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On September 4, 1952, Gladys, Bubba, sister Brenda and their cousins William and Eleanor Guest began performing together during Bubba's tenth birthday party after a record player malfunctioned. Shortly afterwards, the quintet agreed to form a group under the insistence of Gladys' mother Elizabeth Knight.
Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944), known as the "Empress of Soul", [1] [2] is an American singer. A ten-time Grammy Award -winner, [ 3 ] Knight recorded hits through the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s with her family group Gladys Knight & the Pips , which included her brother Merald "Bubba" Knight and cousins William Guest and Edward Patten .
Merald Woodlow "Bubba" Knight, Jr. (born September 4, 1942) is an American R&B/soul singer, best known as a member of Gladys Knight & the Pips. [1] The older brother of lead singer Gladys Knight, [2] Bubba Knight served as the unofficial leader of the family group, and was instrumental in handling the Pips' business matters.
William Franklin Guest (June 2, 1941 – December 24, 2015) was an American R&B / soul singer best known as a member of Gladys Knight & the Pips [ 1][ 2] along with his cousins Gladys Knight, Merald "Bubba" Knight and Edward Patten. Guest was a member of the group for its entire history, from 1952 to 1989. He is a multiple Grammy Award winner ...
Visions (Gladys Knight & the Pips album) Visions. (Gladys Knight & the Pips album) Visions is an album by the American soul group Gladys Knight & the Pips, released in 1983. [2][3] The album peaked at No. 34 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart. [4] ". Save the Overtime (For Me)" reached No. 1 on the Hot Black Singles chart.
Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye) " Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye) " is a song recorded by Gladys Knight & the Pips. Released in December 1972 on Motown 's Soul Records imprint as S 35098, it became one of their biggest hit singles to date, and was also the last single the group released prior to ...
Sam Dees (Track 8) Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager (Tracks 9 & 11) Gladys Knight & the Pips chronology. Life. (1985) All Our Love. (1987) All Our Love is an album by the soul quartet Gladys Knight & the Pips, released in 1987. [2] [3] It was the group's last studio album before the Pips retired and Knight embarked on a solo career.
The song "If I Were Your Woman" was written by Gloria Jones and Pam Sawyer, who met during a barbecue lunch and gave the song to Clay McMurray.McMurray, a former associate of Norman Whitfield, the song was originally meant for Blinky to record, or the Supremes, but both did not record it, as Blinky was unavailable, and the Supremes were working with Frank Wilson at the time.