Blog: The Gentlebear

"Winter in America" is the title track  from the 1974 Gil Scott-Heron/Brian Jackson album. Brian Jackson was a frequent collaborator with Scott-Heron; their association was washed up by 1980, but they put out some classic albums together, with Jackson expanding musically upon what was essentially Scott-Heron's spoken word. Gil Scott-Heron is in my opinion the best poet laureate the United States never had. Gil Scott-Heron has received serious accolades for his latest album, I'm New Here , and it is well-deserved. He's never compromised being just who he is. The fact that he's a crack addict is [...]