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Comedy/Spoken
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Spoken Word
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Poetry
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Spoken word Poetry albums often feature poets reciting their poems, or feature trained actors reading the works of famous authors.
Poetry Song Highlights
Seasons in the Sun
Jacques Brel
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Rod McKuen
Rod McKuen
Brother
Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron
Rivers of My Fathers
Brian Jackson
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Gil Scott-Heron
Brian Jackson
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Gil Scott-Heron
I Think I'll Call It Morning
Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron
Ally, Ally Oxen Free
Rod McKuen
Rod McKuen
The Lovers of December
Rod McKuen
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Skip Redwine
Rod McKuen
Put Down Yr Cigarette Rag
Allen Ginsberg
A Black Horse Bends Its Head to the Stubble
Allen Ginsberg
Bicentennial Blues
Gil Scott-Heron
Brian Jackson
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Gil Scott-Heron
[Untitled]
Kevin Shields
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Patti Smith
Whitey on the Moon
Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron
Small Talk at 125th and Lenox
Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron
Bowery Blues
Jack Kerouac
Steve Allen
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Jack Kerouac
Lovesick Blues
C. Friend
Hank Williams
Eighth of January
Traditional
The Drifting Cowboys
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Jerry Rivers
Niggers Are Scared of Revolution
Omar Ben Hassen
The Last Poets
Prologue: A Cat Named Sloopy
Rod McKuen
Rod McKuen
The Secret Life of the Love Song
Nick Cave
Johannesburg
Gil Scott-Heron
Brian Jackson
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Gil Scott-Heron
Ain't No Such Thing as Superman
Gil Scott-Heron
Midnight Band
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron
Home Is Where the Hatred Is
Gil Scott-Heron
Brian Jackson
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Gil Scott-Heron
We Almost Lost Detroit
Brian Jackson
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Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron
Me and the Devil
Robert Johnson
Gil Scott-Heron
Home
Gil Scott-Heron
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Jamie Smith
Jamie xx
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Gil Scott-Heron
The Ballad of One-Eyed Mike
Robert W. Service
Hank Snow
October in the Railroad Earth
Kerouac
Jack Kerouac
Raise the Hammer
Eric Mingus
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Elliott Sharp
Eric Mingus
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Elliott Sharp
The Bridge of Sighs
Warren Ellis
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Thomas Hood
Warren Ellis
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Marianne Faithfull
Bubble Gum
Ken Nordine
A Prayer for Everybody/to Be Free
Brian Jackson
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Gil Scott-Heron
Brian Jackson
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Gil Scott-Heron
Other Styles in Spoken Word
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Beat Poetry
Documentary
Drama
Erotica
Fantasy
Instructional
Interview
Poetry
Radio Plays
Radio Shows
Speeches