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Charlie Wilson

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 14: Charlie Wilson speaks onstage during the BET Awards 2013 Press Conference at Icon Ultra Lounge on May 14, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.

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  • Former Rep. Charlie Wilson of Ohio dies at 70

    U.S. Rep. Charlie Wilson , a Democrat who represented eastern Ohio in Washington for two terms after winning a write-in campaign, died Sunday in a Florida hospital, the Ohio Democratic Party announced. He was 70.Wilson had suffered a stroke in February while   Read more »

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About Charlie Wilson

Charles Kent Wilson (born January 29, 1953), better known as Charlie Wilson, is an American R&B/soul singer and the lead vocalist for the Gap Band. He was raised in Oklahoma. At age 3 or 4, he was taught to sing in church which lead the way for him to sing in his junior high school's choir, which was a precursor to his musical career with the Gap Band and later his solo career.

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