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  1. Aug 16, 2010 · Robert Wilson, a member of R&B/funk group the Gap Band, died at the age of 53 on Sunday (Aug. 15). Wilson, known as the “Godfather of Bass Guitar,” suffered a heart attack in his Palmdale, Ca...

  2. Aug 16, 2010 · Robert Wilson, bassist with funk and R&B group the Gap Band, has died at the age of 53. His publicist, Karen Lee, confirmed the news. Wilson had been on tour in the US during the past few weeks.

  3. Robert Wilson, who as the bassist for the funk and R&B group the Gap Band had a string of hits including "You Dropped a Bomb On Me," has died. He was 53.

  4. The Gap Band was 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; it was named after streets (Greenwood, Archer, and Pine) [1] [2] in the historic Greenwood neighborhood in the brothers' hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma. [3]

  5. Aug 17, 2010 · Famous Gap Band fans include Roots drummer Questlove, who yesterday wrote on Twitter, “my god… the youngest “Gap” Brother Robert Wilson passed away. he will be missed.”

  6. Aug 16, 2010 · Robert Wilson, bassist and founding member of The Gap Band, died Sunday (15 August) of a heart attack at his home in Palmdale, California. He was 53 years old.

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  8. While not as flamboyant or flashy a player as Larry Graham, "Bootsy" Collins or Rick James, Robert Wilson was an influential musician whose distinctive bass lines helped The Gap Band, the...

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