Gil Scott-Heron: Wax Museum, Washington DC
Richard Harrington, The Washington Post, 3 April 1982
GIL SCOTT-Heron opened for himself at the Wax Museum Thursday night. He walked out on stage alone and spent close to 30 minutes in a truth-telling monologue that turned the club into an amen corner. With a caustic humor akin to Richard Pryor and Lenny Bruce, Scott-Heron reminisced about bluesology, New York, and the dangerous illusions of television. He also revived several of his fine, prophetic poems, including 'Black History' and 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised'.
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