The Gap BandBurn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)
The Gap Band's "Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)" is a quintessential funk track released in 1980 as part of their album…
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Boogie band from Tulsa, Oklahoma (formed 1967). The Gap Band make music in the boogie, funk and electro genres.
3 The Gap Band Music Videos from 1980–1983
The Gap Band's "Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)" is a quintessential funk track released in 1980 as part of their album…
Directed by Don Letts
Party Train, released in 1983, became one of The Gap Band's signature hits, reaching #3 on the U.S. R&B charts. The song, a blend of…
Directed by Nick Saxton
A timeless synth‑funk anthem that rides an airborne whistled "bomb drop" motif and booming timpani to go from dance‑floor groove to metaphor for emotional impact—this…
Formed 1967 · Tulsa, Oklahoma · boogie, funk · Shelter Records
The Gap Band were an American R&B and funk band that rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s. The band consisted of three brothers: Charlie, Ronnie, and Robert Wilson, along with other members. The band was originally named The Greenwood, Archer, and Pine Band after streets (Greenwood, Archer, and Pine) in the historic Greenwood neighborhood in the brothers' hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma. via Wikipedia
Band Members: Charlie Wilson
The Gap Band’s studio albums / EPs · 15
Everything you need to know about The Gap Band
The Gap Band formed in 1967.
The Gap Band are from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The Gap Band have released music through Shelter Records, RCA Records, Mercury Records, Capitol Records and Total Experience Records.
The Gap Band have released 15 studio albums, from Magicians Holiday (1974) to Y2K (1999).
The Gap Band’s most recent studio album is Y2K, released in 1999.
The Gap Band’s most-watched music videos on AltSounds are “You Dropped a Bomb on Me”, “Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)” and “Party Train”.
The Gap Band’s most-viewed music video on AltSounds is “You Dropped a Bomb on Me” (1982), with 83.1 million views, directed by Nick Saxton. A timeless synth‑funk anthem that rides an airborne whistled "bomb drop" motif and booming timpani to go from dance‑floor groove to metaphor for emotional impact—this 1982 track helped define The Gap Band’s crossover success into pop and R&B.
The Gap Band’s members include Charlie Wilson.
You can listen to The Gap Band on Spotify, and watch their music videos right here on AltSounds.