Uncle Charlie is due in stores February 17. troops serving in Iraq and Kuwait this month, and is working with the Prostate Cancer Foundation to increase awareness. In addition to promoting his forthcoming album, he is also spreading the message of early detection when he performs for U.S. A biopsy and follow-up examination confirmed the diagnosis.Īccording to Wilson, he “just felt devastated.” However, the doctor had good news, saying “We caught it early enough and we can knock it out.” More Info: 2017 release, the seventh solo album from the R&B legend. Wilson found out during a routine physical last September that a blood test turned up signs of prostate cancer. Charlie Wilson discography and songs: Music profile for Charlie Wilson, born 29 January 1953. With the newfound knowledge, the singer is urging men, especially African-Americans, to get tested.
I was lucky to be diagnosed and begin treatment early. My wife, Mahin, and I are very fortunate. Interscope decided to shelve the album and let it NOT see the light of day. Ballads werent really the Gap Bands specialty, but. I remember when Questlove first leaked these tracks on his myspace page back in 2007, one by one, one week at a time. Kelly - went Top 10 on the R&B charts and introduced him to a whole new generation 2009s Uncle Charlie did even better. “While I was surprised to discover that this disease strikes one out of every six American men, I was astounded to learn that African American men are 1.6 times more likely than others to be diagnosed with prostate cancer. In the mid-90s, he was signed as a solo act to Snoop Doggs Doggystyle label, and in 2005, his third solo album - Charlie, Last Name Wilson, partially produced by R. “When I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in September, I thought to myself ‘I’m too young … this isn’t a cancer I should be getting,'” Wilson said, reports AOL’s BlackVoices.
With the release of a new solo album, titled Uncle Charlie, just weeks away, famed singer Charlie Wilson has revealed that he will undergo treatment for prostate cancer for the second time.Īccording to the Associated Press, Wilson, who is best known as the frontman for the Gap Band, is in remission after being diagnosed and treated last fall.
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