Gil Scott-Heron
- Recitazione
- 1 aprile 1949 · Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
- 27 maggio 2011
Biografia
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".
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Filmografia
- Riviera 76, le Woodstock oublié · In persona
- Dark Sea Dream · In persona
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music · In persona
- Classic Albums: Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces of a Man · In persona
- 1971: L’anno in cui la musica ha cambiato tutto · In persona
- Popular Voices at the BBC · In persona
- Who Is Gil Scott-Heron?
- Gil Scott-Heron: Me and the Devil · In persona
- Gil Scott-Heron & Amnesia Express: The Paris Concert · In persona, Regia
- How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
- 5 Sides of a Coin
- Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised · In persona, Sceneggiatura
- Freedom Beat · In persona
- Solidarity · In persona
- Tales of Gil Scott-Heron · In persona
- MTV Unplugged · In persona
- Cool Runnings: The Reggae Movie · In persona
- Gil Scott-Heron: Live Ohne Filter · In persona
- Black Wax · In persona
- Is That Jazz: A Mug-Shot Afterthought · In persona
- No Nukes · In persona
- The Baron · Musica
- Saturday Night Live · In persona