Look | Gil Scott-Heron's Memorial Service in Photos

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Kathleen Horan
WNYC News | Jun 2, 2011

The life of songwriter, spoken word artist and the man many call the forefather of rap, Gil Scott Heron, was remembered at Riverside Church on Thursday during a memorial where Kanye West performed and Scott-Heron's daughter recited a poem. Scott-Heron, who died last Friday, was 62. 

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