Jason King on Sylvester's "Living Proof" (1979)

Writer and musician Jason King sits down with Oliver and guest co-host Jocelyn Brown to discuss the Sylvester live album Living Proof. We talk about Sylvester's vision of wholeness and sharing good vibes, the countless gorgeous moments captured in the live setting, and the medley of genres he blended together.
Please stick around to the end of the episode to hear a snippet of our past conversation with Shea Serrano about DMX. Rest in Power.
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More on Sylvester
Love Me Like You Should: The Brave and Bold Sylvester (Amazon Music)
The Extraordinary Musical Legacy of Sylvester (The Guardian)
Bigger Than Disco, 'You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)' Is A Celebration Of Self (NPR)
Show Tracklisting (all songs from Living Proof unless otherwise indicated):
Overture - Live
Happiness - Live
Sylvester: You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
Sylvester: Over and Over
Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?) - Live
Herbie Hancock: Magic Number
Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?) - Live
Sharing Something Perfect Between Ourselves - Live
Body Strong - Live
Sylvester: Fever
Medley: Live
Blackbird: Live
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) - Live
Blackbird - Live
Sharing Something Perfect Between Ourselves - Live
You Are My Friend - Live
Medley - Live
Dance (Disco Heat) - Live
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
Sylvester: I Need Somebody to Love Tonight
Patrick Cowley & Sylvester: Do You Wanna Funk?
Sylvester & The Hot Band: A Whiter Shade of Pale
Sylvester: Be With You
Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find on there
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