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-'''The Gap Band''' are a [[United States|U.S.]] [[rhythm and blues|R&B]], [[funk]] and [[soul music]] group who rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s with their heavily-charged dance anthems and their sentimental and ethereal love songs. Comprising brothers '''[[Charlie Wilson (musician)|Charlie]]''', '''Ronnie''' and '''Robert Wilson''', the band are known for such compositions as "[[Outstanding]]," "[[You Dropped a Bomb On Me]]" and "[[Oops Upside Your Head]]." +'''The Gap Band''' was an American [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] and [[funk]] [[musical ensemble|band]] that rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s with their heavily-charged dance anthems and their sentimental and ethereal love songs.
 +Comprising brothers '''[[Charlie Wilson (musician)|Charlie]]''', '''Ronnie''' and '''Robert Wilson''', the band was known for such compositions as "[[Oops Up Side Your Head]] (1979), "[[Outstanding]]" (1982) and "[[You Dropped a Bomb on Me]]" (1982).
-==Legacy==+They retired in 2010; Robert Wilson died in August 2010 and Ronnie Wilson died in November 2021, leaving Charlie Wilson the only living member of the band.
-In 1992, [[Charlie Wilson (musician)|Charlie]] ventured into a solo career and had several minor hits on his own. Wilson's vocals were credited in part for establishing the careers of [[Guy (music group)|Guy]], [[Aaron Hall (singer)|Aaron Hall]], [[Keith Sweat]], and [[R. Kelly]]. The band reunited in 1996, and issued ''The Gap Band: Live and Well'', a live [[greatest hits]] album.+==Members==
 +* [[Charlie Wilson (singer)|Charlie Wilson]] (born 1953) – Lead vocals, piano, synthesizer, clavinet, organ, drums, percussion
 +* Ronnie Wilson (1948–2021) – Vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn, piano, synthesizer, percussion, songwriter
 +* Robert Wilson (1956–2010) – Bass, guitar, percussion, vocals<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/956837/robert-wilson-of-the-gap-band-dies-at-53|title=Robert Wilson of the Gap Band Dies at 53|last=Lipschutz|first=Jason|date=2010-08-16|work=Billboard|access-date=2018-03-01}}</ref>
-Robert Wilson died of a heart attack at his home in [[Palmdale, California]] on August 15, 2010.+==Support musicians==
-==Singles==+* [[Lonnie Simmons]] – Guitar, percussion
-{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"+* Rudy Taylor – Keyboard, programming, back vocal
-|-+* Raymond Calhoun – Percussion, drums, vocals
-! rowspan="2"| Year+* Rastine Calhoun - Saxes
-! rowspan="2"| Single+* Val Young – Vocals
-! colspan="4"| Chart positions+* [[Penny Ford]] - Vocals
 +* Billy Young - Keyboard
 +* Cavin Yarbrough – Keyboard
 +* Robert "Goodie" Whitfield – Piano, synthesizer, saxophone
 +* James Gadson – Drums
 +* James "Jimi" Macon – Guitar (1977–1986)
 +* Chris Clayton – Saxophone, vocals (1974–1983)
 +* Alvin Jones – Trombone (1974)
 +* Tommy Lokey – Trumpet (1974–1983)
 +* Carl Scoggins – Congas, percussion (1974)
 +* Roscoe Smith – Drums (1974)
 +* O'Dell Stokes – Guitar (1974)
 +* Lawrence "Lukii" Scott – Guitar (1974)
 +* Tim Fenderson (Rabbit) – Bass
 +* LaSalle Gabriel – Guitar (1994–1997)
 +* Malvin "Dino" Vice – Trumpet, vocals, horn and string arrangements
 +* Oliver Scott – Piano, synthesizer, trombone, vocals
 +* Ray Hayes – Drums
 +* Fred "Locksmith" Jenkins – Guitar
 +* Glenn Nightingale – Guitar
 +* Earl Roberson - Horns, saxophone
 +* Jimmy Hamilton – Piano, synthesizer
 +* Maurice Hayes – Guitar
 +* Ira Ward – Drums, Bass, guitar, piano
