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Gilbert "Gil" Scott-Heron (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011) was an American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author, known primarily for his work as a spoken word performer in the 1970s and '80s. His collaborative efforts with musician Brian Jackson featured a musical fusion of jazz, blues, and soul, as well as lyrical content concerning social and political issues of the time, delivered in both rapping and melismatic vocal styles by Scott-Heron. His own term for himself was "bluesologist", which he defined as "a scientist who is concerned with the origin of the blues." His music, most notably on Pieces of a Man and Winter in America in the early 1970s, influenced and helped engender later African-American music genres such as hip hop and neo soul.
In addition to being widely considered an influence in today's music, Scott-Heron remained active until his death, and in 2010 released his first new album in 16 years, entitled I'm New Here. A memoir he had been working on for years up to the time of his death, "The Last Holiday", was also published, posthumously on January 2012.
Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces Of A Man [Remastered + Bonus Tracks]
Gil Scott-Heron -- The Bottle (Official Version)
Gil Scott-Heron - Compilation
Gil Scott-Heron - 'Me And The Devil' (Official HD Video)
Gil Scott-Heron - Home Is Where the Hatred Is (Official Audio)
Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - Bridges [full album][HQ]
Gil Scott Heron Black Wax complete concert
Gil Scott Heron- Angel Dust
Gil Scott Heron "Winter In America" (1974) HIGH QUALITY
Gil Scott-Heron - 'I'm New Here' (official video)
Picture a man of nearly thirty
Who seems twice as old with clothes torn and dirty
Give him a job shining shoes
Or cleaning out toilets with bus station crews
Give him six children with nothing to eat
Expose them to life on a ghetto street
Tie an old rag around his wife's head
And have her pregnant and lying in bed
Stuff them all in a Harlem house