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(Redirected from Bubba Knight) American R&B/soul singer (born 1942)

Merald "Bubba" Knight
Knight (second from right) with Gladys Knight & the Pips, 1974
Background information
Birth nameMerald Woodlow Knight, Jr.
Also known asBubba
Born (1942-09-04) September 4, 1942 (age 82)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
GenresR&B, soul music
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, producer
Musical artist

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. The older brother of lead singer Gladys Knight, 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.

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. 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.

References

  1. "Pips out of the background". Anchorage Daily News. June 12, 1978. p. 11. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  2. Unterberger, Richie. "Biography: Gladys Knight". Allmusic. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
  3. "Classic Motown - Gladys Knight & The Pips". Motown. Archived from the original on August 17, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  4. "Glady Knight & The Pips Still Sizzle After 35 Years Together". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. January 25, 1988. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  5. ^ "Gladys Knight and the Pips Biography". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 7, 2012.

External links

Gladys Knight & the Pips
  • Brenda Knight
  • Eleanor Guest
  • Langston George
Studio albums
Soundtrack albums
Compilation albums
Singles
Related topics
Rock and Roll Hall of FameClass of 1996
Performers
Early influences
Non-performers
(Ahmet Ertegun Award)


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