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Jamie Byng, publisher of Canongate Books, was a friend of Gil Scott-Heron
for more than 20 years. During 2010 they recorded this interview in London
where the rapper-poet talked about his life and work, interspersed with
intimate performances of his music. A fuller version of the film is to be

Gil Scott-Heron,the Godfather of Rap,' Dies in New York Hospital

The 62-year-old, who was best known for the 1974 compilation album, "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," passed away after getting sick upon returning from Europe, CBS News reported.

Scott-Heron's UK book publisher, Jamie Byng, made the announcement of his death on Twitter and it was later confirmed by a publicist and friend.

Born in Chicago in 1949 and raised in Jackson, Tenn., Scott-Heron recorded more than a dozen albums and wrote several books.

His spoken word pieces of the 1970s are considered to have influenced what would later become the genres of hip-hop and neo-soul.
released later in 2011

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