READ MORE: 17 year old stabbed and man 'rugby tackled' by police at rave The musician went on to perform with breakaway group UB40 featuring Ali Campbell and Astro. A statement on the band's official Twitter said: "We are absolutely devastated and completely heartbroken to have to tell you that our beloved Astro has today passed away after a very short illness.
Ronnie Wilson dead: R&B legend and The Gap Band founder dies aged 73
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Facebook post and called him a "genius with creating, producing and playing the flugelhorn, trumpet, keyboards and singing music". Ronnie formed The Gap Band in the 1970s alongside his brothers Charlie and Robert.
The music style followed in the footsteps of legends such as Stevie Wonder and Earth Wind & Fire. Their most famous hit was You Dropped a Bomb on Me and the band were a huge hit in the '80s after signing with Mercury Records in 1979.
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07.11.2021 / 02:15
UB40 legend Astro dies aged 64 following 'short illness'
UB40 chart topper Astro has passed away suddenly, according to a statement released by the band.
dailyrecord.co.uk
05.11.2021 / 01:23
Lionel Blair: Piers Morgan leads celeb tributes to showbiz legend who died aged 92
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05.11.2021 / 00:27
Showbiz legend Lionel Blair dies aged 92 'surrounded by family' as Piers Morgan leads tributes
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05.11.2021 / 00:07
Lionel Blair dead: Showbiz legend passes away aged 92
Legendary showbiz personality Lionel Blair has died at the age of 92.
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04.11.2021 / 16:15
Tributes to former Rochdale mayor Surinder Biant who died aged 83
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03.11.2021 / 19:55
The Gap Band founder Ronnie Wilson dies at age 73
Ronnie Wilson, multi-instrumentalist and founder of the popular R&B and funk group The Gap Band, has died. He was 73.His wife, Linda Boulware-Wilson, posted on Facebook that her husband died on Tuesday.“Ronnie Wilson was a genius with creating, producing, and playing the flugelhorn, trumpet, keyboards, and singing music, from childhood to his early seventies,” she wrote.
thewrap.com
03.11.2021 / 17:59
Ronnie Wilson, The Gap Band Co-Founder, Dies at 73
Ronnie Wilson, one of the founding members of R&B and funk group The Gap Band, has died. He was 73 years old.The news was confirmed by Wilson’s wife, Linda Boulware-Wilson on Facebook on Tuesday, with a series of photos and a loving tribute to her husband, one of three Wilson brothers who headed the group in the 1970s and ’80s and produced hits like “You Dropped a Bomb on Me.”“The love of my life was called home this morning, at 10:01am.
legacy.com
03.11.2021 / 17:31
Ronnie Wilson (1948–2021), co-founder of the Gap Band
Ronnie Wilson was a co-founder of the Gap Band, known for funk and R&B hits including “You Dropped a Bomb on Me.”Wilson formed the Gap Band in the late 1960s alongside his brothers, Charlie and Robert Wilson. They took the name from Greenwood, Archer, and Pine streets in their hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, site of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre.
nypost.com
03.11.2021 / 16:11
Ronnie Wilson, founder of The Gap Band, dead at 73
Linda Boulware-Wilson, who told TMZ that he passed away peacefully at 10:01 a.m. at his home in Tulsa.