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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 .
Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. was born on October 20, 1971, in Long Beach, California, to Beverly Tate (1951-2021) and Vernell Varnado. [12] [13] Varnado, who was a Vietnam War veteran, singer, and mail carrier, left the family only three months after Broadus's birth, and thus the baby was named after his stepfather, Calvin Cordozar Broadus Sr. (1948–1984). [14]
The Gap Band. Website. charliewilsonmusic .com. Charles Kent Wilson (born January 29, 1953), also known as Uncle Charlie, is an American singer, musician, songwriter, and the former lead vocalist of The Gap Band. As a solo artist Wilson has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards and 11 NAACP Image Awards (including two wins), received a 2009 Soul ...
The Gap Band has released over 30 albums. Since their inception in 1967, the Gap Band has released 16 studio albums, 12 compilation albums and 2 live albums. They released nine self-titled albums (including two of the same name). Each album does not reflect which number they released, only which point it is in the series ( Gap Band IV, for ...
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (initially credited as The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett) was an American pop rock group active in the late 1960s. The group, formed by Gary Puckett, Gary "Mutha" Withem, Dwight Bement, Kerry Chater and Paul Wheatbread, who eventually named it The Union Gap, had its biggest hits with " Woman, Woman ", " Young ...
The Gap Band singles chronology. "Early in the Morning". (1982) " You Dropped a Bomb on Me ". (1982) "Outstanding". (1983) " You Dropped a Bomb on Me " is a funk song performed by The Gap Band, released in 1982 on producer Lonnie Simmons 's label, Total Experience Records. In addition to the single release, the song was featured on the band's ...
Magicians Holiday is the debut album by The Gap Band in 1974 on Shelter Records. Track listing [ edit ] All tracks are written by Buddy Jones and Charles Wilson , except where noted
In 1985, the American R&B Band The Gap Band, recorded the cover version for the Gap Band VII album. American R&B/soul singer Luther Vandross released a cover version on his 1994 standards album Songs. In 1995, his cover version was released as the B-side to "Love The One You're With". The song rose to number 28 on Billboard 's Hot R&B Singles ...