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Posted in music on June 1, 2011
To great sadness, we lost Gil Scott-Heron this past weekend. As Black America Web (via The Daily Swarm) points out:
A memorial service has been scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Riverside Church in New York City for poet-musician-teacher-singer Gil Scott-Heron, who died last Friday in New York at the age of 62.Note that although the article does not speficy what day the public viewing is, the funeral home told me on the phone that it is Friday.A public viewing also is scheduled for 6-9 p.m. [Friday] at Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home at 81st Street and Madison Avenue.
The Washington Post reports on a tribute that took place Monday night at soul jazz club Bohemian Caverns in DC.
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So sad. I hope the public viewing isn't swamped. More respect to this man.
Posted by Anonymous | June 1, 2011 6:59 PM
Will it be Televised?
Posted by Anonymous | June 1, 2011 8:02 PM
Cracker.
Posted by Anonymous | June 1, 2011 8:07 PM
gil scott heroin
Posted by Anonymous | June 1, 2011 11:29 PM
The racism in the comments on this blog is unbelievable.
Posted by Anonymous | June 1, 2011 11:35 PM
1135pm
hipsters have nothing better to do but comment on shit they don't know about. shit all they care about is when lcd will get back together or some garbage like that.
rip gil scott. your music will always be in my heart.
Posted by Anonymous | June 2, 2011 1:03 AM
BV can you tell me where was the above pic taken?
Posted by Me | June 2, 2011 4:31 AM
Long live GSH! May he rest in power!
Posted by Lady Elix | June 2, 2011 10:22 AM
New York City. Don't know why I love you. Maybe it's because you mine.
Posted by Anonymous | June 2, 2011 10:25 AM
Does everyone just forget this guy wrote "The Subject Was Faggots"? Creep.
Posted by Anonymous | June 2, 2011 10:32 AM
I usually wipe out racists with my Cuban temper. But you know, GSH would not have liked that. He was a man of incredible love for all humanity, including the racists. He won.
I missed his appearance at the Blue Note, in Harlem at Mt. Morris Park and now his funeral. For although I asked on my jazz site with 99 followers if they had info-I got no response.. and life got busy. Can anyone please inform me where he is buried, so I can pay my respects? I am so determined.
sultryjazzdivas/twitter. thank you not asking you to follow just inform. TY
Posted by Marta Fernandez | June 8, 2011 5:32 PM
Kenessau Cemetrary in New York is his final resting place. And thank you Ms. Mimi for being at his side!
Posted by Anonymous | October 26, 2011 9:14 PM