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Gil Scott-Heron

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Known For

62 Years Old

Gilbert "Gil" Scott-Heron was an American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author, known primarily for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s. 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. He defined himself as a "bluesologist".

Born

Chicago, Illinois, U.S. on 1st April 1949

Died

27th May 2011

All Credits

Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
MTV Unplugged Image
MTV Unplugged
Self
Popular Voices at the BBC Image
Popular Voices at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised Image
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Himself
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) Image
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
No Nukes Image
No Nukes
Self
5 Sides of a Coin Image
5 Sides of a Coin
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Tales of Gil Scott-Heron
Himself
Black Wax Image
Black Wax
Himself
Freedom Beat Image
Freedom Beat
Self
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Solidarity
Self
Is That Jazz: A Mug-Shot Afterthought Image
Is That Jazz: A Mug-Shot Afterthought
Self
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Cool Runnings: The Reggae Movie
Self
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Who Is Gil Scott-Heron?
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Gil Scott-Heron: Live Ohne Filter
Himself
Gil Scott-Heron: Me and the Devil Image
Gil Scott-Heron: Me and the Devil
Self
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Gil Scott-Heron & Amnesia Express: The Paris Concert
Himself