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Gil Scott-Heron: leader of a revolution you could dance to

4686 days ago
Guardian MusicHe fought the powers that be and paid the price. But he also taught us that politics plus soul equals movementWhen Gil Scott-Heron asked in the mid-70s: "Sister/woman have you heard from Johannesburg?" I hadn't actually. I was too young. Too uninform... more info

GIL SCOTT-HERON: LETTERS FROM MY BETTERS

4687 days ago
Soul Sides I’ve been gone from home, more or less continuously, since May 18th, and I simply haven’t had the physical or mental time to write much about the passing of GSH. Luckily, there’s no shortage of great, thoughtful tributes being written by oth... more info

Eminem: Gil Scott-Heron 'Influenced All Of Hip-Hop'

4687 days ago
GigwiseHe pays tribute... more info

Gil Scott-Heron :: Communicator (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011)

4688 days ago
Aquarium DrunkardGil Scott-Heron’s death was announced on Twitter. And that feels strange, this announcement. It happening in something that consolidates social construction into a linear sheet of micro-thoughts. Cleaning up the fringes, the frays and outliers. Fun... more info

Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Wu-Tang Clan pay tribute to Gil Scott-Heron

4688 days ago
NMEInfluential musician and poet passed away on Friday (May 27) more info

Hay Festival 2011: Gil Scott-Heron interview 2011

4688 days ago
The TelegraphThe late Godfather of rap Gil Scott-Heron talked to Tom Horan in 2000. more info

Godfather of hip-hop Scott-Heron dead at 62

4688 days ago
Yahoo! Music UKworld entertainment news - Legendary jazz and soul musician Gil Scott-Heron has died at the age of 62. more info

R.I.P. Gil Scott-Heron (April 1, 1949 — May 27, 2011)

4689 days ago
Totally Fuzzy The musician and poet Gil Scott-Heron – best known for his pioneering rap The Revolution Will Not Be Televised – has died at the age of 62, having fallen ill after a European trip. Jamie Byng, his UK publisher, announced the news via Twitter: "... more info

World Of Music Mourns 'Godfather Of Rap'

4689 days ago
Sky NewsUS poet and songwriter Gil Scott-Heron, who has been credited with inspiring the development of rap music, has died at the age of 62. more info

Legendary 'Godfather of rap' Gil Scott-Heron dies at 62

4689 days ago
Scotsman.comTHE hugely influential musician Gil Scott-Heron has died in a New York hospital after becoming unwell on his return from a European tour. more info

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