Play Gil Scott-Heron Radio
Gil Scott-Heron
1,182,616 plays (124,877 listeners)
Listening now: effraie
Chicago, United States (1949 – present)
Gil Scott-Heron (born April 1, 1949 in Chicago) is 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.
He began recording in 1970 with the LP Small Talk at 125th and Lenox with the assistance of Bob Thiele Flying Dutchman Records, co-writer Brian Jackson, Hubert Laws, Bernard Purdie (who later recorded “Delights of the Garden” with The Last Poets), Charlie Saunders, Eddie Knowles, Ron Carter and Bert Jones, all jazz musicians (see 1970 in music). The album included the aggressive diatribe against white-owned corporate media and middle-class America’s ignorance of the problems of inner cities in songs such asWhitey on the Moon.
The 1971 Pieces of a Man used more conventional song structures than the loose, spoken word feel of his first, though he didn’t reach the charts until 1975 with “Johannesburg”. His biggest hit was 1978’s “The Bottle”, produced by Heron and longtime partner Brian Jackson, which peaked at #15 on the R&B charts (see 1978 in music).
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.He began recording in 1970 with the LP Small Talk at 125th and Lenox with the assistance of Bob Thiele Flying Dutchman Records, co-writer Brian Jackson, Hubert Laws, Bernard Purdie (who later recorded “Delights of the Garden” with The Last Poets), Charlie Saunders, Eddie Knowles, Ron Carter and Bert Jones, all jazz musicians (see 1970 in music). The album included the aggressive diatribe against white-owned corporate media and middle-class America’s ignorance of the problems of inner cities in songs such as
Whitey on the Moon.The 1971 Pieces of a Man used more conventional song structures than the loose, spoken word feel of his first, though he didn’t reach the charts until 1975 with “Johannesburg”. His biggest hit was 1978’s “
The Bottle”, produced by Heron and longtime partner Brian Jackson, which peaked at #15 on the R&B charts (see 1978 in music).
Top Albums
-
Pieces of a Man
Gil Scott-Heron Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $9.99
- 7digital $9.99
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
-
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Gil Scott-Heron Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital $9.99
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $7.99
- eBay Search
-
Ghetto Style
Gil Scott-Heron Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $9.99
- 7digital $9.99
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $4.29
- eBay Search
Top Tracks
| 1 |
|
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
full track
|
|||
| 2 |
|
||||
| 3 |
|
Home is Where the Hatred Is
full track
|
|||
| 4 |
|
Lady Day and John Coltrane
full track
|
|||
| 5 |
|
When You Are Who You Are
full track
|
|||
| 6 |
|
I Think I'll Call It Morning
full track
|
|||
| 7 |
|
||||
| 8 |
|
Pieces of a Man
full track
|
|||
| 9 |
|
Or Down You Fall
full track
|
|||
| 10 |
|
The Needle's Eye
full track
|
|||
| 11 |
|
A Sign of the Ages
full track
|
|||
| 12 |
|
The Get Out Of The Ghetto Blues
full track
|
|||
| 13 |
|
Whitey on the Moon
full track
|
|||
| 14 |
|
||||
| 15 |
|
No Knock
full track
|
Shoutbox
-
christianS_79 wrote:
Yeah Me & the Devil is cool as hell, although it sounds more like a (good) Massive Attack Track than Gil.
-
00p33 wrote:
Save the Children is awesome song! I like the flute on the song haha :D
-
psangel wrote:
Me & Devil is freaking amazing..soulful voice awesome beats!
-
-Akram- wrote:
Me and the Devil + Where Did The night Go mp3 -> http://www.onemic.net/article-gil-scott-heron-me-and-the-devil-41432305.html
-
marginalnut wrote:
Me & The Devil amazing - out Feb 2010. listen now quickly on http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/zanelowe/
-
kasa408 wrote:
im always postponing buying his records. One of these days... one of these days.
-
ElectricSoul921 wrote:
"Home Is Where The Hatred Is" is a classic!
-
MatLloyd wrote:
If you're as stoked as I am about Gil Scott-Heron being back, download a free track from his new album out soon from http://imnewhere.net/
-
MissClarck wrote:
Hi, I just want to present you the afrogroove from Bantunani's band. listen to the song blackninja...awesome http://www.lastfm.fr/music/Bantunani
-
xmo96 wrote:
If you like Gil Scott-Heron, please join http://www.last.fm/group/Revolutionary+music
-
DwarfeD_NL wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/8362518.stm
-
Weslii wrote:
@lalalksilil It's a sign. Go listen to him ;)
-
-Akram- wrote:
This Guy is a genius ! A poet, a rapper, a soulman, a jazzman ! All this with intelligence and commitment ! i'm a fan !
-
DwarfeD_NL wrote:
Can't wait 4 the new album :)
-
lalalksilil wrote:
i have never heard this man and for some reason my last.fm scrobbled a song by him. i am confused.
-
Happileaf wrote:
I normally have a distaste for poetry, but I can listen to this man for hours. His words are powerful.
-
Deckard_1979 wrote:
First Minute of a New Day and Winter in America are my two favourite Gil albums. Bridges is also Brilliant.
-
Bushdoctor420 wrote:
Real Eyes and Reflections need more plays
-
Sajki wrote:
listen to b movie. this track defines hip hop.
-
mistab0310 wrote:
http://imnewhere.net/ this should be nice
Videos
See more
Listeners
-
Disco9000
Listening now
to The Prisoner -
effraie
Listening now
to Song of the Wind -
giorgi71
Listening now
to Is That Jazz? -
taika-topi
Top Listener
-
djmets
Top Listener
-
thepeyote
Top Listener
Recent Activity
-
alaninamsterdam and Zinnialu added Gil Scott-Heron to their libraries. yesterday evening
-
alaninamsterdam tagged Gil Scott-Heron with jazz, political, soul and 2 other tags. yesterday evening
-
K8as tagged Gil Scott-Heron with ‘soul’. yesterday morning
-
Adrian_Hylton added Gil Scott-Heron to Adrian_Hylton’s library. Tuesday evening
-
Explodesign tagged Gil Scott-Heron with ‘to check’. Tuesday morning
-
THGX, taino359 and kamachos added Gil Scott-Heron to their libraries. Monday afternoon
-
electriklife tagged Gil Scott-Heron with jazz, soul and funk. Sunday evening
-
stavski, UMA-JUNIOR, IJBC and 2 other people added Gil Scott-Heron to their libraries. Sunday afternoon
-
appmackel06 tagged Gil Scott-Heron with political, poetry, jazz and 2 other tags. Saturday morning
-
appmackel06 and nomadsoul68 added Gil Scott-Heron to their libraries. Saturday morning
Related Journals
-
Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - Bridges
by Gurdon |
4 Dec 2009 | Add comment
-
Albums I Own.
by humorbot |
30 Aug 2009 | 2 comments
-
First Podcast from Daz-I-Kue
by nutriot |
4 Aug 2009 | Add comment
Groups (78)
-
Gil Scott-Heron
53 members
-
Strata-East
44 members
-
Chi-Town Soul
169 members
-
Brownswood Recordings
154 members
-
Civil Rights Music: A Global Heritage
96 members
