Apr162024

Gil Scott-Heron

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 spoken word 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. Read more on Last.fm

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# Title Plays
1The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
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2Lady Day and John Coltrane
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3Home Is Where the Hatred Is
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4Me and the Devil
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5I'm New Here
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6I Think I'll Call It Morning
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7New York Is Killing Me
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8Save the Children
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9When You Are Who You Are
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10The Bottle
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