“My brother Robert was a bad boy on the bass”

This article was posted by Bill McMullen 2 years, 9 months, 1 week, 21 hours, 10 minutes ago.

That quote is from Charlie Wilson, brother of The Gap Band’s Robert Wilson, who died yesterday. A quick obit over here. Damn. If anyone knew how to utilize a bassline, it was The Gap Band. Warning: they also liked cowboy hats and sassy syncro dancing.

Bonus: Check out this official ‘Party Train’ video shot on the Venice Boardwalk in the 80s: classic popping, locking, lycra and meathead Cali sunshine culture. In a total dick-move, embedding the video has been disabled, so you gotta click here if you want to see it.

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