What does gap in Gap Band Stand For?
What was The Gap Band's biggest hit?
Starting with a Top Five R&B hit, “Shake”(1979), followed by the 1980 R&B Top Ten hits “Steppin' Out” and “I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops, Up Side Your Head.” Their biggest hit came in 1982, “You Dropped a Bomb On Me” which for many years was thought to be in reference to the racial attacks on ...Aug 5, 2021
How The Gap Band got their name?
Early years
The band formed in Tulsa in 1967, based around the three Wilson brothers, but often included other musicians as well. The name "Greenwood, Archer, and Pine Band" originally started as a joke, reflecting the band's origins, and was shortened to GAP Band later.
