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Shooting from the Hip: Gil Scott-Heron

Max Bell, Face, The, June 1983

With verse and music slung from his belt, GILSCOTT-HERON is making his stand against the Cowboy. Some people accuse him of being right on. But that doesn’t mean he’s got it wrong.

Total word count of piece: 1678

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