****Taken from BBC News**** US musician and poet Gil Scott-Heron, often called the Godfather of Rap, has died in a New York hospital aged 62. The cause of his death is not clear, but he is believed to have become ill after returning from a visit to Europe. Scott-Heron's material spanned soul, jazz, blues and the spoken word. His 1970s work heavily influenced the US hip-hop and rap scenes. His work had a strong political element - one of his most famous pieces was The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you don't know who he is: RIP Gil Scott-Heron
I've had to come into work this morning because someone else made a bollocks of a job. Will listen to some tracks tonight after the CL final and a few glasses of wine. No doubt Nina Simone will make an appearance at some stage.
sounds like someone has thrown a half brick in a washing machine! on the op just read his dad was the first black player to pay for Celtic? i never knew that. you learn something new every day eh
A true bona fide genius. The world's a slightly sad place today, just glad I got to see him play. RIP Gil
