American poet and musician Gil Scott-Heron’s most famous song is the spoken-word recording “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” (1971), a poem set to music that critiques consumer culture’s pacifying effect on political activism. Its influence on rap contributed to Scott-Heron being recognized as a forefather of hip-hop. Among his other well-known tracks are “The Bottle” (1974), a collaboration with flutist Brian Jackson (who also plays on “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”), and “Angel Dust” (1978), another work with Jackson that reached number 15 on Billboard’s rhythm-and-blues chart.
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