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Gladys Knight & the Pips were an American R&B, soul, and funk family music group from Atlanta, Georgia, that remained active on the music charts and performing circuit for over three decades starting from the early 1950s.
Gladys and older brother Merald (“Bubba”) Knight embark on a singing career in their Atlanta hometown in the 1950s, enlisting various relatives and calling themselves the Pips. Hard work and good luck combine with talent and, eventually, deliver an arresting hit in 1961, “Every Beat Of My Heart.”
By the time they signed with Motown Records in 1966, they had scored hits on other labels, and their polished stagecraft, vocal harmonies, and dance routines had inspired a number of contemporary rhythm-and-blues acts.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
While Gladys Knight and The Pips had scored hits for other companies, the group really took off when they signed with Motown Records in 1966. Their first big Motown hit, “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” was released in 1967.
Gladys & the Pips’ 1967 smash – the first released recording of the song – represented their finest hour at Motown, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spending six weeks at No. 1 on the R&B charts.
In their early Motown career, Gladys Knight and the Pips toured as the opening act for Diana Ross and the Supremes. Gladys Knight stated in her memoirs that Ross kicked her off the tour because the audience's reception to Knight's soulful performance overshadowed her.
Who: Gladys Knight & the Pips. What: The first Motown album by the quartet from Atlanta, who had scored their first Top 10 hit, “Every Beat Of My Heart,” five years before joining the company. When: Gladys and the Pips – Merald Knight, Edward Patten, William Guest – signed up to Berry Gordy’s business in early 1966, and got down to ...
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