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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.
Ain't Nothin But a Party is the 14th album by the Gap Band, released in 1995 on Raging Bull Records. AllMusic dismissed the album as technically proficient but weak on grooves and hooks, "one of the least funky records the Gap Band ever released."
Wilson performed the song with the band on the British television chat show Wogan in August 1989. In 1998, Wilson performed on Mystikal's Ghetto Fabulous album. Michael Paran, who is CEO of P Music Group, was responsible for rebranding the Gap Band in 1997 and repositioning them as one of the top R&B touring groups.
“I remember when I first came to Los Angeles,” Charlie Wilson says. “I was here to mix the songs from the Gap Band’s first record, which only sold about 6,000 copies — or maybe it was ...
"Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)" is a song originally performed by The Gap Band in 1980 and written by member Charlie Wilson, Rudy Taylor, and producer Lonnie Simmons. Background [ edit ]
"Yearning for Your Love" is a 1980 ballad recorded and released by The Gap Band on Mercury Records. The single was the third release off the band's fifth album, The Gap Band III (1980). Four different singles, each with a different B-side, were released in 1981.
Ronnie Wilson, multi-instrumentalist and founder of the popular R&B and funk group The Gap Band, has died. “Ronnie Wilson was a genius with creating, producing, and playing the flugelhorn ...
Tulsa is the Gap Band's hometown. In 2021, 100 years after the massacre, Gap Band frontman Charlie Wilson denied any connection, although he did express appreciation that the rumor brought attention to the historical event.