Gil Scott-Heron, shown in a 2004 image, mixed minimalistic percussion and spoken-word performances tinged with politics in a style he sometimes referred to as bluesology and which many consider the precursor to rap. He recorded "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" in the 1970s in Harlem. (Marilynn Young / Los Angeles Times) |
Gil Scott-Heron, a musician and the author of the song "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" — which helped pioneer sounds that would fuse to become rap — died Friday in New York City. He was 62.
Scott-Heron, who mixed minimalistic percussion and spoken-word performances tinged with politics in a style he sometimes referred to as bluesology, recorded "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" in the 1970s in Harlem.
A full obituary will appear in the Sunday print edition of The Times and at latimes.com/obits.
news.obits@latimes.com
Scott-Heron, who mixed minimalistic percussion and spoken-word performances tinged with politics in a style he sometimes referred to as bluesology, recorded "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" in the 1970s in Harlem.
A full obituary will appear in the Sunday print edition of The Times and at latimes.com/obits.
news.obits@latimes.com
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