Ronnie Wilson Passed Away!

Ronnie Wilson (right), co-founder of The Gap Band passed away.

 

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The three brothers from Oklahoma formed The Gap Band. The band was best known for major hits in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Brothers Ronnie, Robert and Charlie Wilson had the dance floors jumping and folks often sampled their songs and often used their influence as their motivation.

The family of Ronnie Wilson announce his passing. 

Thank you for sharing your prayers & love regarding the loss of my brother Ronnie. I appreciate all your messages & am grateful for the support during this difficult time. 🙏🏿 "He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds." (Psalms 147:3)

— Charlie Wilson (@CharlieWilson) November 4, 2021

As a founding member of The Gap Band, he motivated millions and was loved by his wife Linda Boulware-Wilson and his children and grandchildren. His brother Charlie also reacted to his brother's passing as well.

"The love of my life was called home this morning," Linda wrote on Tuesday. "Ronnie Wilson was a genius with creating, producing and playing the flugelhorn, trumpet, keyboards, and singing music, from childhood to his early seventies."

The Wilson brothers form The Gap Band in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They were inspired by the street names in the city --- Greenwood, Archer and Pine --- that was defined as Black Wall Street. The cultural district was destroyed in a race riot in 1921.

The group grew up with a love of music, raised by a music teacher mother and a preacher father. 

Ronnie was an accomplished multi-instrumentalist, contributing keyboards, horns and percussion in addition to vocals on several of the group's albums.

Ronnie and Charlie's brother Robert passed away at the age of 53 from a fatal heart attack.