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The first major hit for the Gap Band was a snazzy juke tune called “Shake.” Just prior to the completion of their first album, Charlie Wilson cited the song for his brothers, thinking they might ridicule the lyric. His brothers loved it though, and the song was a smash number four single on the R&B charts, elevating the group to national status.
Born and raised in Tulsa, OK, the Wilson brothers began singing and playing in their father’s Pentecostal church, and it was also mandatory they practice their music lessons at home as well. They learned various instruments which primarily included the piano. As much as they despised the lessons at the time, it proved to be a value tool for all three.
With Ronnie being the oldest, he established his own band by the age of 14. Charlie, a few years younger, joined a rival band a couple of years later. One night the two bands were performing across the street from one another. Ronnie stopped by to check out Charlie grooving on the organ. While there, Ronnie asked Charlie to join his band for 50 dollars over what he was making. Though Charlie’s bandmates doubled his offer, he joined his brother’s band, as Ronnie gave him no choice.
At a gig not too long after the two had joined forces, the group’s bass player quit and Ronnie and Charlie summoned their younger brother Robert, barely 14, to the group to play bass. For a short while, the band performed without a name.
Born and raised in Tulsa, OK, the Wilson brothers began singing and playing in their father’s Pentecostal church, and it was also mandatory they practice their music lessons at home as well. They learned various instruments which primarily included the piano. As much as they despised the lessons at the time, it proved to be a value tool for all three.
With Ronnie being the oldest, he established his own band by the age of 14. Charlie, a few years younger, joined a rival band a couple of years later. One night the two bands were performing across the street from one another. Ronnie stopped by to check out Charlie grooving on the organ. While there, Ronnie asked Charlie to join his band for 50 dollars over what he was making. Though Charlie’s bandmates doubled his offer, he joined his brother’s band, as Ronnie gave him no choice.
At a gig not too long after the two had joined forces, the group’s bass player quit and Ronnie and Charlie summoned their younger brother Robert, barely 14, to the group to play bass. For a short while, the band performed without a name.
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MarcelloJoseph wrote:
YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME GODDDD
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the0d0re wrote:
I wouldn't hate electronic pop music if sounded like this.
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SunMan24 wrote:
You Dropped a Bomb on Me!
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emapia wrote:
Gotta love this funk. Their music is so much better than today's crap.
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v6-power wrote:
damn cool 80 funk!
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a_theorem wrote:
pure funk
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iLukasQ wrote:
nice songs
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angelheart57 wrote:
I love The Gap Band!!!!!!!!!! Saw them in concert in Providence, Rhode Island..... a Long time ago :-)
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JNez wrote:
outstanding & i don't believe (oops upside your head) are classic jams! uncle charlie been putting it down for over 30 years!
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healallkillnone wrote:
like all this
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ictkid wrote:
RE: GAP Band, These guys are from Tulsa Oklahoma, Does anyone know what "GAP" stands for? I do! But do you?
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moras85 wrote:
went to the phone and called your Mo' :D
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netkA91 wrote:
outstanding !
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Colfire wrote:
R.I.P. Robert Wilson
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NFlow3 wrote:
That;s the stuff!
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i, i i, i i i won't forget it
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illegal666 wrote:
Oops, Up Side Your Head
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clovest1126 wrote:
The Gap Band was one of my daddy" favorite groups. His favorite song for his two daughtera was "Outstanding". To this day that song makes me think of him and i cry and smile at that fact that this song still
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