Musician and poet Gill Scott-Heron and Brooklyn born composer/producer Bria… Read Full Bio ↴Musician and poet Gill Scott-Heron and Brooklyn born composer/producer Brian Jackson extensively worked together for a long period in the 1970s producing in that time 7 albums and various EPs.
The collaboration started in 1970 when Jackson began writing songs with a then 20 year old Gil Scott- Heron.
Jackson remembers his first encounter with Gil, "He had this way with words and I thought to myself, 'People have to hear this stuff.' What I had to offer was the music and I figured if we can take his words and make this tribal knowledge rhythmic and musical, we can draw people to hear it."
Their partnership produced some of the most fiercely poignant, politically charged, and significantly soulful albums of the seventies. Pieces of a Man, Free Will, Winter in America, First Minute of a New Day, From South Africa to South Carolina, Bridges, Secrets and 1980 are coveted by collectors and conscious-minded music fans alike. Tracks like The Bottle, Johannesburg, It's Your World, Angel Dust, Willing, and 95 South (All the Places We've Been), while highly relevant back-in-the-day, have taken on heightened new relevance today by serving as an inspirational and musical Rosetta stone for the neo-soul movement.
The collaboration started in 1970 when Jackson began writing songs with a then 20 year old Gil Scott- Heron.
Jackson remembers his first encounter with Gil, "He had this way with words and I thought to myself, 'People have to hear this stuff.' What I had to offer was the music and I figured if we can take his words and make this tribal knowledge rhythmic and musical, we can draw people to hear it."
Their partnership produced some of the most fiercely poignant, politically charged, and significantly soulful albums of the seventies. Pieces of a Man, Free Will, Winter in America, First Minute of a New Day, From South Africa to South Carolina, Bridges, Secrets and 1980 are coveted by collectors and conscious-minded music fans alike. Tracks like The Bottle, Johannesburg, It's Your World, Angel Dust, Willing, and 95 South (All the Places We've Been), while highly relevant back-in-the-day, have taken on heightened new relevance today by serving as an inspirational and musical Rosetta stone for the neo-soul movement.
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Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson Lyrics
Angel Dust He was groovin' And that was when he coulda sworn The room…
Hello Sunday! Hello Road! Yeah yeah Agent told me where I'm going And Tom and Keg…
It's Your World The ground beneath my feet I know was made for…
Johannesburg Hey! Said what's the word? Tell me, brother, have you heard?…
Madison Avenue Pretty pictures in your favorite magazines Span the distance…
Racetrack in France On a racetrack in France Everybody got to clapping their han…
Show Bizness Well, they'll guide your career For only ninety-five percent…
Shut 'Um Down Did you feel that rumble? Did You hear that sound? Well it…
The Bottle See that black boy over there, runnin' scared His ol'…
We Almost Lost Detroit It stands out on a highway Like a Creature from another…
Winter In America From the Indians who welcomed the pilgrims And to the buffal…
We also have lyrics for these tracks by Gil Scott-Heron:
Angel Dust He was groovin' And that was when he coulda sworn The room…
Hello Sunday! Hello Road! Agent told me where I'm going Tom and Keg Leg got…
It's Your World The ground beneath my feet I know was made for…
Johannesburg What's the word? Tell me brother, have you heard From Joha…
Madison Avenue Pretty pictures in your favorite magazines span the distanc…
Racetrack in France On a racetrack in France Everybody got to clapping their han…
Show Bizness Well, they got your new career for only ninety five…
Shut 'Um Down Did you feel that rumble? Did you hear that sound? Well…
The Bottle See that black boy over there, runnin' scared His ol'…
We Almost Lost Detroit It stands out on a highway Like a Creature from…
Winter In America From the Indians who welcomed the pilgrims And to the buffal…
We also have lyrics for these tracks by Brian Jackson:
It's your world The ground beneath my feet I know was made for…
The Bottle See that black boy over there, runnin' scared His ol'…
Winter in America From the Indians who welcomed the pilgrims And to the buffal…