Gil Scott-Heron
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Gilbert "Gil" Scott-Heron was an American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author, known primarily for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s. His collaborative efforts with musician Brian Jackson featured a musical fusion of jazz, blues, and soul, as well as lyrical content concerning social and political issues of the time, delivered in both rapping and melismatic vocal styles by Scott-Heron. He defined himself as a "bluesologist".
Known for
Credits
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
No Nukes (1980)
as Self
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (2003)
as Himself
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) (2005)
Actor
Black Wax (1983)
as Himself
5 Sides of a Coin (2004)
Actor
Who Is Gil Scott-Heron? (2015)
Actor
Cool Runnings: The Reggae Movie (1986)
as Self
Freedom Beat (2003)
as Self
Solidarity (1992)
as Self
Gil Scott-Heron: Live Ohne Filter (1984)
as Himself
Is That Jazz: A Mug-Shot Afterthought (1982)
as Self
Gil Scott-Heron & Amnesia Express: The Paris Concert (2007)
as Himself
Tales of Gil Scott-Heron (1990)
as Himself
Gil Scott-Heron: Me and the Devil (2010)
as Self