80's Groove

Was truely gifted and talented and i know most posters within this fine thread at some point in life have been touched by his beat so i could'nt think of a better place/thread in which to celibrate his life and the joy he gave through his music.

R.I.P Robert Wilson

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bXFvVl3T7E[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaOVHeVLGa8[/video]

NEW YORK — 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.

He died at his home Sunday in Palmdale, Calif., outside Los Angeles. He is believed to have died of a heart attack, said Karen Lee, publicist for his brother and Gap Band singer Charlie Wilson.

Mr. Wilson provided the bass backbone for the trio, which also included another brother, Ronnie. The group, originally from Tulsa, Okla., first hit the charts in 1979 with the songs “Shake’’ and “Open Your Mind (Wide).’’ They had their biggest success in the 1980s, though, with hits like “Outstanding,’’ “You Dropped a Bomb On Me,’’ “Oops Upside Your Head,’’ and “Yearning for Your Love.’’

“My brother Robert was a bad boy on the bass,’’ Charlie Wilson said in a statement released yesterday. “We shared a bond as brothers, musicians, and friends. I loved him, and losing him is difficult for both Ronnie and I. The music world has lost a very talented man.’’

Robert Wilson had been touring for the past few weeks, including a stop in his hometown of Tulsa

-- Mon Sep 20, 2010 6:47 pm --

This friggin classic always use to hit the spot whenever i felt down whilst tryin to come uP as a teenie bopper :-)

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RDW__oo9JU&feature=player[/video]
 
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTb5StzkI-Y[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lop1LVBsmE[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1l6l_qM7cA[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JmEntMx17o[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdJ7yEyjN2M[/youtube]
 
...remember goin Woolies & coppin this as a lil 11 goin on 12 year old after splittin up with an Ex in me 2nd year of high skool & tho it were 1979 this track still deserve's its placement here in 80's thread simply coz i got back with the girl the followin summer ;-)

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tBsAwH3ets[/video]

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0p96tadbTY&feature=related[/video]
 
Radio 2 have been running a history of the funk over the past two weeks, well worth a listen on i-player

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00xc3wf/The_Story_of_Funk_From_PFunk_to_GFunk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... _to_GFunk/</a>

Loving this tune
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3flYZ6LOsw[/youtube]
 
Gino the genius...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsd-mImVNhk[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-a7jf7tRQ8[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRsNtNlXNLs[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opnjUeiFK4o[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hNqCjP3wpo[/youtube]

My favourite Gino track...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzGFfU9g18Y[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUXuBHxAjQk[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpvFGOnJGhs[/youtube]
 
*******"BUMP"*******

How the fuck this thread aint been bumped sinced friggin January ? ! ? ...shame on ya'll...

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1GJ7A5Jhn8[/video]
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10DQm5-9Zz0[/video]



"C'mon girls C'mon guys don't be shame don't be shy"

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSZgvf5AbOA&feature=related[/video]

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U3V00h8tnk[/video]
 
Has it been that long ? Too long ;-)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-5B7dlLNZg&feature=BFa&list=PL844ECACCD8D599E7&lf=plpp[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFzOk-ULbZ4&feature=BFa&list=PL844ECACCD8D599E7&lf=plpp[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c28Mxudjiv4&feature=BFa&list=PL844ECACCD8D599E7&lf=plpp[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL4bw6Bq4jI&feature=BFa&list=PL844ECACCD8D599E7&lf=plpp[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdo5VuLRoMA&feature=BFa&list=PL844ECACCD8D599E7&lf=plpp[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26Ez-96rxHw&feature=BFa&list=PL844ECACCD8D599E7&lf=plpp[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXVbWNIAOB4&feature=related[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMtWKeEMZHw&feature=BFa&list=PL844ECACCD8D599E7&lf=plpp[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFt8OUHt17A&feature=BFa&list=PL844ECACCD8D599E7&lf=plpp[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CpfZfyTClY&feature=BFa&list=PL844ECACCD8D599E7&lf=plpp[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O34U3aivLo&feature=BFa&list=PL844ECACCD8D599E7&lf=plpp[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkyhomWWw6g&feature=BFa&list=PL844ECACCD8D599E7&lf=plpp[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlFwAP43D54&feature=BFa&list=PL844ECACCD8D599E7&lf=plpp[/youtube]
 
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