On Tuesday, the music world lost an icon when Ronnie Wilson, founder of the legendary group The Gap Band, died at the age of 73.
According to TMZ, Ronnie's wife Linda Boulware-Wilson confirmed that he passed away around 10:01 AM at their home in Tulsa, OK. She said Ronnie died peacefully as she held his hand while he took his final breath. Linda revealed that Ronnie suffered a stroke that put him in a semi-coma that he never fully recovered.
Ronnie, in concert with his two brothers, Charlie and Robert Wilson, formed The Gap Band in the 1970s. Picking up the mantle of R&B and Soul acts that preceded them, The Gap Band dropped several hits through the 1980s including their most famous track, "You Dropped a Bomb on Me."
Source: tmz.com
