Sylvester in March-1979 at the SF War Memorial Opera House – Photo: Phil Bray READ THIS STORY IN THE MAGAZINE Much of the world met Sylvester in the late ’70s as the unapologetically androgynous, ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A funky beat. Disco balls spin, glinting in the light. A scantily clad dancer rocks her hips with abandon. She ...

Izora Armstead and Martha Wash (a.k.a. The Weather Girls) performing at the Vic Theater in Chicago, Illinois on March 22, 1986. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) When “It’s Raining Men” was released ...

“He was about as outrageous as styrofoam! “When I charged into his room at the Holiday Inn, he was lying on the couch, kvetching about exhaustion, a backache, and his root canal session like a bored ...

Sylvester's gospel roots, combined with jazz, rock, and disco, created unforgettable hits like "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)." From his iconic collaborations with Patrick Cowley on tracks like ...

One blazing afternoon in the summer of 1973, Rudy Calvo found himself at loose ends. He was heading to the Whisky A Go Go to see a swish band and needed a chic getup to match. So Calvo, a makeup ...