Reposted from @nmaahc Gil Scott-Heron was a poet and spoken word recording artist whose humor-laced, sharp critiques of politics, racism and mass media made him a notable voice of black protest culture for decades. He described himself as a âbluesologistâ, which he defined as âa scientist who is concerned with the origin of the blues.â Drawing inspiration from his grandmother, Langston Hughes, Claude McKay, and Sterling Brown, Scott-Heron crafted spoken word with political undertones. His music, which fused jazz, blues, and soul, influenced and foreshadowed music genres such as hip-hop and neo soul. One of his most well-known compositions, âThe Revolution Will Not Be Televised,â became a slogan used by the Black Power Movement. Scott-Heron received a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement award for his accomplishments. #NationalPoetryMonth #JazzAppreciationMonth #APeoplesJourney â â đ¸ 1. Courtesy PL Gould/IMAGES/Getty Images 2. Courtesy Leni Sinclair/Getty Images 3. Black leather jacket worn by Gil Scott-Heron. Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Rumal Rackley â - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/B-pK4pSAT-n/?igshid=6d3e54im1sz4
