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The Legacy of Gil-Scott Heron
Posted on Jul 3, 2011 in Piano Blog | 1 comment
EVER HEARD OF GIL-SCOTT HERON? PROBABLY NOT, BUT HIS LEGACY LIVES ON AS ONE OF THE FIRST HIP-HOP ARTISTS BEFORE HIP-HOP HAD A NAME
It’s really fascinating to study top Twitter trends to keep a finger on the pulse of what captures people’s attention. In the midst of Bieber-mania, Federer-mania, Gaga-mania and The Voice-mania, imagine our surprise seeing a name we’d never heard – Gil-Scott Heron – trending #5 in the Twitter Top 10 for the week of May 27 – June 2.
Who’s Gil-Scott Heron?, you say. We asked ourselves the same question and discovered more about this fascinating man who just happened to play the piano, among many other things. (more…)
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