Nobody could tell singer-songwriter Gil Scott-Heron that idealism had become outdated when he was a musical guest on “Saturday Night Live” in 1975. He performed “Johannesburg,” a funk tune ...

Activist/musician Gil Scott-Heron ... (Soundbite of song, " Johannesburg") Mr. SCOTT-HERON: (Singing) Say what's the word. Tell me brother, have you heard from Johannesburg?

When Gilbert “Gil” Scott-Heron was offered a lot of money to ... that he so powerfully condemned in 1975 on his classic “Johannesburg” track. And on April 24, 2010 during a London concert ...

Gil Scott-Heron brought rap to the 'hood – to ... including "From South Africa to South Carolina," which hit the charts with "Johannesburg," a song that focused on the issue of apartheid long ...

Gil Scott-Heron, a singer, songwriter ... obscure troubles in South Africa to the charts in the 1975 composition “Johannesburg.” “For me and lot of other young people, he put Johannesburg ...

Gil Scott-Heron, a poet and musician often called ... songs including “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” “Johannesburg,” and “Whitey On the Moon” earned him acclaim, as well ...

What’s the word? Tell me, brother/ Have you heard from Johannesburg? When Gil Scott-Heron first sang those words 23 years ago, he had no way of knowing that one day he would find himself ...

On their best songs in the 1970s, Scott-Heron and Jackson brought a sonic gravitas to bear on topics that tackled everything from apartheid (“Johannesburg”) to urban neglect (“We Almost Lost ...

The music, poetry and words of Gil Scott-Heron are immortal. Nothing diminishes the power and the glory of "The Bottle," "Johannesburg," "Lady Day and John Coltrane," and, naturally, "The Revolution ...

Gil Scott-Heron never achieved widespread fame ... jazz-inflected anti-Apartheid anthem Johannesburg: ...

Musician and poet Gil Scott-Heron, whose biting and lyrical fusion ... his biggest commercial efforts were the anti-apartheid single “Johannesburg” (No. 29, 1975) and “Angel Dust” (No ...