Charlie Wilson Performed Live at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City on Valentine’s Day 2019
R&B and soul artist Charlie Wilson performed live in concert at Municipal Auditorium in downtown Kansas City, MO on February 14, 2019. The Valentine’s Day concert was promoted G-Squared Events and hosted by morning show radio personalities Rick and Sasha of Magic 107.3 FM. Ever-debonair ’90s R&B artist Joe opened the show before the legendary former frontman of The Gap Band took to the stage.
Charlie Wilson compiled a multitude of hits as the lead singer of The Gap Band in the late-’70s and ’80s with tunes such “You Dropped a Bomb on Me,” “Outstanding,” “Party Train,” “Burn Rubber on Me,” “Yearning for Your Love” and “Early in the Morning.” Since prosperously going solo in 2000, he has put out six albums with several singles topping the R&B charts. Additionally, he has even received a plethora of award nominations throughout his two-part career, including 11 Grammy Awards and 10 NAACP Image Awards, winning two of them, plus was granted BET’s 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Lovers were on their feet jiving away from the minute Charlie Wilson entered upon his massive “Party Train” featuring back-up dancers along with a dancing horn section and guitarists. The energy never diminished for a moment as he took the crowd on a ride through the classics of The Gap Band all the way through his newest solo hits. The audience was ablaze too when the lights went out and their outfits lit up. However, the best moment of the night came toward the end of the set as he testified giving glory to God for turning his life around—24 years now addiction free—a precursor to him dazzling fans with “I’m Blessed.”
Setlist for the Charlie Wilson at Municipal Auditorium on February 14, 2019:
“Party Train,” “Early in the Morning” (The Gap Band), “Beautiful” (Snoop Dog), “Good Times (Everybody),” “There Goes My Baby,” “Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me),” (The Gap Band), “Humpin'” (The Gap Band), “Charlie, Last Name Wilson,” “Chills,” “Yearning for Your Love” (The Gap Band), “I Wanna Be Your Man,” “You Are,” “I’m Blessed” and “Outstanding”
