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

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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.

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More on Jason King

• Jason in conversation with Dua Lipa (NPR Music)
• Check out Jason's work with Pitchfork
• Twitter | Instagram

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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