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RIP Gil Scott-Heron <peacedove>

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  1. Toby

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    ****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.

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    RIP Gil Scott-Heron <peacedove>
     
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    Title fail :(
     
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    The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

    He was right there <ok>
     
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    They don't make artists like him anymore...
     
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    Funnily enough I've been listening to him, Curtis Mayfield, Bobby Womack etc. a lot this week.
     
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    I didn't know what to do this morning, sorted now <jazzandspliffs>
     
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    I've had to come into work this morning because someone else made a bollocks of a job. <grr>

    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.
     
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    <laugh> I'm going to a DnB/Gabba night after the CL final, not really the same vibe...
     
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    <steam> 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 :emoticon-0148-yes:
     
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    A true bona fide genius. The world's a slightly sad place today, just glad I got to see him play. RIP Gil
     
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    his grandfather played for the hoops...cool or what. gil scot heron , good sellick man y`know <ok>
     
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    My head hurts so much today, but was worth it, Hellfish was amazing!

     
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    Gil Scott-Heron, you are now at&#65279; peace. The Revolution will carry on in your memory


     
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