1949 - 2011
Gil Scott-Heron American Musician
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Gil Scott-Heron was previously married to Brenda Sykes (1978 - 1987).
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Relationship Statistics
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| Married | 1 |
11 years
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11 years
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Details
| First Name |
Gil
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| Last Name |
Scott-Heron
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| Full Name at Birth |
Gilbert Scott-Heron
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| Age |
62 (age at death) years
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| Birthday |
1st April, 1949
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| Birthplace |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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| Died |
27th May, 2011
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| Place of Death |
New York City, New York, USA
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| Cause of Death |
AIDS (-related complications)
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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| Ethnicity |
Black
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Poet, singer, songwriter, author, musician, bluesologist
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| Occupation |
Musician
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Soul, Jazz Poetry, Jazz, Blues, Spoken Word Soul, Jazz-Funk, Proto-Rap, funk, R&B, progressive soul
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| Origin |
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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| Year(s) Active |
1969–2011
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| Instrument (text) |
Vocals, Rhodes piano, piano, guitar
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| Record Label |
RCA, Flying Dutchman, Strata East, Arista, TVT, XL, JAD Records
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| Associated Acts |
Brian Jackson, Ron Holloway, Malik & the O.G's, Jamie xx, Musicians United for Safe Energy, Artists Against Apartheid, Blackalicious, Black and Blues, Artists United Against Apartheid, Malik & the O.G's
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Gilbert Scott-Heron (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011) 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. His own term for himself was "bluesologist", which he defined as "a scientist who is concerned with the origin of the blues."
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