Now And Then: Poems (Book)

Format: Trade paperback, 5.5" x 8.5", 144 pp. Label: Canongate  Year: 2000 Condition: New Not merely a collection of a songwriter's lyrics, the song-poems of this undisputed "bluesologist" triumphantly stand on their own, evoking the rhythm and urgency which have distinguished Gil Scott-Heron's career. A highly influential and widely admired singer, pianist, poet, novelist and socio-political commentator, Gil Scott-Heron was a unique and major figure in global music, rightfully among the musical laureates of the 1970s and 1980s like Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and Bob Marley. A prolific recording artist at his peak - which coincided with his decade as a Washingtonian - his politically charged and sonically liberated output won him an international following.