Gil Scott-Heron

Gil Scott-Heron (born April 1, 1949) is an American poet and musician, known primarily for his late 1960s and early 1970s work as a spoken word performer, associated with African American militant activists. Heron is most well known for hi

Gil Scott-Heron (born April 1, 1949) is an American poet and musician, known primarily for his late 1960s and early 1970s work as a spoken word performer, associated with African American militant activists. Heron is most well known for his poem/song "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised".

Scott-Heron was born in Chicago, Illinois, but spent his early childhood in Tennessee, then moving to the Bronx for most of his high school career. After spending a year in college at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, he released his first novel, The Vulture, which was very well-received.