Gladys Knight & the Pips were an American R&B, soul and funk family group from Atlanta, Georgia, active on the charts and touring circuit for more than three decades beginning in the early 1950s. Formed in 1952 as the Pips — named after a cousin’s nickname — the original lineup consisted of Gladys Knight, her brother Merald “Bubba” Knight, her sister Brenda Knight, and cousins Eleanor Guest and William Guest. After a few years performing in talent shows, the group signed with Brunswick Records in 1957, releasing several singles that did not chart. Brenda Knight and Eleanor Guest later left the group and were replaced in 1959 by another cousin, Edward Patten, and non‑relative Langston George. This lineup produced their first hit, “Every Beat of My Heart.” After the single appeared on three different labels, the group changed its name to Gladys Knight & the Pips in 1961. George left the same year, and Gladys Knight stepped away in 1962 to start a family with musician Jimmy Newman. She returned in 1964, and this lineup remained intact until the group disbanded in 1989. The group achieved major commercial success after signing with Motown Records in 1966. In 1967, they recorded the first hit version of “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” which led to a string of successful singles on Motown’s Soul Records label, including “Nitty Gritty,” “Friendship Train,” “If I Were Your Woman,” “I Don’t Want to Do Wrong,” and the Grammy‑winning “Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye).” In 1973, they left Motown for Buddah Records, where they recorded several major hits, including “Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me,” “I’ve Got to Use My Imagination,” “I Feel a Song (In My Heart),” and their Grammy‑winning, No. 1 single “Midnight Train to Georgia.”.
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Midnight Train to Georgia
I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me
Neither One Of Us
On and On
I’ve Got to Use My Imagination
If I Were Your Woman
Help Me Make it Through the Night
The Way We Were
That’s What Friends Are For
End of the Road
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