Anthony "Baby Gap" Walker, a core member of famed R&B/funk group The Gap Band, passed away March 4 in an Ohio hospital.
While millennials will be jamming to Future, Fetty Wap and Desiigner at the family cookout this Fourth of July holiday, some of our favorite Generation X and Boomer aunties will be dancing to songs from back in the day. Our dancing aunties are family treasures. So in tribute to these special ladies, NewsOne has gathered a […]
Charlie Wilson will be going to the Grammys this year, because he’s nominated. But this year’s nomination is different. For the first time Wilson gets…
You know and LOVE Charlie Wilson’s music. How could you not? And we know you’re excited about his upcoming SOLD OUT performance at the DPAC. But do you remember Charlie Wilson’s start? Do you remember The Gap Band? Here’s a trip down memory lane:
VIA: ESSENCE.COM Success as the lead singer of 1980s R&B group The Gap Band catapulted Charlie Wilson to fame and fortune. But stardom didn’t keep Wilson from hitting rock bottom. After the group parted ways with their manager and split their publishing deal with him in 1986, the band, still under contract, had trouble finding […]
This weekend the music industry lost two influential giants. First, Abby Lincoln and now The “Godfather of Bass Guitar,” Robert Wilson of the legendary jazz and funk group the Gap Band. NewsOK Read More
