Gil Scott-Heron

vocals, guitar, keyboards · 1949–2011 · Chicago (Illinois)

Poet and singer born in Chicago, associated with jazz-funk, soul and jazz poetry, and regarded as a precursor of rap. He recorded with keyboardist Brian Jackson, notably Winter in America (1974).

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Styles

• Soul jazz, boogaloo
• Acid jazz, jazz-rap, nu jazz

Landmark tracks

• The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (1971)

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Feb 12, 2019: Bon Temps Rouler : Gil Scott-Heron (Bon Temps Rouler, TSF Jazz, in French)