 +* Greg C Jackson — Piano, synthesizer, vocal rhythm arrangements and sequencing
 +*
-! rowspan="2"| Album+==Composers==
-|- style="font-size:smaller;"+*[[Charlie Wilson (singer)|Charlie Wilson]]
-! width="40"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]+*Ronnie Wilson
-! width="40"| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US<br>R&B]]+*Robert Wilson
-! width="40"| [[Hot Dance Club Play|US<br>Dance]]+*Lonnie Simmons
-! width="40"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]+*Oliver Scott
-|-+*Jonah Ellis
-| rowspan="3"|1977+*Malvin "Dino" Vice
-| align="left"| "Out of the Blue (Can You Feel It)"+*Raymond Calhoun
-| &mdash;+*Rudy Taylor
-| 42+*Greg C Jackson
-| &mdash;+
-| &mdash;+
-| align="left" rowspan="3"| ''The Gap Band'' <small>(1977)</small>+
-|-+
-| align="left"| "Not Guilty"+
-| &mdash;+
-| 77+
-| &mdash;+
-| &mdash;+
-|-+
-| align="left"| "Little Bit of Love"+
-| &mdash;+
-| 95+
-| &mdash;+
-| &mdash;+
-|-+
-| rowspan="3"|1979+
-| align="left"| "[[Shake (Gap Band song)|Shake]]"+
-| 101+
-| 4+
-| 48+
-| &mdash;+
-| align="left" rowspan="2"| ''The Gap Band'' <small>(1979)</small>+
-|-+
-| align="left"| "[[Open Up Your Mind (Wide)]]"+
-| &mdash;+
-| 13+
-| &mdash;+
-| &mdash;+
-|-+
-| align="left"| "[[Steppin' (Out)]]"+
-| 103+
-| 10+
-| &mdash;+
-| &mdash;+
-| align="left" rowspan="3"| ''The Gap Band II''+
-|-+
-| rowspan="3"|1980+
-| align="left"| "[[I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops!)]]" +
-| 102+
-| 4+
-| 52+
-| 6+
-|-+
-| align="left"| "[[Party Lights (Gap Band song)|Party Lights]]"+
-| &mdash;+
-| 36+
-| &mdash;+
-| 30+
-|-+
-| align="left"| "[[Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)]]"+
-| 84+
-| 1+
-| 19+
-| 22+
-| align="left" rowspan="3"| ''The Gap Band III''+
-|-+
-| rowspan="2"|1981+
-| align="left"| "[[Humpin']]"+
-| &mdash;+
-| 60+
-| 19+
-| 36+
-|-+
-| align="left"| "[[Yearning for Your Love]]"+
-| 60+
-| 5+
-| &mdash;+
-| 47+
-|-+
-| rowspan="3"|1982+
-| align="left"| "[[Early in the Morning (The Gap Band song)|Early in the Morning]]"+
-| 24+
-| 1+
-| 13+
-| 55+
-| align="left" rowspan="3"| ''Gap Band IV''+
-|-+
-| align="left"| "[[You Dropped a Bomb on Me]]"+
-| 31+
-| 2+
-| 39+
-| &mdash;+
-|-+
-| align="left"| "[[Outstanding]]"+
-| 51+
-| 1+
-| 24+
-| 68+
-|-+
-| rowspan="2"|1983+
-| align="left"| "[[Party Train]]"+
-| 101+
-| 3+
-| &mdash;+
-| &mdash;+
-| align="left" rowspan="3"| ''Gap Band V: Jammin'''+
-|-+
-| align="left"| "[[Jam the Motha']]"+
-| &mdash;+
-| 16+
-| &mdash;+
-| &mdash;+
-|-+
-| rowspan="4"|1984+
-| align="left"| "Someday" <small>(feat. [[Stevie Wonder]])</small>+
-| &mdash;+
-| &mdash;+
-| &mdash;+
-| 17+
-|-+
-| align="left"| "I'm Ready (If You're Ready)"+
-| &mdash;+
-| 74+
-| &mdash;+
-| 87+
-| align="left" rowspan="2"| ''Gap Band V: Jammin'''+
-|-+
-| align="left"| "Jammin' in America"+
-| &mdash;+
-| &mdash;+
-| &mdash;+
-| 64+
-|-+
-| align="left"| "Beep a Freak"+
-| 103+
-| 2+
-| 66+
-| &mdash;+
-| align="left" rowspan="3"| ''Gap Band VI'' +
-|-+
-| rowspan="3"|1985+
-| align="left"| "I Found My Baby" +
-| &mdash;+
-| 8+
-| &mdash;+
-| &mdash;+
-|-+
-| align="left"| "Disrespect"+
-| &mdash;+
-| 18+
-| &mdash;+
-| &mdash;+
-|-+
-| align="left"| "Desire"+
-| &mdash;+
-| 46+
-| &mdash;+
-| &mdash;+
-| align="left" rowspan="3"| ''Gap Band VII'' +
-|-+
-| rowspan="3"|1986+
-| align="left"| "[[Going in Circles (song)|Going in Circles]]" +
-| &mdash;+
-| 2+
-| &mdash;+
-| &mdash;+
-|-+
-| align="left"| "Automatic Brain"+
-| &mdash;+
-| 78+
-| &mdash;+
-| &mdash; +
-|-+
-| align="left"| "Big Fun"+
-| &mdash;+
-| 8+
-| &mdash;+
-| 4+
-| align="left" rowspan="3"| ''Gap Band 8'' +
