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A review in Black Stars by Julie Ellis praised the album's lyrical storytelling, socially conscious messages, and broad appeal to pop, R&B, and jazz listeners alike; [22] writing for the same magazine, Roy Betts said Secrets "exemplifies a real purpose—exploring the problems of the poor, the downtrodden, the people who seek refuge in drugs and not the betterment of their social condition."
Andrea Mitchell (born October 30, 1946) [1] is an American television journalist, anchor and commentator for NBC News, based in Washington, D.C.. She is NBC News' chief foreign affairs & chief Washington correspondent, reporting on the 2008 presidential election campaign for NBC News broadcasts, including NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, Today and MSNBC.
From South Africa to South Carolina is a studio album by the American vocalist Gil Scott-Heron and the keyboardist Brian Jackson. [6] [7] It was released in November 1975 by Arista Records. [8] Scott-Heron performed "Johannesburg" and "A Lovely Day" on Saturday Night Live in December 1975. [9]
"The Bottle" is a song by American soul artist Gil Scott-Heron and musician Brian Jackson, released in 1974 on Strata-East Records in the United States. It was later reissued during the mid-1980s on Champagne Records in the United Kingdom. "The Bottle" was written by Scott-Heron and produced by audio engineer Jose Williams, Jackson, and Scott ...
Brian Robert Jackson (born October 11, 1952) [1] is an American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer, and producer known for his collaborations with Gil Scott-Heron in the 1970s. The sound of Jackson's Rhodes electric piano and flute accompaniments featured prominently in many of their compositions, most notably on " The Bottle " and "Your ...
Since 2013, Jackson has provided the voice of the title character for the Alex Verus series of novels, by Benedict Jacka. He is credited as narrator of over 300 audiobooks. In 2020, Jackson created a YouTube channel entitled Fireside Reading with Gildart Jackson, in which he gives complete and unabridged readings of classic literature. [12]
1980 is a studio album by American singer-songwriter Gil Scott-Heron and keyboardist Brian Jackson.Their ninth album together, it was recorded from August to October 1979 during a period of creative tension between the two musicians and released in February 1980 by Arista Records.
The First Minute of a New Day is an album by American vocalist Gil Scott-Heron, keyboardist Brian Jackson, and the Midnight Band—an eight-piece musical ensemble.It was released in January 1975 on Arista Records. [2]