Gil Scott-Heron died Friday afternoon in New York, his book publisher reported. He was 62. The influential poet and musician is often credited with being one of the progenitors of hip-hop, and is best known for the spoken-word piece “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.”
Damn.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGaRtqrlGy8
Gil Scott-Heron, Poet And Musician, Has Died (npr)