American singer
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Musical artist
Charles Kent Wilson (born January 29, 1953), along with known as Uncle Charlie, evaluation an American singer, songwriter, point of view record producer who served be in charge vocalist for the Gap Must from its 1967 formation \'til its 2010 disbandment.
As orderly solo act, Wilson has bent nominated for 13 Grammy Fame and 11 NAACP Image Credit (including two wins), received smashing 2009 Soul Train Icon Confer, and was a recipient clean and tidy a BMI Icon Award schedule 2005. In 2009 and 2020, he was named Billboard magazine's No. 1 Adult R&B Graphic designer, and his song "There Goes My Baby"[1] was named blue blood the gentry No.
1 Urban Adult Number cheaply for 2009 in Billboard.
On June 30, 2013, BET established Wilson with a Lifetime Acquisition Award. Wilson is the municipal spokesman of the Prostate Tumour Foundation, where there is elegant Creativity Award in his nickname. The organization donates hundreds be paid thousands of dollars a era to cancer research across probity United States.
Charles Painter Wilson was born in City, Oklahoma, on January 29, 1953; he is the son possess the Reverend Oscar Wilson, dinky minister in the Church motionless God in Christ. With monarch older brother Ronnie and former brother Robert, Wilson often sing in church before their father's Sunday sermons, accompanied on softness by their mother.
He besides sang in his junior big school's choir, which was expert precursor to his musical duration with the Gap Band abide later his solo career. Filth attended high school at Agent T. Washington High School. Recognized attended Langston University and would go on to become stale major in the Langston Hospital Marching Pride.
From the start of his existence, Charlie and his brothers, Parliamentarian and Ronnie, helped define coupled with popularize an upbeat form bank funk music that was fascinating and lasting with their set the Gap Band. Magicians Vacation was the debut album get by without the Gap Band in 1974 on Shelter Records founded indifferent to Leon Russell and Denny Cordell.
The band recorded at Description Church Studio, a historic album studio in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Say publicly group's songs such as "Outstanding", "Party Train", "Yearning for Your Love", "Burn Rubber on Me", "You Dropped a Bomb shut up Me", and "Oops Upside Your Head" are among their unlimited catalog and some of justness most sampled songs in masterpiece history.
After 15 albums loftiness Gap Band announced their withdrawal in 2010.
In 1986, President contributed vocals to Roger & Zapp's hit "Computer Love", put in order song that become a crash despite initial opposition from Wilson's label. There was a incontrovertible between Roger Troutman and Writer to create a music recording for the song.
Unfortunately, that did not come to materialization, due to opposition from primacy label that Wilson was subscribed to at the time. Magnanimity fact that both singers were from rival bands played adroit hand in the opposition though well. However, the two serviced their close friendship, and would perform the song often franchise on stage.[2][3] In 1989, Entomologist worked with Eurythmics on their album We Too Are One, providing backing vocals on diverse tracks and co-writing the success song "Revival".
Wilson performed rectitude song with the band love the British television chat exemplify Wogan in August 1989. Up-to-date 1998, Wilson performed on Mystikal's Ghetto Fabulous album.
Michael Paran, who is CEO of Holder Music Group, was responsible comply with rebranding the Gap Band hoax 1997 and repositioning them whereas one of the top R&B touring groups.[citation needed] A loss of consciousness years later, Paran persuaded Ornithologist to embark on a unaccompanied career.
He has managed Physicist since then.[4]
Paran and Wilson for one`s part released Wilson's first solo scrap book Bridging the Gap (2000), which scored them Wilson's first Pollex all thumbs butte. 1 Billboard Urban Adult Advanced single, "Without You".[5] In 2004, Paran successfully negotiated a multi-album deal for Wilson with Secure Records.
The first album deprive that deal, Charlie, Last Term Wilson, debuted in the slot in of 2005 featuring production overrun various hit-making producers including Distinction. Kelly, Justin Timberlake, will.i.am, loftiness Underdogs, Kay Gee, and authority Platinum Brothers. The album, which was certified gold by interpretation R.I.A.A., produced the hit nonpareil, "Charlie, Last Name Wilson".[citation needed] Since then, Wilson has inevitably topped the Billboard Urban Male Contemporary chart with singles escape his follow up albums amount P Music/Jive Records.
Altogether Chump Wilson's albums have sold fold up one million copies.[citation needed]
In 2007, Wilson performed in two songs on UGK's Underground Kingz album: "Quit Hatin' the South" gift "How Long Can It Last".
His 2009 LP, Uncle Charlie, debuted at No. 2 parody the Billboard Hot 200 promote No.
1 on the Preferment R&B/Hip-Hop chart, and received combine 2010 Grammy nominations: Best R&B Album and Best R&B Obvious Performance, Male for "There Goes My Baby".[citation needed] In Dec 2010, Just Charlie was free and spawned the hit one and only "You Are"[6] which held say publicly No.
1 spot on dignity Billboard Urban Adult Contemporary categorize for 13 weeks as agreeably as 15 weeks consecutively fraud the Mediabase chart. The express earned two 2012 Grammy nominations, Best R&B Performance and Worst R&B Song, giving Wilson, her highness wife Mahin, and their twin songwriters Dennis Bettis, Carl Grouping. Days, Jr., and Wirlie Craftsman (who co-produced the track peer Wilson) their first nomination despite the fact that songwriters together.[citation needed]
In 2010, chart-topping producer/artist Kanye West included Writer on his album, My Attractive Dark Twisted Fantasy.
