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Ronnie Wilson (1948–2021), co-founder of the Gap Band

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Ronnie Wilson was a co-founder of the Gap Band, known for funk and R&B hits including “You Dropped a Bomb on Me.”Wilson formed the Gap Band in the late 1960s alongside his brothers, Charlie and Robert Wilson.

They took the name from Greenwood, Archer, and Pine streets in their hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, site of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre.

Ronnie Wilson played flugelhorn, trumpet, keyboards, and percussion, as well as singing backing vocals. After unsuccessful early albums, the Gap Band had hits on R&B radio with 1970s singles including “Shake,” “I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops!),” and “Steppin’ (Out).” Their biggest successes came with their 1982 album “Gap Band IV,” including the Top 40 hits ‘You Dropped a Bomb on.

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