Gil Scott-Heron

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Biography

Chicago, United States (1970 – 2011)

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.

1	Me and the Devil	747
2	The Revolution Will Not Be Televised	476
3	The Bottle	448
4	Lady Day And John Coltrane	366
5	Home Is Where the Hatred Is	351
6	New York Is Killing Me	336
7	Your Soul and Mine	197
8	Save The Children	195
9	When You Are Who You Are	173
9	Where Did the Night Go	173
11	Running	170
12	I Think I'll Call It Morning	164
13	Pieces Of A Man	163
13	I'll Take Care of You	163
15	I'm New Here	154