Gil Scott-Heron
1. aprill 1949 (77 aastat), Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Gilbert "Gil" Scott-Heron was an American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author, known primarily for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s. His collaborative efforts with musician Brian Jackson featured a musical fusion of jazz, blues, and soul, as well as lyrical content concerning social and political issues of the time, delivered in both rapping and melismatic vocal styles by Scott-Heron. He defined himself as a "bluesologist".
Tuntud rollide järgi
6.9 Saturday Night Live
1975
7.1 MTV Unplugged
1989
7.6 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
2021
7.7 Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
8.0 Riviera 76, le Woodstock oublié
2026
Popular Voices at the BBC
2017
10.0 5 Sides of a Coin
2004
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
2003
7.2 How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
2005
10.0 Black Wax
1983
Freedom Beat
2003
10.0 No Nukes
1980
Filmograafia
- 2026Riviera 76, le Woodstock oublié (Self (archive footage))
- 2026Dark Sea Dream (Self)
- 2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (Self (archive footage))
- 20211971: The Year That Music Changed Everything (Self (archive footage))
- 2017Popular Voices at the BBC (Self (archive footage))
- 2015Who Is Gil Scott-Heron?
- 2010Gil Scott-Heron: Me and the Devil (Self)
- 2007Gil Scott-Heron & Amnesia Express: The Paris Concert (Himself)
- 2005How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
- 20045 Sides of a Coin
- 2003Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Himself)
- 2003Freedom Beat (Self)
- 1992Solidarity (Self)
- 1990Tales of Gil Scott-Heron (Himself)
- 1989MTV Unplugged (Self)
- 1986Cool Runnings: The Reggae Movie (Self)
- 1984Gil Scott-Heron: Live Ohne Filter (Himself)
- 1983Black Wax (Himself)
- 1982Is That Jazz: A Mug-Shot Afterthought (Self)
- 1980No Nukes (Self)
- 1975Saturday Night Live (Self - Musical Guest)