To hardcore music fans, the name Gil Scott-Heron is synonymous with poetic soul. Even those who only know of him from his cutting track, “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” would recognize him as ...

All titles written by Gil Scott-Heron except where noted. Compact discs. Program notes (55 p. : ill.) in container. Contents Disc one. Songs. Lady Day and John Coltrane ; Home is where the hatred is ; ...

KCRW DJ Mathieu Schreyer hosts a weekly show Friday nights/Saturday morning from midnight to 3am. This week’s show was devoted entirely to Gil Scott Heron, the poet and songwriter many have called the ...

While he was known as “Pops” to Rumal Rackley, Gil Scott-Heron was a cultural and musical icon, known for his eloquent lyrics and spoken words that inspired generations of artists, including Chuck D, ...

Gil Scott-Heron goes to the deepest and most personal goal of the activist to clear up the message of his hit 1970 song... the first revolution takes place in your mind. [Overview Courtesy of Skip's ...

When drummer and producer Makaya McCraven got a call inviting him to rework Gil Scott-Heron’s final record, he recognized the magnitude of the task. He knew a lot about Scott-Heron, the poet, novelist ...

Gil Scott-Heron, the poet, soul singer and visionary, passed away Friday afternoon at the age of 62. The details of how he died were not immediately available. Scott-Heron, who was HIV positive, had ...

“All I want is for people to accomplish something (for self) instead of criticizing the people who didn’t get to do that for you yet .” – Gil Scott-Heron Over the course of four decades, Scott-Heron ...

Gil Scott-Heron, the poet and musician who was a primary influence for generations of hip-hop artists, died on May 27 at the age of 62. Scott-Heron has been called "the Godfather of Hip Hop music," ...

New York • Gil Scott-Heron, the poet and recording artist whose syncopated spoken style and mordant critiques of politics, racism and mass media in pieces like "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" ...

In 1970, Gil Scott-Heron became one of the godfathers of hip-hop with the release of his debut album, Small Talk at 125th & Lenox. His playful wit and incisive rhetoric developed more fully on later ...

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