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SCOTT-HERON Gil
(voc,p,g)

Personal Data:

Born:	01.04.1949	(Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Died:	27.05.2011	(disease)

Former Members:

Ed Grady (g, cca 1980)
Danny Bowens (bg, 1972-78); Robbie Gordon (bg, cca 1990)
Brian Jackson (kb,fl, 1972-cca 1980); Greg Phillinganes (kb, 1978); Glen Turner (kb, cca 1980)
Bob Adams (ds, 1972-?); Joe Blocker (ds, cca 1975); Reggie Brisbane (ds, cca 1975); Kenny Powell (ds, cca 1980)
Carl Cornwall (sax, cca 1980); Vernon James (fl, cca 1980); Kenny Sheffield (tr, cca 1980); Red Holloway (sax, cca 1990)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Small Talk At 125th & Lennox	1972	Flying Dutchman
2.	Free Will	8/1972	Flying Dutchman
3.	Pieces Of A Man	4/1973	Flying Dutchman
4.	The Bottle & Brian Jackson	1974	Snapper
5.	Winter In America	12/1974	Strata East
6.	The First Minute Of The New Day & Brian Jackson	3/1975	Arista			26
7.	The Revolution Will Not Be Televised	6/1975	RCA
8.	From South Africa To South Carolina & Brian Jackson	10/1975	Arista
9.	From South Carolina To South Africa	30.01.1976	Arista
10.	It's Your World & Brian Jackson (2LP) produced by: Gil Scott-Heron/Brian Jackson	05.11.1976	Arista
11.	Bridges & Brian Jackson produced by: Gil Scott-Heron/Brian Jackson	25.11.1977	Arista
12.	Secrets	9/1978	Arista
13.	1980 & Brian Jackson	2/1980	Arista
14.	Real Eyes	12/1980	Arista
15.	The Bottle	1981	Audio Fidelity
16.	Reflections	11/1981	Arista
17.	Moving Target	9/1982	Arista
18.	The Best Of Gil Scott-Heron	9/1984	Arista
19.	The Tales Of Gil Scott-Heron And His Amnesia Express (2LP)	3/1990	Rykodisc
20.	Ministry Of Information	4/1994	Castle
21.	Spirits	7/1994	Mother
22.	Best of Gil Scott-Heron Live	27.07.2004	Compendia
23.	Greatest Hits Live: Collectors Series	22.03.2005	Compendia
24.	The Mind Of Gil Scott-Heron	04.07.2005	TVT
25.	Anthology: Messages & Brian Jackson	19.07.2005	Soul Brother
26.	Spirits	28.11.2005	TVT
27.	The Best Of Gil Scott Heron	03.07.2006	Sony BMG
28.	Live at the Town & Country 1988	15.07.2008	Acadia
29.	I'm New Here	08.02.2010	XL		39
30.	Original Album Classics	01.02.2011	Sony
31.	We're New Here & Jamie XX	21.02.2011	XL		33
32.	Revolution Begins: Flying Dutchman Masters	04.12.2012	Ace
33.	Nothing New	19.04.2014	XL
34.	Village Gate New York 1976 & Brian Jackson	22.09.2014	Klondike
35.	Live At WRVE Village Gate 1976 with Brian Jackson & The Midnight Band	20.11.2015	DOL
36.	Gil Scott-Heron, We're New Again: A Reimagining By Makaya McCraven & Makaya McCraven	2/2020	XL

