Gladys Knight & the Pips was an American R&B, soul, and funk family music group from Atlanta, Georgia, that was prominent on the music charts and on the performance circuit for almost three decades, beginning in the early 1950s.
Gladys Knight, brother Merald “Bubba” Knight, sister Brenda Knight, and cousins Eleanor Guest and William Guest formed The Pips in 1952, taking their name from a cousin’s nickname.
After a few years of appearing on talent programs, the trio signed with Brunswick Records in 1957 and released a couple of singles that did not chart. Brenda Knight and Eleanor Guest departed the ensemble in 1959 and were replaced by another cousin, Edward Patten, and a non-relative, Langston George.
Are any of the Pips still living?
A founding member of the band “Gladys Knight and the Pips” has died.
According to the Huffington Post, William Guest died at the age of 74 from congestive heart failure. A couple of the group’s members have also perished.
Eleanor Guest, a founding member of the Pips, died on August 23, 1997, of heart failure. On March 19, 2007, Langston George died of congestive heart failure.
Bubba Knight is claimed to have continued to manage his sister’s career by serving as her tour manager and occasionally accompanying Gladys onstage during performances.
Bubba Knight and Gladys Knight are still living. On February 25, 2005, Edward Roy “Eddie” Patten passed away.
As a member of Gladys Knight & the Pips, he was a well-known American R&B/soul singer.
On December 24, 2015, William Franklin Guest passed away.
As a member of Gladys Knight & the Pips, he was also a well-known American R&B/soul vocalist. Gladys Knight’s Instagram photo is below.
Gladys Knight is still alive, yet rumors of her death surfaced on a YouTube station called Allan Radio.
The station posted a video claiming to have gotten confirmation of Gladys Knight’s death, which was false.
Is it possible that any of the Pips are still alive? Yes. Bubba Knight and Gladys Knight are still living.
William Guest, Edward Patten, Eleanor Guest, and Langston George were all killed.
