Tuesday, June 07, 2011

Poetic Obituaries: [Gil Scott-Heron's ] daughter Gia "proclaimed

the revolution will be televised" in a stirring service during which she "performed an original poem, called 'Time' and sang Bette Midler's 'The Rose,' the NY Daily News reports.

Another speaker was Scott-Heron's first wife, Brenda Sykes, who reminisced about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (who introduced her to Scott-Heron) and the poet's friendship with Stevie Wonder.

from IFC News: Kanye West Gave Surprise Performance At Gil Scott-Heron's Memorial
then Ebony: Gil Scott-Heron at His Peak, in His Prime: Unedited, Uncensored, After the Show

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