#williamguest

[spacerangerprince]

Gladys Knight & the Pips (American R&B/Soul Band) 🤎🖤👩🏾‍🦱👨🏾‍🦱👨🏽‍🦱👨🏾‍🦱🎵🎶🎤 #timehop #abe #gladysknightandthepips #gladysknight #meraldknightjr #williamguest #edwardpatten #randb #soul #family #musicalband (at Atlanta, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEvYfgIAZD2/?igshid=16saum36s4r2l

[minstrel75itg]

The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll: #gladysknightandthepips Pictured: #edwardpatten #meraldbubbaknight #williamguest and #gladysknight Gladys Knight and the Pips rose to prominence on the #motown label in the late 60s, but their popularity peaked after they moved to #buddahrecords in 1973 #rockandroll #motownmusic https://www.instagram.com/p/B-P9H7Ql4mE/?igshid=1oteukiwdllsx

[maturegems]

TODAY in our MATURE GEMS "Birthday Vault" from the world of entertainment and music we say a very Happy Birthday to the following respected icons: Legendary drummer Charlie Watts from The Rolling Stones; soul and funk legendary singer-songwriter Chubby Tavares of Tavares; reggae's multi-talented singer-songwriter Ricardo McKenzie/Ricky Ranking; also true pop legend Tony Hadley formerly of Spandau Ballet. Not forgetting astronomer and radio presenter Heather Couper; and professional footballing legends: Mark Walters and Mark Lawrenson. We also remember legendary singer William Guest from Gladys Knight and The Pips who would have celebrated his birthday today. #charliewatts #chubbytavares #tonyhadley #ricardomckenzie #rickyranking #helencouper #markwalters #marklawrenson #williamguest #musician #malesinger #songwriter #music #rock #soul #rnb #funk #reggae #loversrock #astronomer #radiopresenter #football #footballer #sports #entertainment #icons #legends #rip #maturegems Celebrating birthdays of legendary icons.....

[vusiclive]

#Repost @questlove ・・・ Man. The Baddest Knight. The Quintessential Background Crew Of All Time. The ultimate Guestlist. When you watching your parents or older sibs or aunts or grandparents getting they karaoke on with a hairbrush doing a two step? Chances are they are channeling brother #WilliamGuest and not even knowing it. 1/3rd of the greatest background crew of all time. #ThePips. Even that name sounds majestic & just one letter missing from what I thought they were in my childhood (the Pimps?) even though #TheFamousFlames were faster & the other groups refused to draw the line between lead & not lead singer (#TheTemptations #TheJackson5 #TheSylvers #TheFiveStairsteps #TheDynamicSuperiors) ---#GladysKnightAndThePips were the perfect compliment of a powerhouse lead singer & her enforcement crew. Never getting in the way of each other: she was the voice (top 5 voice in all of soul music---imo). They were the moves and accent of her lyrics. Probably the best call/response gospel example in pop music. I mean they literally translated and acted out all of #GladysKnight's words--even as you reading this you know and I know the words you wait for in #MidnightTrainToGeorgia is still "WHOOT WHOOT!!!" In the 70s? Talking about how smooth the Pips were was a common thing in your comedy act just like OJ in the 90s or Obama now --2 year old me STILL don't know what they were saying in "Daddy Could Swear" but damn if they sounded cool not making sense ("my daddy was a bad mon-tana/whatchu say!?/watch yo mouth! *clap clap!!*") respect due to #WilliamGuest who passed away on Christmas Eve. The smoothest, coolest who ever did it.