http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38396&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rssJazz and R&B-infused street poet Gil Scott-Heron is considered to be one of the godfathers of rap but while his impressive baritone adds weight to his often politically charged poems, he's also able to kick in with a robust, Lou Rawls-style singing voice. Heron's early albums with Brian Jackson were Jazz-Funk affairs that had a greater connection to the radical FM rock of the early 1970s than to most R&B of the day. But by the middle of that decade, Heron's voice and material were strong enough to get airtime on urban airwaves, and he scored hits with "The Bottle" and "Johannesburg." Heron has only recorded once during the '90s, but his original, multigenre mix of songs and spoken word has been embraced by the British Acid Jazz generation but serious personal demons have waylaid his career. - Nick DedinaJazz-Funken720Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:54:09 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38396&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz and R&B-infused street poet Gil Scott-Heron is considered to be one of the godfathers of rap but while his impressive baritone adds weight to his often politically charged poems, he's also able to kick in with a robust, Lou Rawls-style singing voice. Heron's early albums with Brian Jackson were Jazz-Funk affairs that had a greater connection to the radical FM rock of the early 1970s than to most R&B of the day. But by the middle of that decade, Heron's voice and material were strong enough to get airtime on urban airwaves, and he scored hits with "The Bottle" and "Johannesburg." Heron has only recorded once during the '90s, but his original, multigenre mix of songs and spoken word has been embraced by the British Acid Jazz generation but serious personal demons have waylaid his career. - Nick Dedina http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2007742&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Thu, 11 Oct 1973 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Gil Scott-Heron on Rhapsody Online 2007742 tra.2007742 Gil Scott-Heron art.38396 0.99 Winter In America alb.111121 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/1/0/6/896015_170x170.jpg 1998-04-07 00:00:00.0 1973-10-11 00:00:00.0 true The Bottle tra.2007742 310000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2007742&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2007742&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226311&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Fri, 1 Jan 1971 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gil 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1953750&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Thu, 1 Jan 1976 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gil Scott-Heron on Rhapsody Online 1953750 tra.1953750 Gil Scott-Heron art.38396 0.99 From South Africa To South Carolina alb.183063 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/6/0/6/896064_170x170.jpg 1998-04-07 00:00:00.0 1976-01-01 00:00:00.0 true A Lovely Day tra.1953750 209000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1953750&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1953750&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2010327&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Wed, 5 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gil Scott-Heron on Rhapsody Online 2010327 tra.2010327 Gil Scott-Heron art.38396 0.99 Spirits alb.317079 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/8/8/898894_170x170.jpg 1994-01-05 00:00:00.0 1994-01-05 00:00:00.0 true Give Her A Call tra.2010327 344000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2010327&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2010327&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1953743&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Thu, 1 Jan 1976 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gil Scott-Heron on Rhapsody Online 1953743 tra.1953743 Gil Scott-Heron art.38396 0.99 From South Africa To South Carolina alb.183063 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/6/0/6/896064_170x170.jpg 1998-04-07 00:00:00.0 1976-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Johannesburg tra.1953743 292000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1953743&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1953743&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226315&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Fri, 1 Jan 1971 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gil Scott-Heron on Rhapsody Online 1226315 tra.1226315 Gil Scott-Heron art.38396 0.99 Pieces Of A Man alb.161559 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/8/2/9/1659285_170x170.jpg 1995-05-23 00:00:00.0 1971-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Pieces Of A Man tra.1226315 293000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226315&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226315&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2007738&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Thu, 11 Oct 1973 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Gil Scott-Heron on Rhapsody Online 2007738 tra.2007738 Gil Scott-Heron art.38396 0.99 Winter In America alb.111121 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/1/0/6/896015_170x170.jpg 1998-04-07 00:00:00.0 1973-10-11 00:00:00.0 true Peace Go With You, Brother (As-salaam-alaikum) tra.2007738 333000 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Scott-Heron on Rhapsody Online 1226319 tra.1226319 Gil Scott-Heron art.38396 0.99 Pieces Of A Man alb.161559 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/8/2/9/1659285_170x170.jpg 1995-05-23 00:00:00.0 1971-01-01 00:00:00.0 true When You Are Who You Are tra.1226319 203000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226319&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226319&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1953745&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Thu, 1 Jan 1976 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gil Scott-Heron on Rhapsody Online 1953745 tra.1953745 Gil Scott-Heron art.38396 0.99 From South Africa To South Carolina alb.183063 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/6/0/6/896064_170x170.jpg 1998-04-07 00:00:00.0 1976-01-01 00:00:00.0 true The Summer Of '42 tra.1953745 