Musician Gil Scott-Heron dies at 62
Legendary jazz/soul musician Gil Scott-Heron died Friday in New York City at age 62.
Musician Gil Scott-Heron, who helped lay the groundwork for rap by fusing minimalistic percussion, political expression and spoken-word poetry on songs such as ``The Revolution Will Not Be Televised'' but saw his brilliance undermined by a years-long drug addiction, died Friday at age 62.