The Story Of... Gil Scott-Heron

The Blessed Madonna shares the story of one of music's greatest poets: Gil Scott-Heron.

Born in Chicago in 1949, Gil was astonishingly precocious, publishing two novels and a book of poems before embarking on a musical career with keyboardist Brian Jackson in the 70s.

His first musical offering was Small Talk at 125th and Lenox - which was mostly an album of poems.

On later albums, however, Gil developed into a skilled songwriter whose work was soon covered by numerous other artists.

Join Marea for an hour of listening to and celebrating some of his finest work.