvester from IndieBound (or, if you must, from Amazon). Listen to the audiobook, narrated by Ronnie Butler, Jr., on Audible or ITunes.

Listening to or reading the book and want to hear the music? Try these Fabulous Sylvester Spotify playlists:

1: The early years (Chapters 1-3)

2: The Hot Band years (Chapters 4-6)

3: The disco years (Chapters 7-9)

4: Opera House extravaganza (Chapter 10)

5: The last Fantasy years (Chapter 11)

6: The Megatone years (Chapters 12-13)

7: The final years (Chapters 14-15)

[Gamson’s] prose is playful and furious . . . putting the singer’s story into sociological context [and capturing] the astonishing scope of AIDS with grace and indignation.
— Entertainment Weekly
Delightful . . . I’m not sure I’ve ever read an account of a life that has so much sheer joy, raffishness, and humor on each page . . . As fables go, this is a good one.
— Stacey D'Erasmo