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Events on Friday 1 April 1949 2
1949 – 2011Gil Scott-HeronAmerican poet, musician & authorGil Scott-Heron (1949-2011) was an American poet, musician and author whose spoken-word recordings — above all "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" — made him one of the most influential forefathers of hip-hop and a defining voice of Black political consciousness in American music.
1949Gil Scott-Heron born in Chicago1 April 1949Gilbert Scott-Heron was born in Chicago, Illinois, on 1 April 1949, to Bobbie Scott, a librarian and opera singer, and Gil Heron, a Jamaican professional footballer who became the first Black player to play for Celtic FC in Scotland.