| | Deep Groove Encyclopedia - Gap Band |
 | | Of all the groups to adopt a Parliafunkadelicment-styled identity in the midst of the Funk Mob's dominance, none was as effective, or controversial, as the Gap Band. |
 | | The trio of brothers from Tulsa, Oklahoma -- Charlie, Robert and Ronnie -- tore up the charts with some of the hardest funk of the 80s, but the influence of the P was as clear as crystal glass. |
 | | Factor in their principled commitment to funk (refusing to go electro when everyone else was running for the drum machine) and Charlie's rep as one of the most influential randb singers of the last 20 years and you've got to recognize them as one of the last great soul bands. |
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