caption website associated_acts years_active label article_title past_members background instrument genre image origin name
the gap band in 1983 -lsb- http://www.gapband.com/] charlie and peoples wilson , dawn silva , p-funk , yarbrough 1967 -- 2010 shelter , capitol records , tattoo/rca , mercury , total experience the gap band
 charlie ronnie smith raymond calhoun malvin dino vice wilson ronnie wilson robert wilson -lrb- deceased -rrb- group_or_band guitar , synthesizer , drums , horns electro-funk , soul , quiet storm , electro , funk , r & b gap band.jpg tulsa , oklahoma , united states the gap band
the gap band

the gap band was an american r&b and funk band which rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s .
composed of 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 1973 .
after 43 years together , they retired in 2010 .
