May 28, 2011

RIP GIL SCOTT-HERON



FROM NPR:

Gil Scott-Heron died Friday afternoon in New York, his book publisher reported. He was 62. The influential poet and musician is often credited with being one of the progenitors of hip-hop, and is best known for the spoken-word piece "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised."

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I thought his biggest hit was The Bottle. Here are both.