Charlie Wilson Honored with Star on ‘Hollywood Walk of Fame’

R&B icon and 13-time Grammy Award nominee, Charlie Wilson will be honored with the 2,770th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday, January 29th at 11:30 am PT at 6201 Hollywood Boulevard.

Charlie Wilson will receive his star in the category of Recording. Joining emcee Jimmy Jam Harris will be speakers President & CEO of P Music Group and manager, Michael Paran, 12-time Grammy Award winner and Walk of Famer, Babyface, and LA Icon, musician, actor, business mogul and Walk of Famer, Snoop Dogg.

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce administers the legendary Hollywood Walk of Fame for the City of Los Angeles and has proudly hosted the globally iconic star ceremonies for decades. Millions of people from here and around the world have visited this cultural landmark since 1960.

In the early ’70s, the Gap Band played with the likes of the Rolling Stones, Ike Turner and Leon Russell, whose Shelter label released the first album by the group in 1975. Shortly afterward, the band moved to Los Angeles and was composed solely of the three Wilson brothers. They came to the attention of nightclub impresario/record producer Lonnie Simmons. He subsequently took the Gap Band under his wing, inking them to his own Total Experience Productions and then to Mercury Records.

Their self-titled Mercury debut, released in February 1979, climbed the urban charts, producing the #1 hit single in “Shake” and a very successful second single in “Open Up Your Mind (Wide).” The second album, “The Gap Band II,” achieved gold status, yielding three hit singles: “Steppin’,” “Oops (Upside Your Head)” and “Party Lights.”

Charlie Wilson and The Gap Band amassed fans over a 10-year span with high-energy stage shows and a slew of hits; “Outstanding,” “Yearning for Your Love,” “Burn Rubber on Me” and “Early in the Morning” — that are now among the industry’s most sampled songs.

As a solo artist, Charlie has topped the R&B charts with 13, #1 singles, 13 Grammy nominations, a New York Times and Washington Post best-selling memoir “I Am Charlie Wilson,” a BET Lifetime Achievement Award, a Soul Train Icon Award, a Soul Train Certified Soul Award, and a NAACP Music Makes a Difference Award.

He was twice named Billboard’s Top Adult Male R&B Artist (2009, 2020) and is currently Billboard’s Top Adult R&B Male Artist with the most #1s of all time.

This past December, Charlie released his latest single, “Superman.”

Charlie Wilson has collaborated with chart-topping artists such as Bruno Mars, Snoop Dogg, Pharrell, Justin Timberlake, Tyler The Creator, Don Toliver and Nas, among others. Charlie’s continued success is a testament to his artistry, resilience, and unwavering faith, truly establishing himself as a real-life Superman.

Charlie’s showmanship remains unmatched. He is an artist who continues to tour the world with his captivating live performances and has previously sold out two of his own headlining arena tours – Forever Charlie (2015- Billboard’s Top Winter Tour), In It To Win It (2017) – and toured with Bruno Mars on Bruno’s 24K Magic tour.

Charlie Wilson was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2008 and through early detection and treatment has been cancer free for 16 years. Upon his diagnosis he joined forces with the Prostate Cancer Foundation to raise awareness and encourage Black men to undergo testing for this serious disease, persistently advocating for early detection. “We don’t have to die from this disease,” he’s proclaimed. Charlie Wilson has also actively participated and performed in Stand Up 2 Cancer‘s telethons aimed at both raising funds for cancer research and bringing hope to many affected by this life-changing disease.

Take A Trip Down Memory Lane with Charlie Wilson + The Gap Band!