Posted by Andrew Soar on May 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The musician and poet Gil Scott-Heron – best known for his pioneering rap The Revolution Will Not Be Televised – has died at the age of 62, having fallen ill. The news was broken on Twitter by Scott-Heron’s publisher and unlikely friend, Jamie Byng: “Just heard the very sad news that my dear friend and … Read more
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