Charlie Wilson News and Photos

Jheri Curl Fridays 40: “Party Train”

Fri, April 20 2012 8:16pm - Source: Pop Dose

How many funk groups out there can claim Tulsa, Oklahoma as a home base?

Charlie Wilson: 'I Loved Cocaine,' New Album Has Nine Songs So Far

Wed, February 15 2012 6:02pm - Source: The BoomBox

With a career spanning well over four decades, Charlie Wilson might just be R&B music's foremost authority on career longevity.

Charlie Wilson off to Kuwait to play for soldiers

Wed, November 09 2011 5:29am - Source: Music-News.com

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.

The Gap Band - The Gap Band III

Tue, May 24 2011 11:23am - Source: BBC Music

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.

DJ Synapse – Outstanding: Charlie Wilson & The Gap Band’s Hip Hop Legacy – Mixtape Monday

Mon, January 17 2011 2:26pm - Source: White Folks Get Crunk

"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.

Outstanding: Charlie Wilson & The Gap Band’s Hip-Hop Legacy

Fri, January 14 2011 5:57am - Source: The Smocking Section

Trackstar pulled my coat to this pretty tough mix by NYC's DJ Synapse .

Charlie Wilson Releases New Album

Tue, December 07 2010 4:14pm - Source: Oklahoma Rock Newsblog

Charlie Wilson releases his fifth solo album, Just Charlie , today.

From Snoop Dogg to Kanye West: Charlie Wilson Tells His Hip-Hop Stories

Thu, December 02 2010 2:47pm - Source: The BoomBox

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 .