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Remembering Gil Scott-Heron Today on What Would Have Been His 77th Birthday (Born 4/1/49)

April 1, 2026 Albumism Staff

Please join the Albumism team in celebrating Gil Scott-Heron’s musical legacy and revisit audio & video highlights from his career below!

Born: April 1, 1949
Died: May 27, 2011
Biography | Discography (Studio Albums):

Small Talk at 125th and Lenox (1970)
Pieces of a Man (1971)
Free Will (1972)
Winter in America (1974) | Read More
The First Minute of a New Day (1975)
From South Africa to South Carolina (1975)
It's Your World (1976)
Bridges (1977)
Secrets (1978)
1980 (1980)
Real Eyes (1980)
Reflections (1981)
Moving Target (1982)
Spirits (1994)
I'm New Here (2010)
We're New Here (2011)
Nothing New (2014)

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