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Gil Scott-Heron

Don Snowden, LA Vanguard, 21 May 1976

Gil Scott-Heron is a striking exception to the prevailing opinion in the record industry that music is solely an entertainment medium, a vital counterforce to the mindless boogie fever dominating the current scene.

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