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Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson

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Born
1 April 1949
Born In
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Died
27 May 2011 (aged 62)
Musician and poet Gill Scott-Heron and Brooklyn born composer/producer Brian Jackson extensively worked together for a long period in the 1970s producing in that time 7 albums and various EPs. The collaboration started in 1970 when Jackson began writing songs with a then 20 year old Gil Scott- Heron. Jackson remembers his first encounter with Gil, "He had this way with words and I thought to myself, 'People have to hear this stuff.' What I had to offer was the music and I figured if we can take his words and make this tribal knowledge rhythmic and musical, we can dr… read more
Musician and poet Gill Scott-Heron and Brooklyn born composer/producer Brian Jackson extensively worked together for a long period in the 1970s producing in that time 7 albums and various EPs. The collaboration started in 1970 when Jackson began writing songs with a then 20 year old Gil Sco… read more
Musician and poet Gill Scott-Heron and Brooklyn born composer/producer Brian Jackson extensively worked together for a long period in the 1970s producing in that time 7 albums and various EPs. The collaboration started in 1970 when Jackson began writing songs with a then 20 year old Gil Scott- Heron. Jackson remembers his first encounter with Gil, "He had … read more

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1 Play track Messages The Bottle
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2 Play track Messages We Almost Lost Detroit
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3 Play track The Bottle Back Home
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4 Play track Song for Bobby Smith Song for Bobby Smith
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5 Play track Your Daddy Loves You Your Daddy Loves You
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6 Play track A Very Precious Time A Very Precious Time
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7 Play track Messages Angel Dust
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8 Play track Rivers of My Fathers Rivers of My Fathers
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9 Play track H2Ogate Blues H2Ogate Blues
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10 Play track Bridges Song Of The Wind
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Albums

  1. 31,830 listeners

    16 Mar 2009 · 15 tracks

    Messages
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  2. 30,872 listeners

    Dec 1977 · 9 tracks

    Bridges
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  3. 20,415 listeners

    1978 · 9 tracks

    Secrets
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  4. 8,635 listeners

    1980 · 8 tracks

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