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Gil Scott-Heron

Gil Scott-Heron
Top Tracks:
Me And The Devil / New York Is Killing Me / The Revolution Will Not Be Televised / The Bottle / Your Soul and Mine / Where Did the Night Go / I'll Take Care of You / Running / Home is Where the Hatred Is / I'm New Here / The Crutch / Save the Children / Lady Day and John Coltrane / On Coming From a Broken Home (Part 1) / When You Are Who You Are /
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Gil Scott-Heron (born April 1, 1949 in Chicago, died May 27, 2011 in New York City) was an American poet and musician, known primarily for his late 1960s and early 1970s work as a performer, associated with African American militant activists. Heron is perhaps most well known for his poems/songs "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" and "What's the Word - Johannesburg" a movement hit during the 1980's South Africa college and national divestment movement in the United States of America.

Gil Scott-Heron On DIY

News: Gil Scott Heron R.I.P. (28th May 2011)

News: Listen: Second Track From Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XX Album Revealed (6th January 2011)

Videos: Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XX - NY Is Killing Me (29th November 2010)

News: Listen: Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XX Team Up For Album (29th November 2010)

News: Gil Scott-Heron To Host Evening At O2 Brixton Academy (25th August 2010)

News: Gil Scott-Heron & Divine Comedy Complete Somerset House Series (31st March 2010)

Album Reviews: Gil Scott-Heron - I’m New Here (5th March 2010)

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