A power cover of Robert Johnson's "Me and the Devil Blues," in which Gil Scott-Heron's age and drugs-ravaged voice gives a raw power and intensity to the lyrics, and his difficult times of late produces layers of meaning and grief.
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A power cover of Robert Johnson's "Me and the Devil Blues," in which Gil Scott-Heron's age and drugs-ravaged voice gives a raw po… read more
A power cover of Robert Johnson's "Me and the Devil Blues," in which Gil Scott-Heron's age and drugs-ravaged voice gives a raw power and intensity to the lyrics, and … read more
Gil Scott-Heron (born April 1, 1949 in Chicago, died May 27, 2011 in New York City) was an American poet and musician, known primarily for his late 1960s and early 1970s work as a spoken word performer, associated with African American militant activists. Heron is perhaps most well known for his poems/songs "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" and "What's the Word - Johannesburg" a movement hit during the 1980's South Africa college and national divestment movement in the United States of America. He began recording in 1970 with the LP Small Talk at 1…read more
Gil Scott-Heron (born April 1, 1949 in Chicago, died May 27, 2011 in New York City) was an American poet and musician, known primarily for his late 1960s and early 1970s work as a spoken wo…read more
Gil Scott-Heron (born April 1, 1949 in Chicago, died May 27, 2011 in New York City) was an American poet and musician, known primarily for his late 1960s and early 1970s work as a spoken word performer, associated with African American… read more