Three Wilson brothers (Charlie, Ronnie and Robert) form the GAP Band that sprang up in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The brothers initially played out of their funky world under the name Greenwood, Archer and Pine Street Band, which instantly explains the abbreviation GAP. The three mentioned streets are all found in what is known as Black Wall Street in Tulsa, officially called Greenwood Cultural District.
In former times this district, inhabited by black people, was doing so well economically that Greenwood got the nickname Negro Wall Street. Later this name was considered to be incompatible with good taste, so it was changed into Black Wall Street.
The brothers initially played out of their funky world under the name Greenwood, Archer and Pine Street Band, which instantly explains the abbreviation GAP. The three mentioned streets are all found in what is known as Black Wall Street in Tulsa, officially called Greenwood Cultural District.In former times this district, inhabited by black people, was doing so well economically that Greenwood got the nickname Negro Wall Street. Later this name was considered to be incompatible with good taste, so it was changed into Black Wall Street.
Active: 1967-2010, USA
Site: http://www.myspace.com/the.gap.band
1 comments:
OP didn't have to be there. It's still just as true.
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