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RIP Gil Scott-Heron: 1949-2011 - Tributes Compiled

Details are still thin on the ground but what we do know is that the 62 year-old's death was confirmed by his book publisher on Friday afternoon in New York. Gil Scott-Heron died St. Luke's Hospital in New York after becoming sick upon returning from a European trip. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com

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07:12 on May 28 2011

RIP Gil Scott-Heron: 1949-2011 - Tributes Compiled

DrownedInSound — Details are still thin on the ground but what we do know is that the 62 year-old's death was confirmed by his book publisher on Friday afternoon in New York. Gil Scott-He... more info

Gil Scott-Heron

09:56 on May 28 2011

RIP Gil Scott Heron

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14:06 on May 28 2011

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LargeHeartedBoy — The Guardian Music Blog is streaming the new Herman Dune album, Strange Moosic (out June 7th). RIP poet and singer-songwriter Gil Scott-Heron. In the Boston Review, Jess ... more info

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