Adios, To One O' The Originals

Mr. Shaman

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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wglq9xFk1Qc]YouTube - ‪Gil Scott Heron, Johannesberg‬‏[/ame]

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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUC-EEkUpv4]YouTube - ‪Gil Scott Heron - Alien (hold on to your dream) LIVE‬‏[/ame]​

"Scott-Heron's music and poetry revealed his deep interest in justice and civil rights, and he railed against the consumer society of the 1970s and 80s as well as the development of nuclear technology.

He was among the first artists to use his music to attack the apartheid in South Africa, long before the issue became the focus of a popular global campaign."

Gil Scott-Heron

1949 - 2011
 
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RIP to a fellow jazz lover.

He spread the word
I first saw him on the 2nd SNL (Richard Pryor hosted - '75) and was hooked! I also saw him two different times at The Boulder Theater (CO). GREAT live show!!

He surely did get raked-over-the-coals for "Angel Dust"....typically by people who never listened to the lyrics.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfy6ig4koPM]YouTube - ‪Gil Scott Heron - Angel dust‬‏[/ame]

Whatta drag......​
 
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I just heard of him here in this thread.

I can tell he loved Jazz and tried to say something with his music.

I will be checking out more of his music in the future.
 
I just heard of him here in this thread.

I can tell he loved Jazz and tried to say something with his music.

I will be checking out more of his music in the future.
DO so.

Helluva catalog....​

"The work failed to reach a mass audience, but was widely praised for its vivid depiction of urban decay and racism in American culture. Clive Davis signed Scott-Heron to Arista in 1974 and began releasing his records at a frantic piece, averaging more than one a year between 1970 and 1982. In 1979 he performed alongside Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne and many others at the MUSE benefits at Madison Square Garden, and in 1985 he sang the protest anthem "Sun City" with Bob Dylan, Steve Van Zandt, RUN DMC, Lou Reed and Miles Davis."

 
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