282000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1953745&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1953745&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1953749&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Thu, 1 Jan 1976 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gil Scott-Heron on Rhapsody Online 1953749 tra.1953749 Gil Scott-Heron art.38396 0.99 From South Africa To South Carolina alb.183063 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/6/0/6/896064_170x170.jpg 1998-04-07 00:00:00.0 1976-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Fell Together tra.1953749 270000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1953749&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1953749&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2640291&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Sun, 1 Jun 1975 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Gil Scott-Heron on Rhapsody Online 2640291 tra.2640291 Gil Scott-Heron art.38396 0.99 The First Minute Of A New Day alb.120197 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/1/0/6/896016_170x170.jpg 1998-04-07 00:00:00.0 1975-06-01 00:00:00.0 true Winter In America tra.2640291 368000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2640291&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2640291&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21779237&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Fri, 3 Apr 2009 16:24:51 -0700 Top Tracks by Gil Scott-Heron on Rhapsody Online 21779237 tra.21779237 Gil Scott-Heron art.38396 0.99 The Revolution Will Not Be Televised alb.21776556 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/4/4/7/1367443_170x170.jpg 2008-07-01 00:00:00.0 null true The Revolution Will Not Be Televised tra.21779237 186000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21779237&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21779237&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21779233&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Fri, 3 Apr 2009 16:24:52 -0700 Top Tracks by Gil Scott-Heron on Rhapsody Online 21779233 tra.21779233 Gil Scott-Heron art.38396 0.99 The Revolution Will Not Be Televised alb.21776556 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/4/4/7/1367443_170x170.jpg 2008-07-01 00:00:00.0 null true Whitey On The Moon tra.21779233 90000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21779233&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21779233&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2007745&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Thu, 11 Oct 1973 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Gil Scott-Heron on Rhapsody Online 2007745 tra.2007745 Gil Scott-Heron art.38396 0.99 Winter In America alb.111121 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/1/0/6/896015_170x170.jpg 1998-04-07 00:00:00.0 1973-10-11 00:00:00.0 true H20gate Blues tra.2007745 493000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2007745&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2007745&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226325&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Fri, 1 Jan 1971 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gil Scott-Heron on Rhapsody Online 1226325 tra.1226325 Gil Scott-Heron art.38396 0.99 Pieces Of A Man alb.161559 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/8/2/9/1659285_170x170.jpg 1995-05-23 00:00:00.0 1971-01-01 00:00:00.0 true A Sign Of The Ages tra.1226325 243000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226325&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226325&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226323&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Fri, 1 Jan 1971 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gil Scott-Heron on Rhapsody Online 1226323 tra.1226323 Gil Scott-Heron art.38396 0.99 Pieces Of A Man alb.161559 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/8/2/9/1659285_170x170.jpg 1995-05-23 00:00:00.0 1971-01-01 00:00:00.0 true The Needle's Eye tra.1226323 290000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226323&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226323&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2007740&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Thu, 11 Oct 1973 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Gil Scott-Heron on Rhapsody Online 2007740 tra.2007740 Gil Scott-Heron art.38396 0.99 Winter In America alb.111121 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/1/0/6/896015_170x170.jpg 1998-04-07 00:00:00.0 1973-10-11 00:00:00.0 true A Very Precious Time tra.2007740 319000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2007740&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2007740&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2007739&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Thu, 11 Oct 1973 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Gil Scott-Heron on Rhapsody Online 2007739 tra.2007739 Gil Scott-Heron art.38396 0.99 Winter In America alb.111121 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/1/0/6/896015_170x170.jpg 1998-04-07 00:00:00.0 1973-10-11 00:00:00.0 true Rivers Of My Fathers tra.2007739 513000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2007739&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2007739&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226305&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Tue, 9 Feb 1999 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gil Scott-Heron on Rhapsody Online 1226305 tra.1226305 Gil Scott-Heron art.38396 0.99 Evolution (And Flashback) alb.323267 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/5/4/5/1265458_170x170.jpg 1999-02-09 00:00:00.0 1999-02-09 00:00:00.0 true Get Out Of The Ghetto Blues tra.1226305 307000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226305&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226305&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2010326&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Wed, 5 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gil Scott-Heron on Rhapsody Online 2010326 tra.2010326 Gil Scott-Heron art.38396 0.99 Spirits alb.317079 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/8/8/898894_170x170.jpg 1994-01-05 00:00:00.0 1994-01-05 00:00:00.0 true Spirits tra.2010326 468000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2010326&variant=play&rws=%2Fgil-scott-heron%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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