Scott-Heron, Gil, 1949-2011

LC control no.	n 50003969
Descriptive conventions	rda
LC classification	ML420.S433 Biography in music PS3569.C7
Personal name heading	Scott-Heron, Gil, 1949-2011 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Heron, Gil Scott-, 1949-2011 Scott-Heron, Gilbert, 1949-2011
Associated country	United States
Birth date	1949-04-01
Death date	2011-05-27
Place of birth	Chicago (Ill.)
Place of death	New York (N.Y.)
Affiliation	Ethical Culture Fieldston School Johns Hopkins University Federal City College Amnesia Express (Musical group)
Profession or occupation	Jazz musicians Jazz singers Lyricists College teachers
Found in	The vulture, 1970. New Grove dict. of jazz, 2nd ed. (Scott-Heron, Gil; b. Apr. 1, 1949, Chicago; singer and songwriter) The vulture, 2010: t.p. (Gil Scott-Heron) introd. (master's degree from Johns Hopkins Univ.) Wikipedia, May 31, 2011 (Gilbert "Gil" Scott-Heron; b. April 1, 1949 in Chicago, Ill.; d. May 27, 2011 in New York City; an American poet, musician, and author known primarily for his work as a spoken word performer in the 1970s and 80s) African American National Biography, accessed September 12, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Scott-Heron, Gil; jazz musician, jazz singer, songwriter; born 01 April 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, United States; scholarship to the Ethical Culture Fieldston School; attended Lincoln University, English major; won Lincoln University's Langston Hughes Creative Writing Award (1968); earned MA in Creative Writing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; taught creative writing at Federal City College, Washington, D.C. (1972-1976); formed a band called Amnesia Express (1975); arrested, sentenced, went to jail (2001); Heineken USA and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) presented him with the Heineken Ampt/ASCAP Recognition Award (2003); died 27 May 2011 in New York, New York, United States)
Associated language	eng