“I love St. Louis – it was the funk city,” Charlie Wilson told The American back in 2013. “This city was there for me all the time, so as long as y’all will have me, I’m going to keep coming back.” He ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Charlie Wilson has lived multiple lives as a musician. He spent decades fronting The Gap Band, struck gold again as a solo act ...

Two generations of contemporary R&B leading men topped Saturday at the Caesars Superdome on the second night of the 2024 Essence Festival of Culture. Just as he did at the 2011 Essence Fest, “Uncle” ...

Charlie Wilson performs at Jazz in the Garden. Photo courtesy of Circle One Marketing. *Charlie Wilson’s manager, Michael Paran, said he and the former lead vocalist of The Gap Band are careful when ...