-|-+
-| rowspan="4"|1987+
-| align="left"| "How Music Came About" +
-| &mdash;+
-| &mdash;+
-| &mdash;+
-| 61+
-|-+
-| align="left"| "Zibble, Zibble (Get the Money)" +
-| &mdash;+
-| 15+
-| &mdash;+
-| &mdash;+
-|-+
-| align="left"| "Sweeter Than Candy"+
-| &mdash;+
-| 40+
-| &mdash;+
-| &mdash;+
-| align="left" rowspan="1"| ''Penitentiary III'' +
-|-+
-| align="left"| "Oops Upside Your Head" <small>('87 Mix)</small>+
-| &mdash;+
-| &mdash;+
-| &mdash;+
-| 20+
-| align="left" rowspan="1"| Non-album single +
-|-+
-| rowspan="2"|1988+
-| align="left"| "Straight from the Heart" +
-| &mdash;+
-| 36+
-| &mdash;+
-| &mdash;+
-| align="left" rowspan="1"| ''Straight from the Heart'' +
-|-+
-| align="left"| "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka"+
-| &mdash;+
-| 14+
-| 35+
-| 63+
-| align="left" rowspan="1"| ''I'm Gonna Git You Sucka'' +
-|-+
-| rowspan="1"|1989+
-| align="left"| "[[All of My Love (The Gap Band song)|All of My Love]]" +
-| &mdash;+
-| 1+
-| &mdash;+
-| 88+
-| align="left" rowspan="3"| ''Round Trip'' +
-|-+
-| rowspan="2"|1990+
-| align="left"| "Addicted to Your Love" +
-| &mdash;+
-| 8+
-| &mdash;+
-| &mdash;+
-|-+
-| align="left"| "We Can Make It Alright" +
-| &mdash;+
-| 18+
-| &mdash;+
-| &mdash;+
-|-+
-| rowspan="2"|1995+
-| align="left"| "First Lover" +
-| &mdash;+
-| 59+
-| 36+
-| &mdash;+
-| align="left" rowspan="2"| ''Ain't Nothin' But a Party'' +
-|-+
-| align="left"| "Got It Goin' On" +
-| &mdash;+
-| 75+
-| &mdash;+
-| &mdash;+
-|-+
-| rowspan="1"|2004+
-| align="left"| "Oops Upside Your Head" <small>(with [[DJ Casper]])</small>+
-| &mdash;+
-| &mdash;+
-| &mdash;+
-| 16+
-| align="left" rowspan="1"| Non-album single+
-|-+
-| align="center" colspan="7"| <small>"&mdash;" denotes the single failed to chart</small>+
-|-+
-|}+
-===Sampling===+==Discography==
-Since the 1990s, many The Gap Band hits have been [[sampling (music)|sampled]] and [[cover version|covered]] by R&B and Hip-Hop artists such as [[Nas]], [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Ice Cube]], [[Jermaine Dupri]], [[Da Brat]], [[Notorious B.I.G.]], [[II D Extreme]], [[Blackstreet]], [[Shaquille O'Neal]], [[Mia X]], and [[Mary J. Blige]]. "Outstanding" was sampled for a 1990s commercial for [[malt liquor]]. Musicians inspired by The Gap Band include R. Kelly, Keith Sweat, [[Ruff Endz]], [[Guy (music group)|Guy]], [[Blackstreet]], [[II D Extreme]], [[Mint Condition]], [[Jagged Edge (band)|Jagged Edge]], [[D'Extra Wiley]], and Aaron Hall. +* ''[[Magicians Holiday]]'' (1974)
- +* ''[[The Gap Band (1977 album)|The Gap Band]]'' (1977)
-"[[You Dropped a Bomb on Me]]" was featured in the hit 2004 [[videogame]] ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'', playing on the fictional [[funk]] radio station Bounce FM.+* ''[[The Gap Band (1979 album)|The Gap Band]]'' (1979)
 +* ''[[The Gap Band II]]'' (1979)
 +* ''[[The Gap Band III]]'' (1980)
 +* ''[[Gap Band IV]]'' (1982)
 +* ''[[Gap Band V: Jammin']]'' (1983)
 +* ''[[Gap Band VI]]'' (1984)
 +* ''[[Gap Band VII]]'' (1985)
 +* ''[[Gap Band 8]]'' (1986)
 +* ''[[Straight from the Heart (The Gap Band album)|Straight From The Heart]]'' (1988)
 +* ''[[Round Trip (The Gap Band album)|Round Trip]]'' (1989)
 +* ''[[Testimony (The Gap Band album)|Testimony]]'' (1994)
 +* ''[[Ain't Nothin' But a Party]]'' (1995)
 +* ''[[Y2K: Funkin' Till 2000 Comz]]'' (1999)
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The Gap Band was an American R&B and funk band that rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s with their heavily-charged dance anthems and their sentimental and ethereal love songs.

