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RIP, Gil Scott Heron

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If you read the New Yorker profile a few months back, it was hard to escape the conclusion that his days were numbered. I'm very glad 'I'm New Here' made it out.

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I had the pleasure of meeting Gil Scott Heron in 1973 when I was a student at St, John Fisher College in East Rochester NY. He and a couple of bandmates spent the night in my dorm room afterward. Never will forget that. I was so saddened to hear that this morining.
 
Slowhead said:
I will spin a Gil Scott set in his honor tonight.
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Sad news, I miss the 70's pop scene the music had a message. Spinning "Winter in America" right now!

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Still, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.

Did this news make airplay on any major major television outlet in the US?
 
Really sad news. I "discovered" his music in the mid-80's and was moved by the authenticy of the lyrics. Many, "protest or political" songs of the '60's and '70s seemed less urgent after listening to "Winter in America," "Whitey on the Moon" or "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised." And I was hearing these songs some fifteen years after they were originally released. Fortunately, I got a chance to see GSH live in the early '90s.
 
I still have my ticket from the canceled concert last year in Denver. I bought my first GSH album in 73 and have most of them. Many talk about the rap side of him but to me his music was always what got me. That and that voice of his.

There was a time long ago that "home is where the hatred is" was almost my theme song.:smoke:
 
Sad news indeed...

I will always remember hearing "Angel Dust" on a friend's Sansui system with reverb. Truly a great tune with a message.

Will give this tune a spin some time today -- Legend In His Own Mind, 1980.

Rome
 
Sad sad news.

I was fortunate enough to catch a GSH performance at Coachella 2010. He played around dusk and the setting created behind the stage as the sun set was surreal. An image and experience I'll never forget.

RIP Gil Scott Heron
 
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