Saturday, November 21, 2009

Gil Scott-Heron

Probably best known for quasi-spoken word type tracks like "The revolution will not be televised" and "Whitey on the moon", Gil Scott-Heron has been conspicuously absent for about 15 years, due in no small part to being in jail. Now he's back, doing interviews, and releasing a new album, I'm new here. It's getting some pretty good reviews too. In recognition, here's Esther Phillips' version of Scott-Heron's beautiful "Home is where the hatred is".

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