R. I. P. Gil Scott-Heron

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Author Message georgie_boy Senior Member Username: georgie_boy Post Number: 1020 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Saturday, May 28, 2011 - 1:58 am:    News says he died Friday in New York after a tour of Europe. He will be sadly missed. George serialnumber12 Senior Member Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 887 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Saturday, May 28, 2011 - 4:08 am:    he's one of my favorites!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upKsTCKYm4E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YV13v4k1K0&feature=related cozmik_cowboy Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 976 Registered: 10-2006 Posted on Saturday, May 28, 2011 - 6:33 am:    A giant. Peter pauldo Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 618 Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Saturday, May 28, 2011 - 11:41 am:    This quote was under one of the video links that Keavin posted - very appropriate: Say not in grief 'he is no more' but live in thankfulness that he was. terryc Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 1588 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Saturday, May 28, 2011 - 11:45 am:    Shit..that is sad news...another musician that has passed away in 2011. The Bottle was one of my favourite funk tracks with that burbling bass in the background toma_hawk01 Advanced Member Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 380 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Saturday, May 28, 2011 - 2:14 pm:    Gil Scott Heron said thing most musicians were too scared to say. That's worth all the hush money in the world! Peace and Love, Hal- musashi Intermediate Member Username: musashi Post Number: 158 Registered: 5-2004 Posted on Saturday, May 28, 2011 - 9:56 pm:    GSH. Rest now. You earned it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56ipWM3DWe4 jazzyvee Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 2447 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Monday, May 30, 2011 - 4:52 pm:    Some of my faves of the great man. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APQpzplnu-Y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b54rB64fXY4&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGlRsjHTkbs&feature=related I will be doing a feature on Gil Scott Heron on my weekly jazz radio programme no New Style Radio 98.7 FM this Tuesday evening from 19:00 to 20:00 GMT. Listen in live if you can on-line www.newstyleradio.org.uk Jazzyvee davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 10201 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - 4:03 pm:    Paul; thanks for posting that quote, that's quite nice. I think that Gil Scott Heron was an influence not only musically but culturally for a lot of us; and for that I am grateful.