[Harp-L] Gil Scott-Heron

[Dave Shannon <daveshannon@xxxxxxx>]

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>Gil Scott-Heron was the subject of a lengthy New York Times piece about a 
>year ago.  At that point, he'd been picked up on a parole violation, having 
>become pretty much of a stone street-junkie with a horrific crack problem.  
>Nonethless, the people around him expressed great love for him, and to deny the power 
>of his best music (and prose writing, too) is to miss an artist of real 
>genius.  
>
>Peace and Respect,
>Johnny T

Let's hope GS-H is released soon and finds some peace for himself. 

If he can find the time to wrote another album as good as his last (1994) studio offering, Spirits, there would be a lot of happy music fans and, as always, a positive impact from what he has to say.

PS It's Stevie Wonder's 55th birthday soon. Are there any events planned to celebrate him?

- Dave Shannon