Whether recording a new album, wrangling with a record company, battling cancer, or chilling in a combat zone, soul singer Charlie Wilson is obviously a man who enjoys a good fight.

“I’m not new to this, I’m true to this,” he says with a laugh. One of the most familiar voices in soul music, the Tulsa, Oklahoma native once sang lead with his blood brothers The GAP Band on R&B classics “Yearning for Your Love” and “Party Train” as well as the #1 pop hits “Outstanding” and “You Dropped A Bomb On Me” before opting to go solo.

While Wilson’s voice defined a generation of R&B 1970s/ 1980s performers from the Soul Train era, he also influenced the next generation of artists including Aaron Hall and R. Kelly.

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mikemike13 said:

Glad to see him still out there. Wish they had more time to get into his influences. As much as R.Kelly and Aaron Hall were influenced by Charlie, he was influenced by Stevie Wonder. I swore it was Stevie on Zapp's "Computer Love", till I read the album credits lol

diamondpearl1 said:

Yeah Stevie definitely influenced Charlie vocally for sure. Check out "Keep On Running", then play a Gap Band song afterwards.

Timmy84 said:

The Gap Band had stevie wonder play on the Gap Band 5 tune
Someday. Very nice song.

phunkdaddy said:

Cool.

phunkdaddy said:

And they sang background on Stevie's I Ain't Gonna Stand For It

It's time to retire, Mr Charlie Wilson. ya got one foot on a banana peel, the other one...

funkpill said:

I didn't know that.

kenlacam said:

His new cd sucks but you wrong for that.