R.I.P. Harvey Fuqua

The legendary disco/soul/R&B producer/performer Harvey Fuqua has died. He was a member of the Moonglows, who scored some hits in the 1950s, and he had worked closely with Motown artists (Marvin Gaye in particular) - but what really merits a mention here is the fact that it was he who helped propel Sylvester to international fame. He produced some of his biggest hits, like "Mighty Real" and "Dance (Disco Heat)", and also had a large hand in the work of Sylvester's backing singers Two Tons O' Fun (Martha Wash and Izadora Armstead, who changed their name to The Weather Girls and scored a hit with "It's Raining Men"). Some of his production work from the late 70s and early 80s is great, and both "Dance (Disco Heat)" and "Do You Wanna Boogie Hunh?" by Two Tons O' Fun are on the Discopia mix I posted a few entries ago. Here's some more of the great man's work:

Teamy: Hi-NRG Mix

Glasgow scene legend and non-stop party whore Teamy is soon to be gracing our ones and twos. He even promised to do it in drag. As a taster, here's a Hi-NRG mix he made for his club night Fun Size with with Glasgow's No. 1 (straight) disco bear David Barbarosa.

Fun Size Volume 4 Hi NRG TME by funsize

[No tracklist for this, but it does contain Patrick Cowley AND Sylvester - yum!]

Sylvester on Joan Rivers

From the album that inspired the flyer, it's Sylvester performing "Someone Like You" live on the Joan Rivers show. Dragalicious indeed. Everything about this clip is fantastic! From Sylvester's awesome live performance (how I wish I could have seen a Sylvester live show) to his candid outing of his then boyfirend, to the fact that to Joan and the audience this is all water off a duck's back, and not something to be shocked by or sniggered at. F.I.E.R.C.E.

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