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	The Revolution Will Not Be Televised	1970	Flying Dutchman
2.	Lady Day And John Coltrane / When You Are Who You Are	20.04.1973	Philips
3.	Ain't No Such Thing As Superman / We Beg Your Pardon America	7/1975	Arista
4.	(What's The Word) Johannesburg / Fell Together	19.09.1975	Arista
5.	Hello Sunday, Hello Road / Song Of The Wind (v USA)	12/1977	Arista
6.	Hello Sunday! Hello Road! / The Bottle (live) (v GB)	24.02.1978	Arista
7.	Under The Hammer / Racetrack In France	3/1978	Arista
8.	Angel Dust / Third World Revolution	7/1978	Arista
9.	Show Bizness / Better Days Ahead & Brian Jackson	13.10.1978	Arista
10.	Shut 'Em Down / Baltimore	3/1980	Arista
11.	Willin'	5/1980	Arista
12.	The Bottle (drunken mix) / The Bottle (sober mix) & Brian Jackson	7/1980	Inferno
13.	Legend In His Own Mind	12/1980	Arista
14.	The Bottle (drunken mix) / The Bottle (sober mix) & Brian Jackson (reissue)	1/1981	Champagne
15.	Storm Music (v USA)	10/1981	Arista
16.	Storm Music / B-Movie 12" + Gun (v GB)	19.03.1982	Arista
17.	Fast Lane / Blue Collar	9/1982	Arista
18.	(What's The Word) Johannesburg / Waiting For The Axe To Fall 12" + B-Movie (intro, poem, song)	15.04.1983	Arista
19.	Re-Ron / B-Movie 12" + Re-Ron (The Missing Brain mix) / B-Movie (intro, poem, song)	8/1984	Arista	50
20.	Winter In America / Johannesburg	11/1985	Arista
21.	The Bottle / Johannesburg / Winter In America	3/1988	Old Gold
22.	Space Shuttle (vocal) / Space Shuttle (original mix) 12"(1) + Space Shuttle (Deep Club mix) / Pieces Of Gold - Medley 12"(2) + Space Shuttle (Deep Club dub) / War Is Very Ugly CD + The Bottle	2/1990	Rykodisc	77
23.	Don't Give Up / Message To The Messengers / The Bottle (live)	10/1994	Mother
24.	The Bottle	25.01.1999
25.	Here Is Where The Hatred Is / Through The Fire & Chaka Khan	12.11.2007	KW
26.	Detroit Classics EP (Stop Bajon / I Never Gonna Let You Go (Theo Parrish remix) / Love Meeting Love / The Bottle (12" special disco version)) & Tullio De Piscopo & Made In USA & Level 42	07.04.2008	Exhaustion Music
27.	Angel Dust / The Bottle (live) / We Almost Lost Detroit & Francis Englehardt & Paul Nickerson	21.04.2008	Strata East
28.	It's Your World / Lady Day & John Coltrane	16.11.2009	Arista
29.	Me And The Devil	22.02.2010	XL
30.	The Bottle / Johannesburg	12.03.2010	Soul Brother
31.	I'll Take Care Of U & Jamie XX	03.03.2011	XL
32.	It's Your World / Winter In America & Brian Jackson	01.06.2011	Soul Brother
33.	New York Is Killing Me (Ashley Beedle Space Blues rework)	03.11.2012	Modern Artifacts
34.	Lady Day & John Coltrane / See-Saw Affair & Cesar	29.04.2013	Kent Soul
35.	When You Are Who You Are / Free Will (alternative take #1)	27.03.2015	BGP
36.	Angola Louisiana (DJ K re-edits) / Concrete Jungle (DJ K re edit) & Brian Jackson & Bob Marley	03.08.2015	DJK

Videos:

1. Black Wax - 1986, Wienerworld

Bibliography:

Gil Scott-Heron: The Vulture
Gil Scott-Heron: The Nigger Factory
Gil Scott-Heron: The Last Holiday: A Memoir (16.1.2012, Canongate Books, autobiography)

Awards:

2011 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
2014 Grammy Hall Of Fame (SP "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised", 1970)

Various:

cca 1975 Gil Scott-Heron & The Midnight Band

Compilation Appearances:

"The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" on OST "Undercover Brother" (21.5.02, Hollywood)

appeared on the LP:

Blackalicious: Blazing Arrow (17.6.02, Island)

Press References:

Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1975	20	17.05.1975	41		interview
1975	30	26.07.1975	40	Caught In The Act	gig review
1975	42	18.10.1975	14	Singles	single review
1975	51	20.12.1975	4
1976	8	21.02.1976	18		interview
1976	9	28.02.1976	22	Caught In The Act	gig review
1976	45	13.11.1976	25	New Albums	album review
1978	1	07.01.1978	16	Albums - Short Takes	album review
1978	40	14.10.1978	17	Singles	single review
1978	40	14.10.1978	58	Albums	album review
1981	4	24.01.1981	17	Singles	single review
1981	45	07.11.1981	35	Albums	album review
1982	11	13.03.1982	4	Fast Forward
1982	16	17.04.1982	18		interview
1982	16	17.04.1982	30	Caught In The Act	gig review
1983	16	16.04.1983	23	Singles	single review
1983	17	23.04.1983	14	It's Alive	gig review
1983	18	30.04.1983	22		interview
1984	12	24.03.1984	25		interview
1984	27	18.08.1984	4	Fast Forward - Record News
1984	27	18.08.1984	26	Singles	single review
1984	34	06.10.1984	5	Fast Forward - Record News
1992	46	14.11.1992	16	Live	gig review
1993	30	24.07.1993	44	festival Phoenix
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1973	0	12.05.1973	51	Soul
1975	0	02.08.1975	26