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Merald "Bubba" Knight, Jr. (born September 4, 1942 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American R&B/soul singer, best known as a member of Gladys Knight & the Pips. The older brother of lead singer Gladys Knight,[1] Bubba Knight served as the unofficial leader of the group, and was instrumental in handling the Pips' business matters. Gladys Knight & The Pips evolved out of The Pips[2]. The original Pips formed in Atlanta in 1952, with Gladys, Bubba, sister Brenda, and cousins Elenor and William Guest singing supper club material during the week, and gospel music on Sundays.
References
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Biography: Gladys Knight". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4698/biography. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
- ^ "Classic Motown - Gladys Knight & The Pips". http://classic.motown.com/artist.aspx?ob=ros&src=lb&aid=27. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
Gladys Knight · Merald "Bubba" Knight · William Guest · Edward Patten Studio albums Everybody Needs Love · Neither One of Us · Imagination · I Feel a Song · 2nd Anniversary · The One and OnlySoundtrack albums Compilation albums The Ultimate CollectionSingles "Every Beat of My Heart" · "Everybody Needs Love" · "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" · "The End of Our Road" · "I Wish It Would Rain" · "The Nitty Gritty" · "If I Were Your Woman" · "Help Me Make It Through the Night" · "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" · "The Look of Love" · "Midnight Train to Georgia" · "I've Got to Use My Imagination" · "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" · "I Feel a Song (In My Heart)" · "The Way We Were/Try to Remember" · "Save the Overtime (For Me)" · "Hero" · "Love Overboard"Related topics Book
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- American rhythm and blues musicians
- American soul musicians
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