Sylvester James Jr., known mononymously as Sylvester, was an American singer-songwriter. Primarily active in the genres of disco, rhythm and blues, and soul, he was known for his flamboyant and androgynous appearance, falsetto singing voice, and hit disco singles in the late 1970s and 1980s.

What happened singer Sylvester?

Sylvester, the gay entertainer whose falsetto voice and drag costumes propelled him to international fame, at the height of the disco dance popularity, died Friday of complications of AIDS. He was 42 years old.

Is Sylvester the cat dead?

Steve Cash tragically died from a self inflicted gunshot wound on April 16, 2020, effectively ending the Talking Kitty Cat video series. Sylvester himself died from old age in the same year on December 10, nearly eight months after Steve's death.