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Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States (1949 – 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… read more
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| 1 | Play on youtube | The Revolution Will Not Be Televised |
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| 2 | I'll Take Care Of U |
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| 3 | Play on youtube | Home Is Where the Hatred Is |
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| 4 | Play on youtube | NY is Killing Me |
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| 5 | Play on youtube | Lady Day and John Coltrane |
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| 6 | Play on youtube | I'm New Here |
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| 7 | Play on youtube | Running |
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| 8 | Play on youtube | Me and the Devil |
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| 9 | Play on youtube | My Cloud |
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| 10 | Play on youtube | Home |
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The Revolution Begins: The Flying Dutchman Masters
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The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
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