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Gil Scott-Heron

1949 - 2011

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Gilbert Scott-Heron (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011) was an American jazz poet, singer, musician, and author known for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s. His collaborative efforts with musician Brian Jackson fused jazz, blues, and soul with lyrics relative to social and political issues of the time, delivered in both rapping and melismatic vocal styles. He referred to himself as a "bluesologist", his own term for "a scientist who is concerned with the origin of the blues". His poem "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised", delivered over a jazz-soul beat, is considered a major influence on hip hop music. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gil Scott-Heron is the 1,277th most popular singer (down from 1,133rd in 2019), the 6,997th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,789th in 2019) and the 349th most popular American Singer.

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Among singers, Gil Scott-Heron ranks 1,277 out of 4,381. Before him are Dave Davies, Luis Eduardo Aute, Siouxsie Sioux, Monica, Ethel Waters, and Jackson Wang. After him are Marija Naumova, Nik Kershaw, Seungri, Gloria Jones, Lil Nas X, and Lhasa de Sela.

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Among people born in 1949, Gil Scott-Heron ranks 422. Before him are Stan Hansen, Ebi, José Graziano da Silva, William Shepherd, Wendy O. Williams, and William Lane Craig. After him are Jean Asselborn, Keith Rowley, Irena Degutienė, Tatyana Anisimova, Kurt Beck, and Carlos Babington. Among people deceased in 2011, Gil Scott-Heron ranks 291. Before him are Friedrich Kittler, George Devol, Jean Tabary, Seve Ballesteros, Joanna Russ, and Moacyr Scliar. After him are Stig Sundqvist, Boris Chertok, Nate Dogg, Sakyo Komatsu, Clemar Bucci, and Nusrat Bhutto.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gil Scott-Heron ranks 6,999 out of 20,380. Before him are Nancy Chodorow (1944), Ethel Waters (1896), John Diehl (1950), Chris Morgan (1966), Sandy Neilson (1956), and John Exley (1867). After him are Alf Landon (1887), Terry Bozzio (1950), Leslie Grossman (1971), Jason Scott Lee (1966), William Wharton (1925), and Antoinette Brown Blackwell (1825).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Gil Scott-Heron ranks 349. Before him are Bill Medley (1940), Virginia E. Johnson (1925), Luther Vandross (1951), Gracie Abrams (1999), Monica (1980), and Ethel Waters (1896). After him are Gloria Jones (1945), Lil Nas X (1999), Lhasa de Sela (1972), Ted Neeley (1943), Mississippi John Hurt (1892), and Billy Paul (1934).

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