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  • Gil Scott-Heron sings into a microphone onstage before a large crowd, circa 1974, wearing a patterned shirt.
    Gil Scott-Heron
    / Early life and first novel and album

    The Vulture, a mystery about the murder of a teenage boy in Manhattan, was published in 1970. To promote the book, Scott-Heron recorded a live performance of spoken-word poetry with jazz producer Bob Thiele, a collaborator of John Coltrane, Quincy Jones, and Louis Armstrong. This…

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    The Vulture, a mystery about the murder of a teenage boy in Manhattan, was published in 1970. To promote the book, Scott-Heron recorded a live performance of spoken-word poetry with jazz producer Bob Thiele, a collaborator of John Coltrane, Quincy Jones, and Louis Armstrong. This…

    Read More