As Gil Scott-Heron's landmark album Pieces Of A Man turns 50, collaborators and eyewitnesses tell us about Scott-Heron’s creative peak and the power of his songs.
Riding high on the momentum of Fisherman’s Blues, in 1989 The Waterboys reconvened at their new spiritual home in Ireland to make the follow-up. Mike Scott’s plan to broaden the sound didn’t quite go to plan, but as a new box-set reveals, Room To Roam was far from a misfire