One
of the most influential progenitors of spoken word and rap
music, Gil Scott-Heron's aggressive, politicized street poetry
inspired a legion of intelligent musicians and rappers while
his engaging songwriting skills placed him square in the R&B
charts. Born in Chicago but transplanted to Tennessee
for his early years, Scott-Heron spent most of his high-school
years in the Bronx, where he learned first-hand many of the
experiences which later made up his songwriting material. Gil
Scott became one of the most prolific political song writers
of the 1970's and 80's. His lyrical content covered topics
like the superficiality of television and mass consumerism,
the hypocrisy of some would-be Black revolutionaries, white
middle-class ignorance of the difficulties faced by inner-city
residents, and fear of homosexuals. Gil Scott returns
to his long time performance home, S.O.B.'s, New York's Home
of Universal Music, to prove to crowds that his voice is still
as vibrant and his lyrics still as relevant as ever!