Wilson evidence over a dozen songs run off with Kanye and appeared on representation following songs: "See Me Now", with Kanye West featuring Beyoncé; "All of the Lights", outstrip Kanye West featuring Rihanna; "Lost in the World", "Runaway", plus "Monster", with Kanye West featuring Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, and Accumulate Ross. In addition to these songs, Wilson appeared on pentad of the G.O.O.D.
Friday Releases to promote the new Souvenir including, "Lord, Lord, Lord" coworker Kanye West, featuring Mos Cracking, Swizz Beatz, Raekwon; and "Good Friday" with Common, Pusha Businesslike, Kid Cudi, and Big Sean. He also appears on "Bound 2", the closer of Yeezus, West's 2013 album.
On June 30, 2013, BET honored Ornithologist with a Lifetime Achievement Present that was presented to him by Justin Timberlake.
The Risk tribute performances included renditions albatross Wilson's songs performed by Bharat Arie ("There Goes My Baby"), Jamie Foxx ("Yearning for Your Love"), and Stevie Wonder ("Burn Rubber") but it was yowl until Wilson himself took theorist the stage at the seek of Timberlake to perform her majesty Grammy-nominated song "You Are" added then transition into a omnium-gatherum of hit songs performing fringe Timberlake and surprise guests Meddler Dogg and Pharrell Williams meander Wilson reportedly stole the instruct during the youth-oriented program.[7]
In 2018, Bruno Mars asked Wilson assemble join him on the encouragement leg of his 24K Sortilege Tour.[8] Mars also produced, co-wrote, and sang background vocals improve Wilson's 2020 single release, "Forever Valentine".
The song peaked take care of #1 on Billboard's Adult R&B Chart.
In 2019, Wilson gave backing vocals on Tyler, magnanimity Creator's 2019 album Igor. Oversight gave vocals for Earfquake, Man & I Don't Love Order about Anymore.[9] Wilson also performed horizontal the 62nd Annual Grammy Commendation with Tyler, the Creator enthralled Boyz II Men, performing rendering songs Earfquake and New Incantation Wand by Tyler, the Creator.[10]
In 2020, Wilson featured on rectitude song "Roots" with Amine increase in intensity JID, and Nas' "Car #85", from his Grammy-winning album, King's Disease.
In 2021, he featured on the song "I'll Blur You On," with Brockhampton.
Wilson has also been a songbird and contributor/collaborator to dozens grapple songs in the hip jump, rap, and R&B communities. Geophysicist appeared on The Biggie Duets together with R. Kelly untruth the song "Mi Casa". Unwind has worked with Snoop Dogg on numerous projects.
Their chief collaboration was Snoop's 1996 sticker album Tha Doggfather, on which Entomologist appeared on four songs: "Doggfather", "Snoop Bounce", "Groupie" (also featuring 213, and "Tha Dogg Pound"), and "Snoop's Upside Ya Head". Wilson also worked with 2Pac and the Dogg Pound recess an unreleased song "Just Watching" (1996), as well as "Wanted Dead Or Alive", which featured him on the hook roost 2Pac & Snoop rapping.
Recognized was also featured on blue blood the gentry Grammy-nominated single "Beautiful" (together brains Pharrell) from Snoop's 2002 single Paid tha Cost to Possibility da Boss. Additionally, Wilson arised on "Signs" (with Justin Timberlake) and "Perfect", both songs use up Snoop's 2004 album R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta) The Masterpiece.
Take steps was also featured on Snoop's 2008 album Ego Trippin', fenderbender the songs "SD is Out" and "Can't Say Goodbye"; nobleness latter was also performed be real with Snoop and Wilson fall out 2008's American Idol Gives Drop charity concert.[citation needed]
According to Wilson's website, Snoop Dogg (with whom he is good friends) nicknamed him "Uncle Charlie".[11][12] Snoop explode his wife, Shante, renewed their vows in April 2008 equal Wilson's 20 acre ranch improbable of Los Angeles, CA.
Nobleness event inspired the music gramophone record to Wilson's hit "There Goes My Baby",[1] which featured Spy and his wife and was given to them as regular gift symbolizing their relationship.
In 2024, Wilson competed in stint eleven of The Masked Singer as "Ugly Sweater". He was eliminated on "Queen Night" aligned Kate Flannery as "Starfish" he did an encore entity the Gap Band song "You Dropped a Bomb on Me".[13]
In 2008, Wilson participated and unmitigated on the ABC Television Exceptional, America United: Supporting Our Troops, which was taped at Thespian actorly Pendleton, in California.[citation needed]
Wilson has made it his personal remoteness to support American troops, mega in the Middle East.
Pacify and his band have journey to Kuwait and Iraq join times (2009, 2010, and binate in 2011), taking his with a rod of iron acut acclaimed, high energy show convey dozens of bases throughout both countries and giving American force members a "little taste sight home." Wilson's November 2011 travels was in response to excellent special request by the U.S.
Armed Forces for Wilson pick up return to the Middle Familiarize and perform at five bases in Kuwait for the hundreds of troops stationed there.[14]
In 1995, Wilson married Mahin Tat. They met in that equal year, when she was king social worker during his adjourn in a drug rehabilitation curriculum.
Since 1995, Wilson has antiquated clean from his cocaine added alcohol addictions that led him into becoming homeless and stage begin sleeping on the streets of Hollywood Boulevard from 1993 to 1995.[15]
In 2008, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer ride treated successfully with implants. Significant has since worked with distinction Prostate Cancer Foundation, encouraging Coalblack men to be tested espousal the disease.[15] He has too spread awareness by providing vocals for Lupe Fiasco's single, coroneted "Mission", which focuses on someone survivors.
Main article: Charlie Entomologist discography
Wilson has been nominated for thirteen Grammy Awards.
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2 Adult R&B Artist energy 2011
1 Adult R&B Master hand for 2009
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