Gil Scott-Heron dies aged 62 - Channel 4 News

Gil Scott-Heron dies aged 62 - Channel 4 News: "The influential artist died on Friday at a New York hospital, reports suggested. The Chicago-born performer was known as the 'Godfather of Rap' - a term he disliked - for his groundbreaking spoken word performances set to music. Others also referred to him as the 'black Bob Dylan', but he preferred to call himself a bluesologist."