Who is the singer laughing in the Tiny Desk meme?

Near the end of his Tiny Desk concert, Charlie Wilson sings "Outstanding", the Gap Band's 1982 hit. The band is squeezed behind a desk in NPR's office, with shelves of records all around and a red keyboard in front. He holds the note, cracks up mid-line, waves, and hands it to the sax.

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He sang lead in the Gap Band, the funk and R&B group he formed with his brothers in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and later had a solo career. "Outstanding" is one of the band's best-known songs. People who don't know the name often search for "the singer who laughs at the desk".

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