Comprising brothers Charlie, Ronnie and Robert Wilson, the band was known for such compositions as "Oops Up Side Your Head (1979), "Outstanding" (1982) and "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" (1982).

They retired in 2010; Robert Wilson died in August 2010 and Ronnie Wilson died in November 2021, leaving Charlie Wilson the only living member of the band.

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Members

  • Charlie Wilson (born 1953) – Lead vocals, piano, synthesizer, clavinet, organ, drums, percussion
  • Ronnie Wilson (1948–2021) – Vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn, piano, synthesizer, percussion, songwriter
  • Robert Wilson (1956–2010) – Bass, guitar, percussion, vocals<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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Support musicians

  • Lonnie Simmons – Guitar, percussion
  • Rudy Taylor – Keyboard, programming, back vocal
  • Raymond Calhoun – Percussion, drums, vocals
  • Rastine Calhoun - Saxes
  • Val Young – Vocals
  • Penny Ford - Vocals
  • Billy Young - Keyboard
  • Cavin Yarbrough – Keyboard
  • Robert "Goodie" Whitfield – Piano, synthesizer, saxophone
  • James Gadson – Drums
  • James "Jimi" Macon – Guitar (1977–1986)
  • Chris Clayton – Saxophone, vocals (1974–1983)
  • Alvin Jones – Trombone (1974)
  • Tommy Lokey – Trumpet (1974–1983)
  • Carl Scoggins – Congas, percussion (1974)
  • Roscoe Smith – Drums (1974)
  • O'Dell Stokes – Guitar (1974)
  • Lawrence "Lukii" Scott – Guitar (1974)
  • Tim Fenderson (Rabbit) – Bass
  • LaSalle Gabriel – Guitar (1994–1997)
  • Malvin "Dino" Vice – Trumpet, vocals, horn and string arrangements
  • Oliver Scott – Piano, synthesizer, trombone, vocals
  • Ray Hayes – Drums
  • Fred "Locksmith" Jenkins – Guitar
  • Glenn Nightingale – Guitar
  • Earl Roberson - Horns, saxophone
  • Jimmy Hamilton – Piano, synthesizer
  • Maurice Hayes – Guitar
  • Ira Ward – Drums, Bass, guitar, piano
  • Greg C Jackson — Piano, synthesizer, vocal rhythm arrangements and sequencing
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Composers

  • Charlie Wilson
  • Ronnie Wilson
  • Robert Wilson
  • Lonnie Simmons
  • Oliver Scott
  • Jonah Ellis
  • Malvin "Dino" Vice
  • Raymond Calhoun
  • Rudy Taylor
  • Greg C Jackson
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Discography


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