Charlie Wilson
He was born in Tulsa.
Also recorded as Charles Kent Wilson · Uncle Charlie · Charley K. Wilson
Charlie Wilson

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- Full name
- Charles Kent Wilson.
- Born
- 1953. · Tulsa.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, singer, composer and musician.
- Fields
- popular music, funk, soul and music production.
- Education
- Booker T. Washington High School and Langston University.
- Honours
- BET Award for Best Collaboration and NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album.
- Languages
- English.
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Wilson worked across singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, singer and composer and 1 further recorded occupations. The registers place that work in soul, funk, hip-hop soul, quiet storm and rhythm and blues. This article rests on 68 catalogued compositions, 14 published texts, 52 issued recordings, 1 digitised documents and 1 scholarly references drawn from named institutional registers. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.
Charlie Wilson studied at Booker T. Washington High School and Langston University. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is popular music, funk and soul. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are soul, funk, hip-hop soul and quiet storm. Residence is recorded at Tulsa. Distinctions recorded are BET Award for Best Collaboration and NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album.
Charlie Wilson is recorded as singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, singer and composer. Established in Bibliothèque nationale de France under 14239514x. Established in Library of Congress under no00019381. Established in Discogs under 2836482. Established in FAST under 1930197. Established in VIAF under 6931903. Wilson received NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album in 2014. Wilson received BET Award for Best Collaboration in 2003.

Charlie Wilson at the Arie Crown Theater in Chicago. (photo by Raymond Boyd)
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Charlie Wilson at the FR Conference in 2014.
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1953
Charlie Wilson was born 29 January 1953.
2003
Receives BET Award for Best Collaboration.
2003
Charlie Wilson received BET Award for Best Collaboration in 2003.
2014
Receives NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album.
2014
Charlie Wilson received NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album in 2014.
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Bibliothèque nationale de France authority file 14239514xBibliothèque nationale de France
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GND (German National Library) authority file 135223016GND (German National Library)
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Library of Congress authority file no00019381Library of Congress
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MusicBrainz artist record for Charlie WilsonMusicBrainz
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Bibliothèque nationale de France authority file 14239514x
institutional register · General reference · Bibliothèque nationale de France
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Discogs authority file 2836482
institutional register · General reference · Discogs
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GND (German National Library) authority file 135223016
institutional register · General reference · GND (German National Library)
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ISNI authority file 0000000055156329
institutional register · General reference · ISNI
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Library of Congress authority file no00019381
institutional register · General reference · Library of Congress
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MusicBrainz artist record for Charlie Wilson
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MusicBrainz authority file
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q1067043: Charlie Wilson
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Charlie Wilson was recorded at birth as Charles Kent Wilson. The authorities additionally record the headings Charles Kent Wilson, Uncle Charlie and Charley K. His recorded language was English. Wilson worked in popular music, funk, soul, music production and singing. He belonged to The Gap Band. He worked at Tulsa.
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