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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 group̵...
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Top 10 The Gap Band Songs
You Dropped A Bomb On Me
Early In The Morning
Yearning For Your Love
Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)
Outstanding
Party Train
Shake
Humpin'
Oops Upside Your Head
Open Up Your Mind (Wide)
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Top 10 The Gap Band Albums
The Best Of GAP BAND
Gap Band IV
The Best Of The Gap Band
Funk Classics The 80's
Greatest Hits
Disco fr David
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Gap Band
Gap Band Iii
The Gap Band
The Gap Band III
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