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The Gap Band was an American R&B and funk band that rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s. The band consisted of three brothers: Charlie, Ronnie, and Robert Wilson, along with other members; it was named after streets (Greenwood, Archer, and Pine) [1] [2] in the historic Greenwood neighborhood in the brothers' hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Upon returning to Dallas, the twosome started the band Grand Theft, [3] both as featured keyboardists as well as vocalists. In 1977, the Wilson Brothers had just joined Total Experience Records (which was at that point a production company) as the Gap Band and went down to Dallas to perform a concert.
From the start of his career, Charlie and his brothers, Robert and Ronnie, helped define and popularize an upbeat form of funk music that was infectious and lasting with their group the Gap Band. Magicians Holiday was the debut album by the Gap Band in 1974 on Shelter Records founded by Leon Russell and Denny Cordell.
There’s good reason: New Edition’s 30-city "Culture" tour — featuring the Gap Band's Charlie Wilson and ’90s R&B stars Jodeci, and coming to Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena on Sunday ...
The humorous monologues throughout the song by Gap Band lead singer Charlie Wilson were inspired by his cousin Bootsy Collins' own humorous slant in his songs.; Wilson's spoken intro, "this is radio station W-GAP", was a reference to Parliament's opening line in "P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)", "welcome to radio station W-E-F-U-N-K, better known as WE-FUNK."
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The Gap Band's subsequent releases, Gap Band VII and Gap Band 8, received chart success due to heavy radio airplay but sold few actual copies. The Gap Band's final hurrah with Total Experience, Straight from the Heart, got a top 40 song from the title track but failed to sell, causing the Gap Band to leave for Capitol Records.
The Doobie Brothers are taking it to the stage again this summer with a tour to support a new album.. The band will release "Walk This Road" on June 6 and hit the road on Aug. 4 in Detroit. The ...