5.28.2011

R.I.P. Gil Scott-Heron

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Pitchfork confirms that Gil Scott-Heron passed away today, at the age of 62, according to a publicist at his record label.
NPR reports:
Gil Scott-Heron died Friday afternoon in New York. 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.”

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