Jheri Curl Fridays 40: “Party Train”
How many funk groups out there can claim Tulsa, Oklahoma as a home base?
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How many funk groups out there can claim Tulsa, Oklahoma as a home base?
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With a career spanning well over four decades, Charlie Wilson might just be R&B music's foremost authority on career longevity.
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R&B and funk great Charlie Wilson will be taking his fourth trip to the middle east later this month to perform at U.S. service bases for soldiers returning from Iraq. "We're taking Charlie's full tour to Kuwait to welcome our troops as they return home," stated Michael Paran, Wilson's manager and CEO of P Music Group.
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Although now principally remembered for their party anthem I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance – known by its colloquial title Oops Upside Your Head – The Gap Band were a marvellous addition to the US 70s funk scene.
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"The influence of Uncle Charlie Wilson on r&b and hip-hop is extraordinary. From being the main force in the legendary Gap Band, who's classic songs "Yearnin For Your Love", "Outstanding" and "Dropped A Bomb On Me" have been sampled in countless hip-hop, r&b and pop songs, to being featured on many newer artist's current songs.
Read MoreTrackstar pulled my coat to this pretty tough mix by NYC's DJ Synapse .
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Charlie Wilson releases his fifth solo album, Just Charlie , today.
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Indeed, this may be a surprising attribute to some of his throwback fans who were first introduced to the influential vocalist's chops as the lead singer of the late '70s/early '80s R&B trio The Gap Band .
Read MoreThe news that Gap Band bass player Robert Wilson passed away last weekend, though sad, brought back some sweet memories.
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Charlie Wilson , formerly of The Gap Band , recently guested (along with Beyonce) on a new Kanye West song, "See Me Now".
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