# One of the founders of the GAP Band, Ronnie Wilson, dead at 73

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**Created:** [November 3, 2021, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-founders-of-the-gap-band-ronnie-wilson-dead-at-73/953741 "2021-11-03T17:55:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2021, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-founders-of-the-gap-band-ronnie-wilson-dead-at-73/953741/1 "2021-11-03T17:55:34Z")

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Hailing from Tulsa, OK, the three Wilson brothers, Robert, Charlie and Ronnie formed the Greenwood Archer Pine Street Band in the late 60’s. Later renamed the GAP Band, the group went on to have a very successful career on the R&B charts.

As a pasty redheaded white kid growing up in East Texas, the GAP Band was my favorite band from middle school through college. Needless to say, I didn’t follow a mold.

Ronnie will be missed but his legacy and musical pioneering will continue.

> **[Ronnie Wilson, founding member of The Gap Band, dead at 73 | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/03/entertainment/ronnie-wilson-gap-band-death-scli-intl/index.html)**
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> Ronnie Wilson, founding member of R&B group The Gap Band, has died at the age of 73.

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**Post date:** [November 3, 2021, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-founders-of-the-gap-band-ronnie-wilson-dead-at-73/953741/2 "2021-11-03T18:00:07Z")

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How sad! My husband will be really hurt by this.

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**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2021, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-founders-of-the-gap-band-ronnie-wilson-dead-at-73/953741/3 "2021-11-03T19:57:51Z")

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[You Dropped A Bomb On Me.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17lkdqoLt44)

Huge song in the club back in the day. This song got me dancing with a lot of pretty girls. Damn it sucks getting old.