The Gap Band
Groupe américain de funk et de R&B, The Gap Band est formé en 1967 par trois frères : Charlie Wilson (né en 1953), Ronnie Wilson (né en 1948 et décédé en 2021) et Robert Wilson (né en 1956 et décédé en 2010). Son nom fait référence à trois rues (Greenwood, Archer, et Pine Street) du quartier afro-américain de Greenwood à Tulsa (Oklahoma), leur ville natale. La discographie du groupe s’ouvre en 1974 avec Magicians Holiday et se refermera en 1999 avec Y2K:Funkin' Till 2000 Comz. Entre-temps, The Gap Band a publié de nombreux albums classés, dont trois numéros 1 dans les charts américains consacrés à la musique R&B : The Gap Band III en 1980, Gap Band IV en 1982 et Gap Band VI en 1984. De très nombreuses compilations, dont la dernière, Icon, parue en 2011, témoignent de l’important héritage musical de la formation américaine, maintes fois samplée par des artistes venus du R&B ou du hip-hop, et notamment II D Extreme, Brand Nubian, Tyler, the Creator, 69 Boyz, Ashanti, Big Mello, Blackstreet, Mary J. Blige, Da Brat, Ice Cube, Jermaine Dupri, Mia X, Nas, Rob Base, Shaquille O'Neal, Snoop Dogg, Soul For Real, Tina Turner, ou encore Vesta.
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Groupe américain de funk et de R&B, The Gap Band est formé en 1967 par trois frères : Charlie Wilson (né en 1953), Ronnie Wilson (né en 1948 et décédé en 2021) et Robert Wilson (né en 1956 et décédé en 2010). Son nom fait référence à trois rues (Greenwood, Archer, et Pine Street) du quartier afro-américain de Greenwood à Tulsa (Oklahoma), leur ville natale. La discographie du groupe s’ouvre en 1974 avec Magicians Holiday et se refermera en 1999 avec Y2K:Funkin' Till 2000 Comz. Entre-temps, The Gap Band a publié de nombreux albums classés, dont trois numéros 1 dans les charts américains consacrés à la musique R&B : The Gap Band III en 1980, Gap Band IV en 1982 et Gap Band VI en 1984. De très nombreuses compilations, dont la dernière, Icon, parue en 2011, témoignent de l’important héritage musical de la formation américaine, maintes fois samplée par des artistes venus du R&B ou du hip-hop, et notamment II D Extreme, Brand Nubian, Tyler, the Creator, 69 Boyz, Ashanti, Big Mello, Blackstreet, Mary J. Blige, Da Brat, Ice Cube, Jermaine Dupri, Mia X, Nas, Rob Base, Shaquille O'Neal, Snoop Dogg, Soul For Real, Tina Turner, ou encore Vesta.
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