Title: Winter in America
Artist: Gil Scott-Heron ( 1949-2011) 
Gil Scott-Heron was an American soul and jazz poet, musician and author, best known as a spoken word performer. His music was a mix of jazz, blues and soul with lyrical content concerning social and political issues delivered in both rapping and melismatic vocal styles. He used to call himself
a “bluesologist”, a scientist
who is concerned with the origin of blues. His poetic style has influenced every generation of hip hop.
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