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Omaha Steve

(99,718 posts)
Sat Dec 26, 2015, 07:43 AM Dec 2015

Gladys Knight and the Pips member William Guest dies at 74

Source: AP

By DERRIK J. LANG

LOS ANGELES (AP) — William Guest, a member of Gladys Knight and the Pips, has died. He was 74.

Guest's sister-in-law, Dhyana Ziegler, said he died Thursday in Detroit of congestive heart failure.

Guest performed throughout the lifespan of the Grammy-winning group from 1953 to 1989. He performed background vocals on hits such as "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Midnight Train to Georgia."

"My heart is broken, but I know his legacy will live on," said Guest's daughter, Monique Guest, in a statement.

FULL story at link.


FILE- In this Jan. 17, 1996, file photo, Gladys Knight, center, William Guest, left, and Merald Knight take the stage as they are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during ceremonies in New York. William Guest, a member of Gladys Knight and the Pips, has died. He was 74. Guest's daughter, Monique Guest, said her father died Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

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Gladys Knight and the Pips member William Guest dies at 74 (Original Post) Omaha Steve Dec 2015 OP
Love Gladys and the Pips! ellenrr Dec 2015 #1
Salute to "... and the Pips" JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2015 #2
Very funny! tabasco Dec 2015 #6
That was good avaistheone1 Dec 2015 #9
RIP... Tom_Foolery Dec 2015 #3
Very sad. RIP. trillion Dec 2015 #4
One of the greatest musical groups of my lifetime. tabasco Dec 2015 #5
... 2naSalit Dec 2015 #7
Seen and heard the PIPS live in concert. avaistheone1 Dec 2015 #8
RIP Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #10

ellenrr

(3,864 posts)
1. Love Gladys and the Pips!
Sat Dec 26, 2015, 07:46 AM
Dec 2015

Not only great talent, enduring for what - 60 years + -
but they seem like such nice people.

I saw them perform in one of the NY boroughs - Jamaica, Queens? - some 40 years ago...

 

avaistheone1

(14,626 posts)
8. Seen and heard the PIPS live in concert.
Sat Dec 26, 2015, 03:54 PM
Dec 2015

It was a wonderful uplifting experience. They appear to be particularly good people.

RIP

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