Please answer the following question: Facts:   - instrument: vocals , rhodes piano    - years active: 1969 -- 2011    - caption: scott-heron performing at womad    - label: rca , tvt , xl , flying dutchman , strata east , arista    - genre: soul jazz-funk , proto-rap , jazz poetry , jazz , blues ,      - name: gil scott heron    - image: gil scott heron.jpg    - associated acts: brian o.g 's , jamie xx , musicians united for safe jackson energy , artists united against apartheid , blackalicious , black , and blues ron holloway , malik & the    - occupation: poet , singer-songwriter , author , musician , bluesologist   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of gil scott-heron .
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gilbert `` gil '' scott-heron -lrb- april 1 , 1949 -- may 27 , 2011 -rrb- was an american soul and jazz poet , musician , and author , known primarily for his work as a spoken word performer in the 1970s and 1980s .his collaborative efforts with musician brian jackson featured a musical fusion of jazz , blues , and soul , as well as lyrical content concerning social and political issues of the time , delivered in both rapping and melismatic vocal styles by scott-heron .his own term for himself was `` bluesologist '' , which he defined as `` a scientist who is concerned with the origin of the blues . ''his music , most notably on `` pieces of a man '' and `` winter in america '' in the early 1970s , influenced and helped engender later african-american music genres such as hip hop and neo soul .besides influencing contemporary musicians , scott-heron remained active until his death , and in 2010 released his first new album in 16 years , entitled `` i 'm new here '' .a memoir he had been working on for years up to the time of his death , `` the last holiday '' , was also published , posthumously in january 2012 .his recording work received much critical acclaim , especially one of his best-known compositions `` the revolution will not be televised '' .his poetic style has influenced every generation of hip hop .