Gil Heron
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Gilbert Saint Elmo Heron was a Jamaican professional footballer. He was the first black player to play for Scottish club Celtic and was the father of poet and musician Gil Scott-Heron.
Heron in Ebony magazine, 1947
Gil Scott-Heron
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Gilbert Scott-Heron was an American jazz poet, singer, musician and author, known for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s. His collaborative efforts with musician Brian Jackson
Gil Heron
…2008) was a Jamaican professional footballer. He was the first black player to play for Scottish club Celtic and was the father of poet and musician Gil Scott-Heron. Born Gilbert Heron in Kingston, Jamaica, to Walter Gilbert Heron and Lucille Gentles, he came from a family of means. He played for St Georges College…
Scott-Heron performing at the Göta Källare nightclub in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2010
Scott-Heron performing at WOMAD in Bristol, England, 1986
Scott-Heron performing at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, 2009