Merald "Bubba" Knight
Merald "Bubba" Knight | |
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![]() Knight (second from right) with Gladys Knight & the Pips, 1974 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Merald Woodlow Knight, Jr. |
Also known as | Bubba |
Born | (1942-09-04) September 4, 1942 (age 81) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Genres | R&B, soul music |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, producer |
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. "Gladys Knight & The Pips" evolved out of The Pips.[3]
The original Pips formed in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1952, with Gladys, Bubba, sister Brenda, plus cousins Eleanor and William Guest singing supper-club material during the week, and gospel music on Sundays.[4][5] Knight is a multiple Grammy Award winner, and he was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Gladys Knight & the Pips in 1996.[5]
References
- ^ "Pips out of the background". Anchorage Daily News. June 12, 1978. p. 11. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Biography: Gladys Knight". Allmusic. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
- ^ "Classic Motown - Gladys Knight & The Pips". Motown. Archived from the original on August 17, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
- ^ "Glady Knight & The Pips Still Sizzle After 35 Years Together". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. January 25, 1988. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
- ^ a b "Gladys Knight and the Pips Biography". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
External links
- Bubba Knight video interview on Talktails
- "Bubba Knight speaks about Gladys Knight and the Pips, Charles 'Cholly' Arkins and more", June 25, 2021.
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- "The Look of Love"
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- "I've Got to Use My Imagination"
- "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me"
- "On and On"
- "I Feel a Song (In My Heart)"
- "The Way We Were/Try to Remember"
- "Save the Overtime (For Me)"
- "Hero"
- "Love Overboard"
- "Baby, Don't Change Your Mind"
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