1. americanroutes:


In an extract from his memoir written before he died last year, Gil Scott-Heron talks about when he toured with Stevie Wonder to establish Martin Luther King Day as a national holiday in the US.

Read the excerpt here…
Or listen to the songs of the movement on this week’s American Routes.
(via the Guardian; Cover Art from Gil Scott-Heron’s Reflections)

A great excerpt from Gil Scott-Heron’s memoir—can’t wait to read the whole thing.

    americanroutes:

    In an extract from his memoir written before he died last year, Gil Scott-Heron talks about when he toured with Stevie Wonder to establish Martin Luther King Day as a national holiday in the US.

    Read the excerpt here…

    Or listen to the songs of the movement on this week’s American Routes.

    (via the Guardian; Cover Art from Gil Scott-Heron’s Reflections)

    A great excerpt from Gil Scott-Heron’s memoir—can’t wait to read the whole thing.

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