r. kelly, many pay homage to the frontman of the gap band.a nickname from this crew, uncle charlie. >> back in the day, did you know the influence you had? >> no. no. i'm just singing and having fun. that's all i love to do. you know, it is just -- this is what i love to do and i sing from the bottom of my heart. i had no clue that i was touching this many youngsters, you know what i'm saying? at that time, no. >> one of the things the gap band did and you said it, i was singing and having fun. >> yes. >> it just seemed if you ever went to a gap band concert and even just listened to the record which is doesn't always translate, you can tell that you and your brothers are having fun doing this thing. was it as much fun as it seemed? there is the business side of it. >> well, during that time we tried to keep it as much fun as we could besides that particular record company just taking everything that we had, you know what i'm saying? it was hard for us to try to smile and go to the stage with a smile because that part of it is what we loved t

r" word. you don't know what i'm talking about, take a listen to what she said live on "regis and kelly."her issue in "harper's bazaar," a photo shoot where she was posing to look like barbra streisand. take a listen. >> that is one of her classic poses and that is jennifer aniston. >> you know, there's fun wigs. you know, that funny girl. it was just like -- it was just fun. >> you played dress-up. >> i played dress-up. i do it for a living, like a retard but -- >> yeah, she said it. >> oh, my. >> the audience didn't respond. regis and the co-host, they didn't respond. but people, they are responding. advocacy groups are saying it was extraordinarily offensive and inappropriate and she's been in the headlines a lot. this bill o'reilly saying this is the new form of mothers in the movie "the switch." >> kind of reminds me when president barack obama said enter special olympics, making fun of his own bowling. >> we've heard rush limbaugh, howard stern say it, people say it a lot. she is under a lot of criticism right now. >> pc, got to be careful what you say. dr. laura's gotten in trouble

kelly roland is here. >> she's here with the new dvd set to showcase the biggest names in r&b.in just has this life, period. it all started with don cornelius' vision, and then hosting, producing, writing, directing. >> it changed the face of the music industry. >> completely, especially him believing in brand-new talent and putting it on the air. >> were you inspired as a young girl watching it? >> look at that right there. >> you know, that for me when i saw "soul train" that was when you made it. when you get on "soul train" it's like you made it. >> it was like dick clark's american bandstand. it had never been down for the african-american audience. >> he completely believed in it. not just that. i remember going on there for the first time and don cornelius greeting myself and the ladies and saying i believe in you guys. you guys are great. we've always had that relationship and friendship with him. >> how old were you when you were on the show? >> 14, 15 years old. >> that's when i met you. >> exactly. >> when you meet some of the artists there were there, who inspired y