The New Yorker

An Obsessive Guide to Music Played at the Gap in the Nineties and Early Aughts

Confession: I discovered one of my favorite songs through a Gap ad. The 1999 “Khaki Soul” spot, specifically, which featured attractive young people clad in Gapwear dancing to Bill Withers’s 1977 hit ...
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9 The Gap Band Songs That Showcase Their Funk Legacy.

(ThyBlackMan.com) The Gap Band, composed of brothers Charlie, Ronnie, and Robert Wilson, left an indelible mark on funk, R&B, and soul. Known for their electrifying stage presence and infectious ...
Yahoo

Charlie Wilson Talks The Gap Band’s Name Origin On ‘The Jennifer Hudson Show’

Charlie Wilson is celebrating his 71st birthday with the help of The Jennifer Hudson Show. The suave crooner and lead singer of The Gap Band sat with the EGOT winner during his appearance on Monday ...
NPR

Ronnie Wilson, co-founder of the Gap Band, has died at age 73

Ronnie Wilson, a founding member of the Gap Band, has died at age 73. The group dominated the R&B charts in the 1980s, and their music went on to be sampled by artists decades later. Now we pay ...
PBS

The Gap Band founder Ronnie Wilson dies at age 73

Ronnie Wilson, multi-instrumentalist and founder of the popular R&B and funk group The Gap Band, has died. He was 73. His wife, Linda Boulware-Wilson, posted on Facebook that her husband died on ...