Ken from Dupont, PaGladys Knight has a great voice, and I really like the Pimps.Being a young girl on the bus with a bunch of adults was crazy, she says. Walker album cut "Right On, Brothers and Sisters". Knight was a teenager when she and the Pips hopped on a bus to perform gigs dotted across the South in what was then known as the Chitlin’ Circuit, opening for big names such as Jackie Wilson and B.B. Walker single "Way Back Home" and the popular Jr. John from Nashville, TnWhile at Motown, Gladys wrote lyrics for the Jr.What talent! I still am a fan of the great group-GLADYS KNIGHT and THE PIMPS. But there later hits on Buddah Records are what brought them superstardom & significance in the music world. mainly because Knights young voice is lacking the power and authority it would come to. Just a few months ago, Knight, a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and seven-time Grammy winner, was honored at the 45th Kennedy Center Honors for her lifetime of artistic achievements. ![]() It was in the late Sixties that I became a fan of Gladys and her Pimps! I went into the Army when "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" was huge. Gladys Knight, her brother Merald, sister Brenda, plus two other. Elmer H from Westville, OkAs a kid I recall their hit "Every Beat of My Heart" from the late Fifties.Even tho' they're not together now, I will always be a fan of Gladys Knight and The Pimps. I had come home from the Vietnam War & loved their songs. Serves him right! Gordy was such a greedy unscrupulous CEO of Motown! But Gladys & The Pimps went on to have so many big hits. Having divorced James Newman II in 1973, Knight married Barry Hankerson (uncle of future hip/hop, R&B singer Aaliyah), then Detroit mayor Coleman Youngs. ![]() 'l'll bet Berry Gordy had a connipsion fit over losing them to Buddah. And the harmonies of The Pimps was "outa sight!" It wasn't until they moved over to the great Buddah Records that they really caught fire. The singer began her career at a very young. Raunchy from Tulsa, OkI became their fan with the 1967 #2 hit "I Heard It Through The Grapevine." It was Gladys powerful voice that really sparked my interest. Gladys Knight isnt called the Empress of Soul for nothing: with every performance, she lives up to her title.In 1959, Brenda and Elenor left the group, replaced by cousin Edward Patten and friend Langston George. We got to see them in concert in Philly (can't recall the year) and it was jaw-droppin excellent! They called themselves The Pips in honor of their cousin/manager, James Pip Woods. Oh, baby, wasnt I the one who made you want you to Bm7 Cm7 Please dont bet that youll ever escape me. ![]()
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