The Gap Band is a U.S. R&B, funk and soul music group who rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s with their heavily-charged dance anthems and their sentimental and ethereal love songs. Comprising brothers Charlie, Ronnie and Robert Wilson, the band first formed as the Greenwood, Archer and Pine Street Band in 1967 in their hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The group shortened its name to The Gap Band in 1979.

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  • The Gap Band is a U.S. R&B, funk and soul music group who rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s with their heavily-charged dance anthems and their sentimental and ethereal love songs. Comprising brothers Charlie, Ronnie and Robert Wilson, the band first formed as the Greenwood, Archer and Pine Street Band in 1967 in their hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The group shortened its name to The Gap Band in 1979.
  • Singles Oops Upside Your Head UK: 6 DE: 18 Party Lights UK: 30 Burn Rubber On Me UK: 22 DE: 24 Early In The Morning US: 24 You Dropped A Bomb On Me US: 31 Someday UK: 17 Big Fun UK: 4 DE: 24 Oops Upside Your Head (remix) UK: 20 Oops Upside Your Head (remix) (DJ Casper feat. The Gap Band) UK: 16 Alben Gap Band 8 UK: 47 DE: 65 Die GAP Band ist eine US-amerikanische Funk&Soul-Band. Sie besteht aus den drei Brüdern Ronnie, Robert und Charlie Wilson. Die Abkürzung GAP setzt sich aus den drei Straßennamen ihrer Heimatstadt Tulsa zusammen: Greenwood, Archer und Pine. Seit Mitte der 70er Jahre sind sie als Gruppe aktiv. Ihren ersten Erfolg landeten sie 1979 mit „Shake" gefolgt von „Oops, Upside Your Head". Bis 1989 hatten sie kontinuierlichen Chart-Erfolg. Ihre Alben erreichten 2 mal Gold und 3 mal Platin.
  • The Gap Band est un groupe de funk des années 70-80. Il est composé des frères Wilson : Charlie, Ronnie et Robert.
  • The Gap Band is een Amerikaans funktrio uit Tulsa, Oklahoma. Hun grootste populariteit hebben ze begin jaren 80. Ze zijn vooral bekend van de hit Oops upside your head (I don't believe you wanna get up and dance).
  • The Gap Band é uma banda norte-americana de R&B, funk e soul, que se tornou conhecida durante as décadas de 1970 e 1980, com canções dançantes e baladas românticas. Formada pelos irmãos Ronnie, Robert Wilson e Charlie Wilson, a banda chamou-se primeiro Greenwood, Archer and Pine Street Band, em 1967, na sua cidade natal de Tulsa, no estado americano de Oklahoma; as iniciais do nome (G A P) foram adotadas oficialmente como nome do grupo em 1979.
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  • The Gap Band is a U.S. R&B, funk and soul music group who rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s with their heavily-charged dance anthems and their sentimental and ethereal love songs. Comprising brothers Charlie, Ronnie and Robert Wilson, the band first formed as the Greenwood, Archer and Pine Street Band in 1967 in their hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The group shortened its name to The Gap Band in 1979.
  • Singles Oops Upside Your Head UK: 6 DE: 18 Party Lights UK: 30 Burn Rubber On Me UK: 22 DE: 24 Early In The Morning US: 24 You Dropped A Bomb On Me US: 31 Someday UK: 17 Big Fun UK: 4 DE: 24 Oops Upside Your Head (remix) UK: 20 Oops Upside Your Head (remix) (DJ Casper feat. The Gap Band) UK: 16 Alben Gap Band 8 UK: 47 DE: 65 Die GAP Band ist eine US-amerikanische Funk&Soul-Band. Sie besteht aus den drei Brüdern Ronnie, Robert und Charlie Wilson.
  • The Gap Band est un groupe de funk des années 70-80. Il est composé des frères Wilson : Charlie, Ronnie et Robert.
  • The Gap Band is een Amerikaans funktrio uit Tulsa, Oklahoma. Hun grootste populariteit hebben ze begin jaren 80. Ze zijn vooral bekend van de hit Oops upside your head (I don't believe you wanna get up and dance).
  • The Gap Band é uma banda norte-americana de R&B, funk e soul, que se tornou conhecida durante as décadas de 1970 e 1980, com canções dançantes e baladas românticas. Formada pelos irmãos Ronnie, Robert Wilson e Charlie Wilson, a banda chamou-se primeiro Greenwood, Archer and Pine Street Band, em 1967, na sua cidade natal de Tulsa, no estado americano de Oklahoma; as iniciais do nome (G A P) foram adotadas oficialmente como nome do grupo em 1979.
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