{"product_id":"now-and-then-poems-book","title":"Now And Then: Poems (Book)","description":"Format: Trade paperback, 5.5\" x 8.5\", 144 pp. \u003cbr\u003eLabel: Canongate \u003cbr\u003eYear: 2000  \u003cbr\u003eCondition: New \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNot 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- audio --\u003e \nA 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.\n","brand":"Gil Scott-Heron","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47726813511933,"sku":null,"price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0516\/9384\/6695\/files\/Book-NowAndThen-frt.jpg?v=1781720611","url":"https:\/\/spintimerecords.com\/products\/now-and-then-poems-book","provider":"Spin Time Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}