<Tr> <Th> Past members </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Charlie Wilson </Li> <Li> Ronnie Wilson </Li> <Li> Robert Wilson </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> Charlie Wilson </Li> <Li> Ronnie Wilson </Li> <Li> Robert Wilson </Li> </Ul> <P> The Gap Band was an American R&B and funk band that rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s . The band consisted of brothers Charlie, Ronnie, and Robert Wilson; and it was named after streets (Greenwood, Archer, and Pine) in the historic Greenwood neighborhood in the brothers' hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma . The group shortened its name to The Gap Band in 1973 . After 43 years together, they retired in 2010 . </P> <P> The band received its first big break by being the back up band for fellow Oklahoman Leon Russell's Stop All That Jazz album released in 1974 . </P>

Where did the gap band get their name